take something as a compliment

to be pleased about what someone says about you, even though they may not mean to be nice 把别人的话当作是一种夸奖〔即使说话人本意并非如此〕

They all seem to think that I ask rather cheeky questions, which I’ll take as a compliment.

他们好像都觉得我问的问题很无礼，我权当这是在抬举我了。

Examples from the Corpus

take something as a compliment• He would only assume that she attached some importance to his opinion and take it as a compliment.• But Marcel would no doubt take that as a compliment.• After a bit she became used to being stared at, even taking it as a compliment.• I did not quite know what they meant but I took it as a compliment.• I take that as a compliment.• But when she heard such things, Privet took it as a compliment.• But the members of Greyhound Soul take it as a compliment, as it was meant to be taken.• I said he was a workaholic, and he seemed to take it as a compliment.• After all, these services are free and we take it as a compliment if you ask.

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单词	take something as a compliment
释义	take something as a compliment take something as a compliment to be pleased about what someone says about you, even though they may not mean to be nice 把别人的话当作是一种夸奖〔即使说话人本意并非如此〕 They all seem to think that I ask rather cheeky questions, which I’ll take as a compliment. 他们好像都觉得我问的问题很无礼，我权当这是在抬举我了。 Examples from the Corpus take something as a compliment• He would only assume that she attached some importance to his opinion and take it as a compliment.• But Marcel would no doubt take that as a compliment.• After a bit she became used to being stared at, even taking it as a compliment.• I did not quite know what they meant but I took it as a compliment.• I take that as a compliment.• But when she heard such things, Privet took it as a compliment.• But the members of Greyhound Soul take it as a compliment, as it was meant to be taken.• I said he was a workaholic, and he seemed to take it as a compliment.• After all, these services are free and we take it as a compliment if you ask. → take something as a compliment at compliment1(1)
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