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hanger-on

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌhanger-ˈon noun (plural hangers-on) [countable]  SPEND TIMEsomeone who spends a lot of time with a rich or important person, because they hope to get some advantage for themselves 趋炎附势者 He was surrounded by a crowd of friends and hangers-on. 他身边围着一群朋友和逢迎拍马的人。
Examples from the Corpus
hanger-onGo and be a hanger-on at Henry's storehouses, and pick up what grain you can.He felt like a hanger-on, a toady.The greater houses still served as general assembly rooms for a host of petitioners, relatives, friends and hangers-on.Several of Warhol's friends and hangers-on were interviewed for the documentary.The Tiller fame and fortune had also become an attraction for hangers-on to members of his family.Soon the twins and their brunettes and various glamorous hangers-on were all stripped off round the pool.Before our journey we had discussed whether the court and its hangers-on would be there.He made friends easily though he occasionally collected the odd hanger-on who I felt sure was only waiting for a Sheikhly hand-out.
ˌhanger-ˈon nounChineseSyllable
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hanger-on
ˌhanger-ˈon noun (plural hangers-on) [countable]
someone who spends a lot of time with a rich or important person, because they hope to get some advantage for themselves:
    He was surrounded by a crowd of friends and hangers-on.


hanger-onBrE /ˌhæŋər ˈɒn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌhæŋər ˈɑːn/ 🔊, /ˌhæŋər ˈɔːn/ 🔊 noun (
plural
hangers-on
)
(often disapproving)
a person who tries to be friendly with a famous person or who goes to important events, in order to get some advantage 逢迎者;攀附权贵者