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yes-man

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˈyes-man noun (plural yes-men) [countable]  OBEYsomeone who always agrees with and obeys their employer, leader etc in order to gain some advantage – used to show disapproval 唯唯诺诺的人,遵命先生,应声虫〔含贬义〕
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yes-manIt's no good applying for a job with him unless you're happy being a yes-man.
ˈyes-man nounChineseSyllable
their always Corpus with obeys and agrees who someone


yes-man
ˈyes-man noun (plural yes-men) [countable]
someone who always agrees with and obeys their employer, leader etc in order to gain some advantage – used to show disapproval


yes-manBrE /ˈjes mæn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈjes mæn/ 🔊 noun (
plural
yes-men BrE /ˈjes men/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈjes men/ 🔊
)
(disapproving)
a person who always agrees with people in authority in order to gain their approval 应声虫;唯唯诺诺的人