| 单词 | to flatter yourself |
| 释义 | 1.<贬>(praise insincerely)奉承；讨好；向···献媚 I knew she was just flattering me我知道她不过是在恭维我。 You flatter me. I'm not that important.你过奖了, 我并没有那么重要。 2.to flatter yourself (feel pleased to think)沾沾自喜地认为；自得地以为；自认为 I flatter myself I've done it all rather well.我自认为那件事情我已经做得相当好了。 Simone flattered herself that she had had a small part in bringing about this change.西蒙娜自得地认为自己为这场变革的发生也贡献了绵薄之力。 3.to flatter yourself (deceive yourself)自视过高；自命不凡；自我感觉良好 Don't flatter yourself. They can manage very well without you.不要自以为了不起。他们没有你也可以做得好。 4.(make look good)使优点突出；使优势明显 Orange and khaki flatter those with golden skin tones.橘黄色和卡其色很衬那些金黄色皮肤的人。 That dress doesn't flatter her, does it?那条裙子她穿了显不出漂亮, 是不是？ 5.(make seem better than reality)使显得漂亮；使显得更好 The 3-0 scoreline flatters the home side.3:0的比分显得主队更有实力。 The painter quite obviously set out to flatter his sitter.很显然, 画家尽力美化他的模特。 6.(gratify)+ ego, vanity迎合；满足 Being flirted with by a younger woman flattered his vanity.有年轻女性和他调情这件事满足了他的虚荣心。 See flatter |
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