阿谀奉承者;势利小人;马屁精;谄媚者;(穿制服的)男仆;
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来自flanker,侧翼守卫,护卫。词义贬化化,用来指听差,马屁精。
Because I was king, their master. It would suddenly dawn on me that living among these flunkeys, including my esteemed elders, teachers and friends, I myself, too, was nothing but a mere head flunkey.
因为我是王,是他们的主子,我将恍然大悟:我生活在这些奴才们中间,连我所敬畏的尊长和师友也无一不是奴才,而自己也不过是一个奴才的首领。
That's the number one flunkey of the man.
他是男人的第一号跟屁虫。
I was admitted by a gorgeous flunkey, and shown into a sumptuous room where a couple of elderly gentlemen were sitting.
一个衣着华丽的仆人把我接了进去,领到一个豪华房间,里面坐着两位老绅士。
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