flatter
柯林斯词典
1. V-T 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. 奉承[表不满]
I knew she was just flattering me. 我知道她只是在奉承我。
2. V-T 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. 自以为是; 高看自己
I flatter myself that this campaign will put an end to the war. 我自以为这次战役将结束这场战争。
3. V to show to advantage 凸显
that dress flatters her
4. N a blacksmith's tool, resembling a flat-faced hammer, that is placed on forged work and struck to smooth the surface of the forging 平面锤
5. →see also flat , flat , flattered , flattering
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flatter /ˈflætə/ (flattering,flattered,flatters)
剑桥词典
- to praise someone in order to make them feel attractive or important , sometimes in a way that is not sincere
奉承；讨好
I knew he was only flattering me because he wanted to borrow some money . 我知道他只是在讨好我，因为他想借些钱。
flatter yourself
to believe something good about yourself although it might not be true
自命不凡
[ 词或词组后面接一个that从句 ] Steve flatters himself that he's an excellent speaker . 史蒂夫自认为是个优秀的演说家。
flatter to deceive
to give the appearance of being better than the true situation
以假象蒙人，掩人耳目
I suspect these statistics flatter to deceive . 我怀疑这些数据是掩人耳目的。
be/feel flattered
to feel very pleased and proud because someone has said good things about you or has made you feel important
被奉承得高兴；感到荣幸
She was flattered by his attention . 他的关注使她格外高兴。
They were flattered to be invited to dinner by the mayor . 市长邀请他们共进晚餐，他们深感荣幸。
We felt flattered that so many people came to our party . 这么多人来参加我们的聚会，我们感到十分荣幸。
to make someone look more attractive than usual
使…显得更吸引人
That new hairstyle really flatters her. 那个新发型让她显得漂亮多了。
Short skirts don't flatter me at all. 我穿短裙根本不好看。 返回 flatter