brownie point

美 [ˈbraʊni pɔɪnt]英 [ˈbraʊni pɔɪnt]
  • n.讨好上级所得的好印象;拍马屁得分

复数: brownie points

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noun

usually pl.讨好上级所得的好印象;拍马屁得分
if sb does sth to earn brownie points , they do it to make sb in authority have a good opinion of them

brownie point

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  • 1
    N-COUNT 嘉奖;表彰
    If someone does something to score brownie points, they do it because they think they will be praised for it.

    They're just trying to score brownie points with politicians.

    他们只是试图获得政客们的嘉许。

  1. But you might win a brownie point or two .

    但你也许会赢得一两分的同情分。

  2. The student who sent this in gets an extra Brownie point .

    我给提出这个问题的同学一点印象分数。