“马屁精”，中文俗语，就是指专门给人“拍马屁”的人，比喻为获取利益而阿谀奉承者，含贬义。与英文习语brown-noser同义，表示“ One who seeks out the approval, attention, and/or support of others, especially superiors, through abject subservience, flattery, or fawning”。
而“拍马屁”可以翻译为“brown-nose”，表示“try to curry favor with someone through flattery or favors in the hopes of getting something in return”。
- 蒂姆是公认的马屁精，他总是夸赞老板的主意，对她提出的任何建议都附和。
Tim is such an obvious brown-noser, always complimenting the boss on her ideas and saying yes to anything she suggests. - 今年我的数学很差，所以看来拍老师马屁是我取得好成绩的唯一希望！
I’m not doing well at all in math this year, so it seems like brownnosing the teacher is my only hope for a good grade!
