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adulate vt.奉承,谄媚,奉承 The most interesting syllable in adulate is the ul-, which comes from ulos, a Latin word meaning "tail." The idea is that if you're heaping flattery on someone, you might as well be a dog wagging its tail, panting for a treat. Not that there's anything wrong with a little flattery. Or dogs.

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['ædjuleit] To adulate is to flatter someone. A lot. Like, drop-on-your-knees-and-clasp-your-hands-and-say-"you-are-the-greatest-ever-to-walk-the-earth" a lot.

英语单词	adulate
英美音标	['ædjuleit]
中文释义	vt.奉承,谄媚,奉承
vocabulary简明	To adulate is to flatter someone. A lot. Like, drop-on-your-knees-and-clasp-your-hands-and-say-"you-are-the-greatest-ever-to-walk-the-earth" a lot.
vocabulary扩展	The most interesting syllable in adulate is the ul-, which comes from ulos, a Latin word meaning "tail." The idea is that if you're heaping flattery on someone, you might as well be a dog wagging its tail, panting for a treat. Not that there's anything wrong with a little flattery. Or dogs.

Adulate Lot ædjuleit Vt.奉承,谄媚,奉承 Flatter Drop On Your Knees And Clasp Your Hands And Say "You Are The Greatest Ever To Walk The Earth Interesting Syllable