flatter
- v. 奉承；恭维；取悦；显得好看
详细释义
- 使感到满意，使满足，使感到高兴
- 谄媚，奉承，讨好
- （画，肖像上的形象）胜过（本人或实物），使显得优点突出
- 引起...的奢望
- 【机】平面锤，扁条拉模
- vt. 向…奉承; 阿谀 praise too much; praise insincerely (in order to please)
- vt. 给以愉快的感觉 give a feeling of pleasure to
- vt. 使显得较其本来面目更漂亮 show (sb) as better than sb is
英英释义
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praise somewhat dishonestly
双语例句
- 1. You flatter yourself. Why would we go to such ludicrous lengths?
- 你真自以为是。我们为什么要费那么大的力气？
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. You can make your stomach look flatter instantly by improving your posture.
- 通过采取更好的坐姿，你的腹部马上就会看起来平坦一些。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. I flatter myself I've done it all rather well.
- 我认为自己已经做得相当好了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Orange and khaki flatter those with golden skin tones.
- 橘黄色和卡其色能衬托那些金黄色皮肤的人。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. Strong colours would flatter her pale skin and dark hair.
- 亮颜色更能衬托她的白皮肤和黑头发。
来自柯林斯例句
- My boss likes it when we flatter him.
我的老板喜欢我们奉承他。 - Friends who flatter you to your face are not true friends.
凡是当面奉承你的朋友不是真朋友。 - He flattered her about her cooking.
他恭维她的烹调手艺。 - It's impossible for you to ask a girl to teach you how to flatter another.
你不可能让一个女孩教你如何取悦另一个女孩。 - This photograph flatters you.
这照片比你本人漂亮。 - The picture certainly doesn't flatter her.
这张照片当然不及她本人好看。
- You flatter me immensely!
你太恭维我了! - He flattered her shamelessly.
他厚颜无耻地奉承她。 - She flattered us by coming early and staying late.
她早来晚走使我们感到很高兴。 - The music flattered his ears.
这音乐使他听得很满足。 - The pink dress flattered her figure.
这件红色连衣裙使她的体形尽显窈窕。 - The type of hair flatters her.
那发型使她更好看。 - The picture flattered her.
这张照片比她本人更好看。 - I feel flattered by your kind invitation.
承蒙盛情邀请,荣幸之至。 - I was flattered beyond measure at this enthusiasm.
这般热情令我极为荣幸。 - I am all the more flattered to be invited to your home.
承蒙邀请前来贵府,我更觉荣幸之至。 - We were flattered that she came to visit us.
我们感到很荣幸,她能来看我们。 - I was flattered that he remembered my name.
他还记得我的名字,使我感到荣幸。
用法讲解
- flatter的基本意思是“使高兴”“使满意”“使感到荣幸”,常指用超乎实际的过分话语奉承某人。引申可指某物使某人显得比本来面目更漂亮。
- flatter是及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语。
- flatter常可接oneself作宾语,意为“自鸣得意”“自以为是”。其后常接that从句,可用于被动结构。
- flatter的过去分词flattered常用作形容词,在句中作表语。
- flatter about (v.+prep.)
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在某方面恭维 praise too much about (sth)
flatter sb about sthHe flattered her about her cooking.
他恭维她烹调手艺高超。
- flatter on (v.+prep.)
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在某方面恭维 praise too much about (sth)
flatter on sthThe boy flattered on his composition.
这个男孩自以为作文写得好。
flatter sb on sthHe flattered her on her cooking.
他恭维她的烹调技术。
- flatter oneself (v.+pron.)
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自以为是,自鸣得意 have a high opinion of oneself; have the pleasant thought, perhaps mistaken opinion
flatter oneselfDon't flatter yourself, you could be wrong next time.
不要自以为了不起,下一次你就可能出错。
The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.
主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
flatter oneself that-clauseI flatter myself that my judgment is usually correct.
我自认为我的判断一般是正确的。
The government is flattering itself that it can win the next election.
本届政府自以为能在下次选举中获胜。
We flatter ourselves that we provide the best service in town.
我们相信我们提供的服务在本市最好。
They flattered themselves that they would win.
他们自信一定会赢。
He flattered himself that he spoke French with a perfect accent.
他自以为法语说得很标准。
- flatter with (v.+prep.)
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以…讨好 ingratiate oneself with
flatter sb with sthHe flattered her with flowers and expensive gifts.
他用鲜花和昂贵的礼物讨好她。
He flattered himself with the hope of recovering his pen.
他以希望找回钢笔聊以自慰。
You flatter me with your concern for my health.
你关心我的健康,我感到很高兴。
- flatter greatly 不胜荣幸
- flatter highly 非常荣幸
- flatter hugely 漂亮很多
- flatter immensely 过于恭维
- flatter merely 仅仅恭维
- flatter obviously 明显地奉承
- flatter shamelessly 无耻地奉承
- flatter about 在某方面恭维
- flatter beyond measure 受宠若惊
- flatter on 在某方面恭维
- flatter with 用…方法向某人谄媚
相关词汇
- compliment 称赞
- praise 赞美
- blandish 奉承
- adulate 奉承
- fawn 未满周岁的小鹿...
- deflate 放气
- romance 浪漫史
- trample 踩踏
- congratulate 祝贺
- sweet-talk 奉承
- cajole (以甜言蜜语)哄骗...
- butter up 过分恭维
- soft-soap 阿谀
- blarney 奉承话
- disparage 蔑视
