If you are fawning, you praise someone and act extra friendly, but it is not honest. You want them to like you, or to give you something — a better grade, a job, a favour. It often looks like too many compliments, laughing too hard at their jokes, or agreeing with everything they say.

If you are fawning如果你在fawning you praise someone and act extra friendly你會稱讚某人、表現得特別友善 but it is not honest但這不是真心的 You want them to like you你想要他們喜歡你 or to give you something或是想要他們給你什麼 a better grade, a job, a favour像是更好的成績、一份工作，或一個好處 It often looks like too many compliments常常看起來像是稱讚太多 laughing too hard at their jokes對他們的笑話笑得太用力 or agreeing with everything they say或是他們說什麼都同意

People fawn over bosses, famous people, and sometimes teachers. The word is not kind: it says the sweetness is fake, and a little embarrassing to watch.

People fawn over bosses, famous people, and sometimes teachers大家會對老闆、名人，有時候還有老師fawn The word is not kind這個字不是善意的 it says the sweetness is fake它是說那種甜言蜜語是假的 and a little embarrassing to watch而且看起來有點尷尬

The usual pattern is “fawn over someone”; fawning also works as an adjective — fawning comments, a fawning smile. It is more a critical, grown-up word than a playground one.

The usual pattern is "fawn over someone"常見的用法是「fawn over someone」 fawning also works as an adjectivefawning也可以當形容詞 fawning comments, a fawning smile像fawning comments（諂媚的評論）、a fawning smile（諂媚的笑容） It is more a critical, grown-up word這比較是個帶批評意味的、大人用的字 than a playground one不是操場上小孩會用的字

In casual talk a student might say “sucking up” or “kissing up” for the same idea. Though actually, showing respect is fine; fawning is respect that has gone oily.

In casual talk a student might say "sucking up" or "kissing up"口語裡學生可能會說「sucking up」或「kissing up」 for the same idea來表達同樣的意思 Though actually不過其實 showing respect is fine表示尊重是沒問題的 fawning is respect that has gone oilyfawning是那種變得油膩的尊重