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flat.ter objH5flAt7E5, $5flAt7Lv [T]to make (someone) feel or appear important, attractive or pleased, esp. by praising them对…谄媚，奉承，对…讨好;使满意，使高兴His remarks about her new dress flattered her.他赞美了她的新衣服使她很高兴。I knew he was only flattering me (=praising me without being sincere) because he wanted to borrow some money.我知道他只是在奉承我，因为他要向我借钱。Short skirts don't flatter me (=do not make me look attractive) at all.我穿短裙一点也不好看。You're flattering yourself if you think (=You are wrong to think that) she'll go out with you.假如你认为她会和你一块出去，你就太自作多情了。Clive flatters himself (=is proud of the fact) that he never forgets a name. [+ obj + that clause]克莱夫很得意自己从不忘记别人的名字。I flatter myself on (=take pride in) always paying bills on time.我很满意自己总能按时结帐。To flatter to deceive is to give the appearance of being better than the true situation.以假象蒙人，瞒人耳目The figures flatter to deceive -- only one in five of these new jobs is genuine full-time employment, most are part-time or seasonal.这些数字是蒙人的----这些新工作中只有五分之一是真正的全日性的，大部分是临时的或季节性的。"What really flatters a man is that you think him worth flattering" (George Bernard Shaw in John Bull's Other Island, 1907)“真正让人感到得到奉承的是你认为他值得奉承”(引自萧伯纳1907年《约翰牛的另一个岛》)
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