Yeah, you wouldn't want to look like you guys are brownnosing the tenure committee, who will all be there.

是啊， 你们可不想让其他人发现你们在拍教职委员会委员们的马屁他们可都会在场哦。

Oh, and I have your first recipe—Apple brownnose betty.

我有你最初的食谱——苹果布朗尼贝蒂。

You're the brownnose that had to ask a question.

谁让你拍马屁问问题的。

So, if you want a promotion, you're going to brownnose the boss.

所以，如果你想要升职， 你就会对老板嗤之以鼻。

Since when is hard work brownnosing?

努力干活怎么就成了拍马屁？

So, " brownnose" means you try to please your boss a lot.

所以，“brownnose” 意味着你非常努力地取悦你的老板。

I gave up a major surgery today, and all my friends think I'm a brownnosing perv.

我今天放弃了参加手术 所有的朋友都觉得我在擦鞋。

So, if you " suck up to someone" or you " brownnose someone" , it means you try to please them, but it's way too much.

所以，如果你“suck up to someone” 或者你“brownnose someone” ，这意味着你试图取悦他们，但这太过分了。