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。

Examples from the Corpus

flatter yourself that• He flattered himself that he would discover a twin soul in the famous Rifleman.• Should we flatter ourselves that our descendants will find our concerns of the utmost importance?• I don't flatter myself that she was eager to take my name.• So I don't flatter myself that some one who gets my beliefs will automatically get true ones.

—flatterer noun [countableC]

Examples from the Corpus

flatter• But, of course, I am sneakily flattered.• I prefer the black to the red because it's more flattering.• I was really flattered by his attentions.• His flattering comments embarrassed her.• Millionaire actresses in major Hollywood films routinely show more flesh in far more flattering fashion.• This was his recital of flattering greetings.• Flatter her a little - tell her she's beautiful.• He agreed to do it because it flattered his ego.• Don't try to flatter me!• Lewis' novel doesn't flatter Midwestern attitudes and morals.• This is a spotlight that is as harsh and cruel to the loser as it is flattering to the victor.

Origin flatter

(1100-1200) Old French flater “to move the tongue against, flatter”

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