| 英语单词 | compliment |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 ['kɒmplɪmənt] 美 ['kɑːmplɪmənt] |
| 中文释义 | n.称赞;恭维;(复数)致意 vt.恭维;称赞 |
| 英语例句 | (1) I was embarrassed by their compliment. (2) I feel greatly flattered at your compliment. (3) They paid him a high compliment. (4) My compliments to your wife. (5) He complimented her on her new dress without even looking at it. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 对他们的称赞我感到很不安。 (2) 我对你的称赞感到受宠若惊。 (3) 他们非常恭维他。 (4) 向您的夫人致意。 (5) 他连看都没看一眼,就称颂她的新衣服。 |
| vocabulary简明 | A compliment is an expression of respect or admiration, like, "You're such a good writer," or "You know so many words!" Keep them coming. |
| vocabulary扩展 | Compliments are always welcome, because they usually make people feel good. It’s saying something nice about someone or something. If you get mysterious flowers, look at the card – perhaps it will say “compliments of your upstairs neighbors,” as an apology for playing their music too loud all night. Or if you say, “my compliments to the chef!” you really liked your meal. |
| 柯林斯解释 | The verb is pronounced /'kɒmplɪment/. The noun is pronounced /'kɒmplɪmənt/. 动词读作 /'kɒmplɪment/。名词读作 /'kɒmplɪmənt/。 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]赞美;恭维(话) A compliment is a polite remark that you say to someone to show that you like their appearance, appreciate their qualities, or approve of what they have done.
2 [VERB 动词]赞美;恭维 If you compliment someone, you pay them a compliment. [V n [Also V n]
3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]赞美;赞赏 If you consider something that a person says or does as a compliment, it convinces you of your own good qualities, or that the person appreciates you.
4 [N-PLURAL 复数名词]致谢;祝贺;致意 You can refer to your compliments when you want to express thanks, good wishes, or respect to someone in a formal way. [usu poss N] [politeness]
5 [PHRASE 短语]回报;回敬 If you say that someone returns the compliment, you mean that they do the same thing to someone else as that person has done to them. [V inflects]
6 [PHRASE 短语](尤指赠送礼物或给予帮助时)…敬赠,请接受…的敬意 If you say that you are giving someone something with your compliments, you are saying in a polite and fairly formal way that you are giving it to them, especially as a gift or a favour. [PHR after v] [politeness]
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