flatter
- vt.奉承，讨好;使高兴，使感到荣幸;使显得更漂亮;使（某物）显得更重要（更好）;向…谄媚
派生词： flatterer n. 过去式： flattered 现在分词： flattering 过去分词： flattered 第三人称单数： flatters
flatterverb
奉承；讨好；向…谄媚
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
Are you trying to flatter me?
你是想讨好我？
自命不凡
to choose to believe sth good about yourself and your abilities, especially when other people do not share this opinion
‘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。”
使显得更漂亮；使胜过本人
to make sb seem more attractive or better than they really are
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。
to be pleased because sb has made you feel important or special
她的关注使他感到格外高兴。
He was flattered by her attention.
I felt flattered at being asked to give a lecture.
承蒙邀请来演讲，我深感荣幸。
if sth flatters to deceive , it appears to be better, more successful, etc. than it really is
flatter
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VERB 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.I knew she was just flattering me.
我知道她只是在恭维我。
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VERB 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.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。
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VERB 使显得更漂亮
If something flatters you, it makes you appear more attractive.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。
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This will also flatter them and open up some dialogue .
这个会奉承他们，也会开启很多对话。
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Friends who flatter you to your face are not true friends .
凡是当面奉承你的朋友不是真朋友。
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People used to think the earth was flat .
人们曾经认为地球是平的。
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We 'll need a flat surface to play the game on .
我们得有个平面才能玩这个游戏。
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People used to believe the earth was flat .
人们一度认为地球是平的。
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We got a flat on the way home .
我们在回家的路上有一个轮胎漏气瘪了。
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I need a flat surface to write on .
我需要一个平面在上面写字。
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Interest is charged at a flat rate of 11 % .
利息按标准比率11%收取。
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We found a large flat rock to sit on .
我们找了一块可以坐的大而平滑的石头。
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She told me flat she would not speak to me again .
她直截了当地跟我说她再不会理我了。
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He felt very flat after his friends had gone home .
他的朋友们回家后，他感到兴味索然。
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The housing market has been flat for months .
房屋市场已有好几个月处于低迷状态。
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You can 't go and that 's flat !
你不能去，就这样！
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I made them a reasonable offer but they turned it down flat .
我向他们提出一个合理建议，但是他们断然拒绝了。
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They changed the wheel in three minutes flat .
他们仅用三分钟就换了轮胎。
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They set up house together in a small flat in Brighton .
他们一同在布赖顿的一个小公寓里安了家。
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Press the soil flat with the back of a spade .
用铁锹背面把土拍平。
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He gave a flat ' No ! ' to one reporter 's question .
他对一名记者提问直截了当地答复“不！”
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He beat on the door with the flat of his hand .
他用手掌打门。
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Place the material on a flat surface , shiny side uppermost .
把材料放在平面上，有光的一面朝上。
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Exercise is the only way to get a flat stomach after having a baby .
产后只有通过锻炼才能使腹部收平。
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She laid the book flat and opened it up .
她把书放平翻开。
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I 'm looking for a flat share .
我想找一套合租公寓。
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I found it flattering that he still recognized me after all these years .
过了这么多年他还认得我，使我觉得荣幸。
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The high notes were slightly flat .
这些高音略为偏低。
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The road stretched ahead across the flat landscape .
公路向前延伸，经过一片平坦的地。
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Acrylic paints can be used to create large , flat blocks of colour .
丙烯颜料可用来创作单一色调的大幅图块。
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I felt flattered at being asked to give a lecture .
承蒙邀请来演讲，我深感荣幸。
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The flat is very central ─ just five minutes from Princes Street .
这套公寓位于市中心，去王子街只需要五分钟。
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We had to stop to fix a flat .
我们不得不停车修一下撒了气的轮胎。
指为了取悦某人或得到好处而赞扬某人，常含言不由衷之意。
It is obvious that he is just flattering Susan.
很明显，他只不过是在奉承苏珊。
You can flatter him by complimenting him on his dancing.
称赞他的舞蹈就能讨好他。
指为了让别人帮自己做事而对其说好话。
It is no use buttering me up because I can do nothing to help you.
奉承我没用，我帮不了你什么忙。
You can butter him up easily.
他很容易讨好。
指为了得到好处而取悦当权者，对其说很多好话或帮其做事，常后接介词 to。
He always sucks up to his manager.
他总是拍经理的马屁。
She keeps sucking up to the teacher.
她不停地巴结教师。
指为了能得到帮助而为有权势的人做事或假装对其欣赏、尊敬、友善等，常后接介词 to。
He is the only one that gets the bonus because he is always toadying to his boss.
他是唯一一个得到奖金的人，因为他总是拍老板的马屁。
They came backstage afterward and toadied to him.
他们随后来到后台，对他奉承了一番。
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