flatters

英 [ˈflætəz]

美 [ˈflætərz]

v.  奉承; 讨好; 向…谄媚; 自命不凡; 使显得更漂亮; 使胜过本人
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柯林斯词典

• VERB 向…谄媚;奉承;讨好
  If someoneflattersyou, they praise you in an exaggerated way that is not sincere, because they want to please you or to persuade you to do something.
  1. I knew she was just flattering me.
     我知道她只是在恭维我。
  2. ...a story of how the president flattered and feted him into taking his side.
     有关总统如何恭维并盛宴款待他、让他站到自己一边的故事
• VERB 自认为;自以为是
  If youflatteryourself thatsomething 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.
  1. I flatter myself that this campaign will put an end to the war...
     我自认为这次战役将结束这场战争。
  2. I flatter myself I've done it all rather well...
     我认为自己已经做得相当好了。
  3. 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?
• See also:Orange and khaki flatter those with golden skin tones...My philosophy of fashion is that I like to make clothes that flatter.flatflatteredflattering

双语例句

• Whenever he flatters your generosity, he will certainly have an ax to grind.
  每当他赞扬你的激动慷慨大方大方时，他就一定要有什么目的了。
• He flatters himeself that he speaks French as well as a frenchman.
  他自以为自己的法语说得和法国人一样好了。
• He flatters himself that he speaks French well.
  他自以为法语说得很好。
• He flatters her outrageously, and she swallows it whole, ie believes it entirely.
  他极力奉承她，而她竟以为完全是由衷之言。
• What really flatters a man is that you think him worth flattering.
  真正令一个人愉快的是你认为他值得奉承。
• That dress really flatters you.
  这件衣服使你显得出众。
• That picture flatters her.
  那画像比她本人更美。
• Flatters, like cats, lick and then scratch.
  奉承者就像猫一样，舔完后就乱抓。
• Ye does not give up persuade him, but there are so many people who flatters around Feng every day now, It's hard for such a person accept those sincere advice.
  叶没有放弃善意的劝说，但是现在风的周围有很多每天谄媚奉承之辈，让这样一个人接受这些逆耳忠言是很困难的。
• This photo flatters him.
  这张照片比他本人漂亮。