sycophantic GRE

1.a sycophantic attempt to ingratiate herself with the local aristocracy.

她阿谀奉承讨好地方权贵企图。

2.A large praetorian bureaucracy filled with ambitious and often sycophantic people makes work and makes trouble.

充满野心勃勃、阿谀谄媚庞大、腐败官僚机构，既搞工作也搞麻烦。