1 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. 向…谄媚;奉承;讨好 [disapproval]
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I knew she was just flattering me. [VERB noun]
我知道她只是在恭维我。
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...a story of how the president flattered and feted him into taking his side. [VERB noun + into]
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
SYN praise, compliment, pander to, sweet-talk [informal]
2 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. 自认为;自以为是
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I flatter myself that this campaign will put an end to the war. [V pron-refl that]
我自认为这次战役将结束这场战争。
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I flatter myself I've done it all rather well. [V pron-refl that]
我认为自己已经做得相当好了。
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You flatter yourself. Why would we go to such ludicrous lengths? [VERB pronoun-reflexive]
你真自以为是。我们为什么要费那么大的力气?
3 VERB 使显得更漂亮 If something flatters you, it makes you appear more attractive. 使显得更漂亮
SYN suit, become, enhance, set off
4See also:flat flattered flattering
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