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

• Wear what flatters you, whether it's trendy or not.
  穿适合你的衣服，管它现在流行什么。
• Previously available only in high-end shops, a 3D body scanner is being trialled on the high street – and promises to point shoppers to denim that fits and flatters.
  这款3D身材扫描仪之前仅在高端商店使用，现在已普及至繁华商业区，顾客使用这款扫描仪就可以买到合身、漂亮的牛仔裤了。
• 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。
• 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。
• Who it flatters: This style looks fantastic on most figures, but pear-shaped gals benefit most from its camouflaging cut, which hides fuller hips while balancing the torso.
  这种风格看上去棒极大多数的数字，但梨形加尔斯受益于削减其伪装，隐藏臀部，同时更充分地平衡躯干最。
• His portrait flatters him.
  他的画像比他本人漂亮。
• 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。
• 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。
• Ye does not give up persuade him, but there are so many people who flatters around Feng every day now, It's hard for such a person accept those sincere advice.
  叶没有放弃善意的劝说，但是现在风的周围有很多每天谄媚奉承之辈，让这样一个人接受这些逆耳忠言是很困难的。
• This photo flatters him.
  这张照片比他本人漂亮。