/ɪnˈgreɪʃieɪt ||; ɪnˈgreʃɪˌet/verb [T] (formal 正式)ingratiate yourself (with sb) to make yourself liked by doing or saying things that will please people, especially people who might be useful to you 奉承；逢迎；讨好: He was always trying to ingratiate himself with his teachers. 他老想巴结老师。 ➔ingratiating adj an ingratiating smile 谄媚的微笑 ➔ingratiatingly adv