flatters

英 [ˈflætəz]

美 [ˈflætərz]

v.  奉承; 讨好; 向…谄媚; 自命不凡; 使显得更漂亮; 使胜过本人
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柯林斯词典

• VERB 向…谄媚;奉承;讨好
  If someoneflattersyou, they praise you in an exaggerated way that is not sincere, because they want to please you or to persuade you to do something.
  1. I knew she was just flattering me.
     我知道她只是在恭维我。
  2. ...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
• VERB 自认为;自以为是
  If youflatteryourself thatsomething 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.
  1. 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。
  2. I flatter myself I've done it all rather well...
     我认为自己已经做得相当好了。
  3. 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?
• See also:Orange and khaki flatter those with golden skin tones...My philosophy of fashion is that I like to make clothes that flatter.flatflatteredflattering

双语例句

• Buy what fits and be objective about what length flatters your body type.
  买合身的并且适合你身材长度的衣服。
• That picture flatters her.
  那画像比她本人更美。
• Unfortunately the one-style-fits-all dress does not exist and the average woman has to try on numerous options before finding a dress that fits her and flatters her in all the right places.
  不幸的是，世界上并不存在适合所有人的款式和衣服，而作为一名普通的女性，我们在找对一件衣服之前，通常需要经过无数次的尝试。
• Whenever he flatters your generosity, he will certainly have an ax to grind.
  每当他赞扬你的激动慷慨大方大方时，他就一定要有什么目的了。
• This photograph flatters you.
  这照片比你本人漂亮。
• That dress really flatters you.
  这件衣服使你显得出众。
• What really flatters a man is that you think him worth flattering.
  真正令一个人愉快的是你认为他值得奉承。
• These two rules help explain why a classic pin stripe suit flatters almost every woman. The same holds true for small-scaled checks and plaids.
  这两条规则说明了为什么传统的细条套装几乎受到每一位女士的青睐。小格与大格也是如此。
• She flatters him all the time and he just laps it up.
  她一直对他吹捧奉承，而他一并接受。
• Be sure to try out several frames to find one that flatters your face shape.
  试戴镜架，找到一款能修饰你脸型的镜架。