汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 唯唯诺诺
唯唯诺诺 (唯唯諾諾)
to be a yes-man
诺诺 Promised voice / Describes that he has no idea, just agrees and obeys
语本《韩非子.八奸》"优笑侏儒,左右近习,此人主未命而唯唯,未使而诺诺,先意承旨,观貌察色以先主心者也。"后因以"唯唯诺诺"谓卑恭顺从。
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

我听说他是个唯唯诺诺的人。

I'm told he's only a yes-man.

然而,该报告在两个方面显得有些唯唯诺诺

Yet the report is timid in two respects.

第三类叫“小媳妇型”中层,唯唯诺诺,像个受气包。

Third category called "little wife" middle, be a yes-man, like a doormat.

我们不应当把学生培养成不敢批评的唯唯诺诺的人。

We should not be producing compliant students who do not dare to criticize.

伟大的企业主管都不愿让身边围绕着唯唯诺诺、毫无主见的人。

Very few big executives want to be surrounded by "yes" men.

做一个唯唯诺诺的人非常不好,但这不意味着你应时常与你的上司唱反调。

Being a yes man is bad, but that doesn't mean you should constantly disagree with your boss.

人们都喜欢揶揄中产,中产的狭窄心胸,胸无大志,唯唯诺诺都是坐而论道的写手和小说家创作源泉。

PEOPLE love to mock the middle class. Its narrow-mindedness, complacency and conformism are the mother lode of material for sitcom writers and novelists.

议会过去是行政部门的一个唯唯诺诺的臂膊,现在成为了一个举行辩论的活跃论坛,成为了行政权力的一个重要制衡。

The Parliament which used to be a subservient arm of the Executive is now a vigorous forum for debate, and an important check on Executive power.