sycophantic

1. ADJ If you describe someone as sycophantic, you disapprove of them because they flatter people who are more important and powerful than they are in order to gain an advantage for themselves. 阿谀奉承的[表不满]

...his clique of sycophantic friends. ...他那些由阿谀奉承的朋友们组成的小圈子。