"servile parasite," 1826, apparently shortened from toad-eater "fawning flatterer" (1742), originally (1620s) "the assistant of a charlatan," who ate a toad (believed to be poisonous) to enable his master to display his skill in expelling the poison. The verb is recorded from 1827. Related: Toadied; toadying.
雙語例句
1. He flung it in my teeth that I was a toady.
他責(zé)備我是個(gè)馬屁精.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. Arrogance has no defense against a toady.
傲慢防不了諂媚者.
來自辭典例句
3. " Oh , hello, Mr. Lee. How are you toady? "
哦, 喂, 李先生, 你今天好 嗎 ?
來自英漢 - 翻譯樣例 - 口語
4. An invention may be new toady, but in a few years, it may be outdated.
一項(xiàng)發(fā)明今天可能新穎, 過幾年可能就會(huì)過時(shí).
來自商貿(mào)英語會(huì)話
5. Toady, the Indian and Chinese have their big communities there.