| 释义 | smarmily adverb
 informaldisapprovinguk /ˈsmɑː.məl.i/ us /ˈsmɑːr.məl.i/
 in a smarmy way (= extremely polite in a way that is annoying): 迎合地,巴结地;过于殷勤地
 "Certainly, sir," he replied smarmily.“当然可以,先生,”他殷勤地回答道。
 He smarmily hands Eve his business card when he meets her.当他见到伊芙时,他点头哈腰地向她递上他的名片。
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 smarmyHe plays a smarmily ambitious TV personality.
 It takes guts to partner smarmily self-confident ballroom dancing professionals.
 "I feel privileged to have met you," he said smarmily.
 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
 Affected & insincere
 affectation
 affected
 affectedly
 archly
 artificial
 feyness
 forced
 forcedly
 fustian
 glib
 phony-baloney
 piously
 ponce
 ponce about/around
 posey
 sugary
 super-smooth
 superslick
 talk the talk ... walk the walkidiom
 theatricality
 
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