English Dictionary

glad-hand

動詞

他動詞

(transitive) To be overly friendly with (a stranger) in order to gain an advantage. / To extend a glad hand (to someone); to welcome warmly.

日本語の意味

便宜を図るために、親しみを装い、あからさまに好意的な態度を示す / 誰かに温かく手を差し伸べ、歓迎する

At the charity gala, the politician tried to glad-hand wealthy guests to secure campaign donations.

慈善イベントで、その政治家は選挙資金を確保するために裕福な来賓に取り入ろうとした。

意味（1）

(transitive) To be overly friendly with (a stranger) in order to gain an advantage.

Not in many a moon had he glad-handed so many people. […] The President, in fact, behaved noticeably like a candidate for reelection.

意味（2）

To extend a glad hand (to someone); to welcome warmly.

glad-hands （ present singular third-person ）

glad-handing （ participle present ）

glad-handed （ participle past ）

glad-handed （ past ）