Brooklyn Nine-Nine · 第 1 季
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suck up to

巴结 / 拍马屁

指为了个人利益而奉承、讨好上级或有权势的人,通常带有贬义。Jake 觉得 Amy 邀请 Holt 参加晚宴,动机不纯,是为了「巴结」他,好让他成为自己的导师。

and officially ask him to be mentor.
Wait, are you only hosting dinner because you want to suck up to Holt?
Not cool. This was supposed to be about friendship.