To curry favor with influential people; to seek personal gain by flattering or attaching oneself to powerful individuals; to fawn on the powerful for one's own benefit.
有些人为了自己的前途，总是喜欢附膻逐腥，丝毫不顾及职业道德。
Some people, for the sake of their own prospects, always like to curry favor with the influential, completely disregarding professional ethics.
Era:
Early Modern
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