fulsome: implies something which is essentially good has been carried to an excessive and offensive degree: the ~ flattery of a celebrity interviewer.


oily: implies an offensively ingratiating quality and sometimes suggests a suavity or benevolence or kindliness that masks a sinister or dubious intent: ~ land developers trying to persuade older residents to sell. （ingratiating讨人喜欢，让人对自己有好感applies to a person trying to make others like him or her常有贬义，如ingratiating smile讨好的笑容，来自词根GRAT表示喜欢to please, welcome, agree）  suave圆滑练达，指不得罪人的能力


unctuous: implies the hypocritical adoption of a grave, devout, or spiritual manner: the ~ pleading of the First Amendment by pornographers.   未必是表现得严肃虔诚精神高尚，因此grave,devout和spiritual都不要翻译


oleaginous: may be used in place of oily to suggest pomposity or to convey a mocking tone: an ~ host fawning over the female guests.  （pompous自负自命不凡、说话做事虚华浮夸，如使用正式繁长的词语implies conceit especially by using long and formal words, 如a pompous politician/remark自命不凡言辞浮夸的政客/言论）   mock嘲笑，比ridicule和deride语气更重


fulsome过分恭维: 表示过度称赞，让人反感，oily油滑: 形容表面上圆滑友善讨喜，实际阴险可疑，unctuous虚情假意: 形容虚伪地表现出礼貌友好的样子，oleaginous油滑奉承: 和oily一样表示油滑，讽刺人自命不凡言辞浮夸的样子


记忆方法: 1）首字母FOUO想成O UFO圆形飞碟<==油滑

         2）油滑的意思是明显的夸张讨好不真诚mean too obviously extravagant or ingratiating to be accepted as genuine or sincere.