汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 趨炎附勢
qū yán fù shì
趨炎附勢 (趋炎附势)
to curry favor (idiom); playing up to those in power / social climbing
趋 run / 炎 Heat, as a metaphor for power / Flattery and clinging to powerful people
攀緣 攀附 趨附 攀龍附鳳
剛正不阿
趋奔走；炎热，比喻权势。奉承和依附有权有势的人。
趋 (趨) qū 炎 yán 附 fù 势 (勢) shì
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

它绝不会“趋炎附势”随波逐流。

It doesn't follow the crowd.

布朗太太是有名的趋炎附势的人。

Mrs Brown is known as a social climber.

在中国这个人情社会待习惯后，跑到瑞典去却不会有这么多的人情世故，因为在瑞典，没有人情事故，没有趋炎附势，都是淡淡地来淡淡地去。

In China, the human society after being used, to go to Sweden to won't have so much worldly wisdom, because in Sweden, there is no experience, no snobbery, are lightly to lightly.

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