| 释义 |
●ˌbutter sb ˈup (informal) to say nice things about sb because you want them to do sth for you or give you sth （以甜言蜜语）拍…的马屁，讨好，巴结◆We’d better butter him up a bit before we ask for his help.
我们最好先给他戴个高帽，再求他帮忙。SYN soften sb up[v + n/pron + adv] [v + adv + n] |