[VERB 动词]向…谄媚；奉承；讨好 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.
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I knew she was just flattering me.
我知道她只是在恭维我。
...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
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[VERB 动词]自认为；自以为是 If you flatteryourself 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.
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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。
I flatter myself I've done it all rather well...
我认为自己已经做得相当好了。
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?
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；使显得更漂亮 If something flatters you, it makes you appear more attractive.
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Orange and khaki flatter those with golden skin tones...
橘黄色和卡其色能衬托那些金黄色皮肤的人。
My philosophy of fashion is that I like to make clothes that flatter.
我的时尚理念就是我喜欢做让人穿着更显漂亮的衣服。
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flat·ter/ˈflætə(r); NAmEˈflætər/verb1[transitive ]flattersb 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…谄媚◆Are you trying to flatter me?你是想讨好我？2[transitive ]flatteryourself (that…) to choose to believe sth good about yourself and your abilities, especially when other people do not share this opinion 自命不凡◆‘How will you manage without me?’ ‘Don't flatter yourself.’“没有我看你怎么办！”“别自以为了不起。”3[transitive ]flattersb to make sb seem more attractive or better than they really are 使显得更漂亮（或更好）◆That colour doesn't flatter many people.那种颜色很多人都不适宜。◆The scoreline flattered England (= they did not deserve to get such a high score).英格兰队在积分榜上的位置大大超过了其实力。▶flat·ter·erflattererflatterers/ˈflætərə(r); NAmEˈflætərər/nounIDIOMSbe/feel ˈflatteredto be pleased because sb has made you feel important or special 被奉承得高兴；感到荣幸◆He was flattered by her attention.她的关注使他感到格外高兴。◆I felt flattered at being asked to give a lecture.承蒙邀请来演讲，我深感荣幸。ˌflatter to deˈceive( BrE) if sth flatters to deceive,it appears to be better, more successful, etc. than it really is 显得比实际好；看似比实际成功flatterflattersflatteredflatteringflat·ter/ˈflætə(r); NAmEˈflætər/flat·ter·er/ˈflætərə(r); NAmEˈflætərər/
1to praise someone in order to please them or get something from them, even though you do not mean it: Perry would always flatter Mrs. Mitchell by praising her cooking.► see thesaurus at
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2to make someone look as attractive as they canSYN suit: That dress really flatters your figure.3to make something look or seem more important or better than it is: Lewis’s novel doesn’t flatter Midwestern attitudes and morals.4flatter yourself if you flatter yourself that something is true about your abilities or achievements, you make yourself believe it is true, although it is notflatter yourself that She flatters herself that she could have been a model.—flatterer noun [countable]