英语词汇“flatter”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

flat·ter¹

(flătər)

v. flat·tered, flat·ter·ing, flat·ters

v.tr.

1. To compliment excessively and often insincerely, especially in order to win favor.

2. To please or gratify the vanity of: "What really flatters a man is that you think him worth flattering" (George Bernard Shaw).

a. To portray favorably: a photograph that flatters its subject.

b. To show off becomingly or advantageously.

v.intr.

To practice flattery.

[Middle English flateren, from Old French flater, of Germanic origin; see plat- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

flatter·er n.

flatter·ing·ly adv.

单词	flatter
释义	flat·ter¹ (flătər) v. flat·tered, flat·ter·ing, flat·ters v.tr. 1. To compliment excessively and often insincerely, especially in order to win favor. 2. To please or gratify the vanity of: "What really flatters a man is that you think him worth flattering" (George Bernard Shaw). 3. a. To portray favorably: a photograph that flatters its subject. b. To show off becomingly or advantageously. v.intr. To practice flattery. [Middle English flateren, from Old French flater, of Germanic origin; see plat- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] flatter·er n. flatter·ing·ly adv.
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