work as a flunky
as a flunky 表示以杂役身份做事，用来说明角色。
For years he worked as a flunky in a busy law office.
多年来他在一家繁忙的律师事务所里当杂役。
勤杂工；跑腿的人
做杂务的人；仆役；奉承者；男仆；厨师
A person who performs menial or miscellaneous duties.
做杂务的人；仆役
One performing menial or miscellaneous duties.
The manager always keeps a flunky nearby to do his bidding.
经理身边总是带着一个听差来执行他的命令。
用法提示：此句中flunky指一味服从、听命于他人的人，名词。
He acted like a flunky, never questioning any order from his boss.
他表现得像个跟班，从不质疑老板的任何命令。
用法提示：flunky指毫无主见、盲目服从的人，名词。
The wealthy businessman was surrounded by flunkies who agreed with everything he said.
那位富商周围全是谄媚奉承的人，对他说的每句话都表示赞同。
用法提示：flunkies指善于奉承、一味顺从的仆从，名词复数。
as a flunky 表示以杂役身份做事，用来说明角色。
For years he worked as a flunky in a busy law office.
多年来他在一家繁忙的律师事务所里当杂役。
like a flunky 强调被当作跑腿杂役对待，常带贬义。
The new supervisor treats the interns like flunkies.
新主管把实习生当杂役一样使唤。
for sb 说明杂役为谁服务。
He was little more than a flunky for the company's owner.
他不过是公司老板的一个跑腿杂役。
所有格加 flunky 指某人的跟班或杂役。
The manager's flunkies did all the routine errands.
经理的杂役们包办了所有日常跑腿差事。
grammar · medium
易错句子The company hired three flunky last month.
正确表达The company hired three flunkies last month.
flunky 是可数名词，前有基数词 three 时必须用复数形式；以辅音字母+y 结尾的名词变复数要改 y 为 i 再加 -es，所以是 flunkies。汉语名词本身不表示单复数，学习者容易直接沿用原形。
grammar · medium
易错句子He works as flunky in a big hotel.
正确表达He works as a flunky in a big hotel.
flunky 是可数名词，指“一个打杂的人”时是单数，前面需要不定冠词 a；汉语没有冠词系统，学习者常把可数名词单数裸用。
grammar · medium
易错句子He flunky the exam and had to take it again.
正确表达He flunked the exam and had to take it again.
flunky 只能作名词，表示“干杂活的仆役”；表示“考试不及格”的动词是 flunk，过去式为 flunked。二者拼写相近，不能把名词 flunky 直接当动词使用。
flunky 泛指干杂活的低微仆役，带轻蔑色彩；lackey 更强调穿制服随侍、俯首听命的跟班，并常用于政治或职场中“走狗”的比喻，贬义更露骨。
flunky 是名词，指干杂活跑腿的仆役；flunk 是动词（也可作名词指不及格），指考试没过或让学生不及格。两者只是形近音近，词性与意思都不同，不能互换。
servant 是中性通称，指受雇在家中干活的人；flunky 则带轻蔑口气，特指地位低、只做杂务跑腿的下手，当面称呼别人时不宜用 flunky。
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