Curry favour 拍馬屁

2023-07-11 14:06:01  每日學英語
curry除了咖喱的意思,作為動詞,還表示“用馬梳梳(馬毛)”,curry favour不是表示對咖喱非常偏愛的人,而是“拍馬屁,奉承某人”。

【例句】
He's always trying to curry favour with the boss.
他總是想拍老板的馬屁。

He did everything to curry favour with his superiors in the hope of getting promoted.
他竭力巴結他的上司,希望得到提升。

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