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

• This photograph flatters you.
  这照片比你本人漂亮。
• 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。
• Warmer and more sensual than silver or platinum, gold flatters most skin tones.
  与银和白金相比，黄金更为温暖和性感，相衬于绝大多数的肤色。
• That dress really flatters you.
  这件衣服使你显得出众。
• Well, I certainly have lots of flatters.
  我的确有很多希望。
• Who it flatters: This style looks fantastic on most figures, but pear-shaped gals benefit most from its camouflaging cut, which hides fuller hips while balancing the torso.
  这种风格看上去棒极大多数的数字，但梨形加尔斯受益于削减其伪装，隐藏臀部，同时更充分地平衡躯干最。
• She flatters him all the time and he just laps it up.
  她一直对他吹捧奉承，而他一并接受。
• 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。
• 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。
• It is no accident that we have met. The more he flatters, the less I like him.
  他愈逢迎，我愈不喜欢他。