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ingratiate

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++in·gra·ti·ate /ɪnˈɡreɪʃieɪt/ verb  ingratiate yourself (with somebody) APPROVEto try very hard to get someone’s approval – used to show disapproval 讨好,巴结,奉承〔某人〕〔含贬义〕 flatter His policy is to ingratiate himself with anyone who might be useful to him. 他的为人之道是巴结任何可能对他有用的人。→ See Verb tableOrigin ingratiate (1600-1700) Latin gratia grace
in·gra·ti·ate verbChineseSyllable
get to hard someone’s very to try Corpus approval


ingratiate
ingratiate /ɪnˈɡreɪʃieɪt/ verb
 Date: 1600-1700
 Language: Latin
 Origin: gratia 'grace'
ingratiate yourself (with somebody) to try very hard to get someone’s approval – used to show disapproval ⇨ flatter:
    His policy is to ingratiate himself with anyone who might be useful to him.


in·grati·ateBrE /ɪnˈɡreɪʃieɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ɪnˈɡreɪʃieɪt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they ingratiate BrE /ɪnˈɡreɪʃieɪt/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪnˈɡreɪʃieɪt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it ingratiates BrE /ɪnˈɡreɪʃieɪts/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪnˈɡreɪʃieɪts/ 🔊past simple ingratiated BrE /ɪnˈɡreɪʃieɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪnˈɡreɪʃieɪtɪd/ 🔊past participle ingratiated BrE /ɪnˈɡreɪʃieɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪnˈɡreɪʃieɪtɪd/ 🔊 -ing form ingratiating BrE /ɪnˈɡreɪʃieɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪnˈɡreɪʃieɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 [no passive] ~ yourself (with sb) (disapproving) to do things in order to make sb like you, especially sb who will be useful to you 讨好;巴结;迎合The first part of his plan was to ingratiate himself with the members of the committee. 他的计划的第一步是拉拢委员会的成员。🔊🔊