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flatter v.奉承；恭维；取悦；显得好看 (1) 凡是当面奉承你的朋友不是真朋友。(2) 他恭维她的烹调手艺。(3) 你不可能让一个女孩教你如何取悦另一个女孩。(4) 这照片比你本人漂亮。(5) 这张照片当然不及她本人好看。 The Old French flater originally meant "to stroke or caress," which is what you do to people's egos when you flatter them. When you flatter, you probably want something — it could be as simple as wanting someone to like you. That's why people who meet celebrities tell them they're the greatest. More positively, if your hairstyle flatters your face, it emphasizes your best features.

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英 ['flætə(r)] 美 ['flætər] (1) Friends who flatter you to your face are not true friends.(2) He flattered her about her cooking.(3) It's impossible for you to ask a girl to teach you how to flatter another.(4) This photograph flatters you.(5) The picture certainly doesn't flatter her. When you flatter someone, you praise and compliment him or her — but you aren't totally sincere. You flatter your friend by telling her she's the best driver in the world. Because you want her to offer you a ride. 1[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.   [V n]  [V n into -ing]  [disapproval]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2[VERB 动词]自认为；自以为是 If you flatter yourself 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.   [V pron-refl that]  [V pron-refl]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?3[VERB 动词]See also:flat；flattered；flattering；使显得更漂亮 If something flatters you, it makes you appear more attractive.   [V n]  [V]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。

英语单词	flatter
英美音标	英 ['flætə(r)] 美 ['flætər]
中文释义	v.奉承；恭维；取悦；显得好看
英语例句	(1) Friends who flatter you to your face are not true friends. (2) He flattered her about her cooking. (3) It's impossible for you to ask a girl to teach you how to flatter another. (4) This photograph flatters you. (5) The picture certainly doesn't flatter her.
中文例句	(1) 凡是当面奉承你的朋友不是真朋友。 (2) 他恭维她的烹调手艺。 (3) 你不可能让一个女孩教你如何取悦另一个女孩。 (4) 这照片比你本人漂亮。 (5) 这张照片当然不及她本人好看。
vocabulary简明	When you flatter someone, you praise and compliment him or her — but you aren't totally sincere. You flatter your friend by telling her she's the best driver in the world. Because you want her to offer you a ride.
vocabulary扩展	The Old French flater originally meant "to stroke or caress," which is what you do to people's egos when you flatter them. When you flatter, you probably want something — it could be as simple as wanting someone to like you. That's why people who meet celebrities tell them they're the greatest. More positively, if your hairstyle flatters your face, it emphasizes your best features.
柯林斯解释	1 [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. [V n] [V n into -ing] [disapproval] 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 2 [VERB 动词]自认为；自以为是 If you flatter yourself 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. [V pron-refl that] [V pron-refl] 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? 3 [VERB 动词]See also:flat ；flattered ；flattering ；使显得更漂亮 If something flatters you, it makes you appear more attractive. [V n] [V] 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。

Flatter [V I Verb 动词 Praise N Good