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lackey

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++lack·ey /ˈlæki/ noun [countable]  OBEYsomeone who always does what a particular person tells them to do – used to show disapproval 走卒,唯命是从者〔含贬义〕5His colleagues accused him of being a management lackey.同事指责他对管理层唯命是从。
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lackeySome poeple in the UK were worried that their country might be regarded as simply being a lackey of the USMany employees regarded Human Resources staff as little more than management lackeys.
Origin lackey (1500-1600) French laquais
lack·ey nounChineseSyllable
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lackey
lackey /ˈlæki/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1500-1600
 Language: French
 Origin: laquais
someone who always does what a particular person tells them to do – used to show disapproval


lackeyBrE /ˈlæki/ 🔊NAmE /ˈlæki/ 🔊 noun(old-fashioned) a servant 仆人;佣人;听差;跟班(disapproving) a person who is treated like a servant or who behaves like one 被当作仆人看待者;卑躬屈膝的人;狗腿子;走狗