我讨厌成为拍马屁的人，而在这样的社会里，这几乎成了发展和晋升的致命缺陷。

I disgust to be a bootlicker. And it almost becomes a fatal defect for improvement and promotion in this kind of society.

他总是试图拍马屁来获得晋升。

He always tries to toady to his boss to get a promotion.

她不尊重那些对权力拍马屁的人。

She doesn't respect people who toady to those in power.

很明显他只是在对富有的客户拍马屁。

It's obvious that he is just trying to toady to the rich clients.

他以对任何能帮助他事业的人拍马屁而闻名。

He was known to toady to anyone who could help his career.

如果你只是对上级拍马屁，在这家公司不会走远。

You won't get far in this company if you just toady to the higher-ups.

这个家伙真会拍马屁。

This guy really lays it on thick.

他们不必诉诸于拍马屁。

They don't need to resort to flattery.

他公开地对老板拍马屁。

He openly crawled to the boss .

这就是篇拍马屁的文章。

It's just a puff piece.