She quickly sought to ingratiate herself with the new administration.
她很快就试图使她自己获得新政府的欢心
It was sickening to watch young Stevenson trying to ingratiate himself with the professor, knowing as we did how much the old man detested and despised him.
看到小斯蒂文森低三下四地讨好教授实在是恶心, 更何况我们都知道那老头是多么地厌恶和鄙视他。