Translation

• prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity
• used in transliteration
• also pr. [a4]

Synonyms

• 买好, 偷合苟容, 卖好, 取悦, 吹吹拍拍, 吹捧, 奉承, 媚, 巴结, 巴结, 恭维, 戴高帽子, 投其所好, 抬轿子, 拍, 拍马屁, 捧, 捧场, 曲意奉承, 曲意逢迎, 溜须拍马, 点头哈腰, 狐媚, 献媚, 献殷勤, 胁肩谄笑, 讨好, 谀, 谄, 谄, 谄媚, 谄谀, 逢迎, 阿谀, 阿谀奉承, 阿谀逢迎

Examples

• 总统目前在迈阿密。
  The president is presently in Miami.
• 她说一点阿拉伯语。
  She speaks a little Arabic.
• 我想买点阿司匹林。
  I would like to buy some aspirin.
• 阿里似乎对蚁类研究很感兴趣。
  It seems that Ali is very interested in Myrmecology.
• 阿拉伯盛产石油。
  Arabia abounds in oil.
• 阿苏山是一座活火山。
  Mt. Aso is an active volcano.
• 他为《阿凡达》配了音。
  He has dubbed in "Avatar".
• 我阿姨在她的花园种蕃茄。
  My aunt grows tomatoes in her garden.
• 我的阿姨给了我一台摄影机。
  My aunt gave me a camera.
• 遊客到瑞士欣赏阿尔卑斯山。
  Visitors to Switzerland admire the Alps.