flatter
柯林斯詞典
1. V-T If someone flatters you, they praise you in an exaggerated way that is not sincere, because they want to please you or to persuade you to do something. 奉承[表不滿]
I knew she was just flattering me. 我知道她只是在奉承我。
2. V-T If you flatter yourself that something good is the case, you believe that it is true, although others may disagree. If someone says to you "you're flattering yourself" or "don't flatter yourself," they mean that they disagree with your good opinion of yourself. 自以為是; 高看自己
I flatter myself that this campaign will put an end to the war. 我自以為這次戰(zhàn)役將結(jié)束這場戰(zhàn)爭。
3. V to show to advantage 凸顯
that dress flatters her
4. N a blacksmith's tool, resembling a flat-faced hammer, that is placed on forged work and struck to smooth the surface of the forging 平面錘
5. →see also flat , flat , flattered , flattering
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flatter /?fl?t?/ (flattering,flattered,flatters)
劍橋詞典
- to praise someone in order to make them feel attractive or important , sometimes in a way that is not sincere
奉承；討好
I knew he was only flattering me because he wanted to borrow some money . 我知道他只是在討好我，因為他想借些錢。
?flatter yourself
to believe something good about yourself although it might not be true
自命不凡
[ 詞或詞組后面接一個that從句 ] Steve flatters himself that he's an excellent speaker . 史蒂夫自認為是個優(yōu)秀的演說家。
?flatter to deceive
to give the appearance of being better than the true situation
以假象蒙人，掩人耳目
I suspect these statistics flatter to deceive . 我懷疑這些數(shù)據(jù)是掩人耳目的。
?be/feel flattered
to feel very pleased and proud because someone has said good things about you or has made you feel important
被奉承得高興；感到榮幸
She was flattered by his attention . 他的關(guān)注使她格外高興。
They were flattered to be invited to dinner by the mayor . 市長邀請他們共進晚餐，他們深感榮幸。
We felt flattered that so many people came to our party . 這么多人來參加我們的聚會，我們感到十分榮幸。
to make someone look more attractive than usual
使…顯得更吸引人
That new hairstyle really flatters her. 那個新發(fā)型讓她顯得漂亮多了。
Short skirts don't flatter me at all. 我穿短裙根本不好看。 返回 flatter