缩写自 toad-eater,吃蟾蜍者。来自中世纪江湖医生在展示祖传的灵丹妙药时，会让自己的小 跟班生吃蟾蜍，然后假装中毒，再吃下江湖医生的灵丹妙药好过来。后引申该词义。

1. He flung it in my teeth that I was a toady.

他责备我是个马屁精.

2. Arrogance has no defense against a toady.

傲慢防不了谄媚者.

3. " Oh , hello, Mr. Lee. How are you toady? "

哦, 喂, 李先生, 你今天好 吗 ?

4. An invention may be new toady, but in a few years, it may be outdated.

一项发明今天可能新颖, 过几年可能就会过时.

5. Toady, the Indian and Chinese have their big communities there.

时至今日, 这里的印度人和华人已拥有较大的社群.