汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 溜鬚拍馬
溜鬚拍馬 (溜须拍马)
to smooth whiskers and pat a horse's bottom (idiom); to use flatter to get what one wants / to toady / boot-licking
The metaphor is pleased
谓谄媚奉承。
liū pāi () mǎ
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

内心强大之人深知随时溜须拍马毫无必要。

Mentally strong people recognize that they don't need to please everyone all the time.

但是,最近有关她的新闻头条却远非溜须拍马

But the latest headlines to mention her name have not been nearly as flattering.

尼克松曾让一高级助理存一份基辛格精神健康状况的资料,而基辛格当面对尼克松溜须拍马,一转身与记者说尼克松是“疯子”、“燥狂”、“笨蛋”。

Nixon told a top aide to keep a file on Mr Kissinger's mental health.