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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 8558 COCA: 9933

flatter

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flat·ter /ˈflætə $ -ər/ ●○○ verb [transitiveT]  
1 PRAISEto praise someone in order to please them or get something from them, even though you do not mean it 奉承,讨好,向献媚
 Perry would always flatter Mrs. Mitchell by praising her cooking.
佩里常常奉承米切尔太太,称赞她的烹调手艺。
see thesaurus at praise
2 SUIT/LOOK GOOD TOGETHERto make someone look as attractive as they can 使〔某人〕显得漂亮 SYN suit
 That dress really flatters your figure.
那件连衣裙很显你的身材。
3 to make something look or seem more important or better than it is 使〔某物〕显得更重要 [更好]
 Lewis’s novel doesn’t flatter Midwestern attitudes and morals.
刘易斯的小说并没有美化美国中西部人的生活态度和道德观念。
4 flatter yourself BELIEVEif you flatter yourself that something is true about your abilities or achievements, you make yourself believe it is true, although it is not 自以为,自信
flatter yourself that
 She flatters herself that she could have been a model.
她自以为原本是可以当模特的。
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flatterer noun [countableC]
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Origin flatter
(1100-1200) Old French flater to move the tongue against, flatter
flat·ter verb
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 8558 COCA: 9933
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 8558 COCA: 9933
flatter

verb

 See also the entry for praise verb 另见praise动词词条flatter ♦︎ grovel ♦︎ fawn ♦︎ ingratiate yourselfThese words all mean to say nice things to sb or be nice to them, so that they will like you or so that you will get what you want. 这些词均表示奉承、讨好、巴结。 flatter [transitive] to say nice things about sb, often in a way that is not sincere, because you want them to do sth for you or you want to please them 奉承;讨好;向⋯献媚Are you trying to flatter me?你是想讨好我?He was flattered by her attention.她的关注使他感到格外高兴。She was flattered to hear that he had been asking about her.听说他一直在打听她,她颇感得意。 see also flattery praise noun , flattering good 6 grovel ˈgrɒvl; NAmE ˈgrɑːvl(-ll-, NAmE -l-) [intransitive] (disapproving) to behave in a very humble way towards sb who you want to forgive you, or who can give you sth that you want 卑躬屈膝;俯首帖耳;奴颜婢膝He went grovelling to her for forgiveness.他卑躬屈膝地去求她宽恕。a grovelling letter of apology一封低声下气的道歉信 fawn [intransitive] (disapproving) to try to please sb by praising them or paying them too much attention 恭维;讨好;巴结Why is everybody fawning over him as if he's a national hero?为什么大家都恭维他,好像他是个民族英雄似的?He seemed unaware of the girl's fawning admiration.他似乎没有意识到那女孩对他一味讨好、满怀仰慕。 ingratiate yourself [transitive, no passive] (disapproving) to do things in order to make sb like you, especially sb who will be useful to you 讨好;巴结;迎合The first part of his plan was to ingratiate himself with the members of the committee.他计划的第一步是巴结委员会的成员。 see also ingratiating servile
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 8558 COCA: 9933
flatter
To praise someone or something: praise, congratulate, compliment...

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