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ingratiating

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++in·gra·ti·at·ing /ɪnˈɡreɪʃieɪtɪŋ/ adjective  APPROVEtrying too hard to get someone’s approval – used to show disapproval 极力讨好奉承的〔含贬义〕 an ingratiating smile 阿谀奉承的微笑ingratiatingly adverb
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ingratiatingDurning's character is both ingratiating and calculating.
to hard to too approval someone’s get trying Corpus used


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ingratiating
ingratiating /ɪnˈɡreɪʃieɪtɪŋ/ adjective
trying too hard to get someone’s approval – used to show disapproval:
    an ingratiating smile
—ingratiatingly adverb


in·grati·at·ingBrE /ɪnˈɡreɪʃieɪtɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ɪnˈɡreɪʃieɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 adjective (disapproving) trying too hard to please sb 竭力讨好的;巴结的an ingratiating smile谄媚的微笑 in·grati·at·ing·ly BrE /ɪnˈɡreɪʃieɪtɪŋli/ 🔊NAmE /ɪnˈɡreɪʃieɪtɪŋli/ 🔊 adverb