英语词汇“to fish for a compliment”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a. To use artifice to obtain a thing, elicit an opinion, etc. Const. after, for. to fish for a compliment; also absol.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > interrogation > extract information [verb (intransitive)] > by sounding out

to feel (also take, taste, try) the pulse (also pulses) ofa1400

fish1570

to take soundings1856

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > be cunning or act cunningly [verb (intransitive)] > use guile to elicit or obtain something

anglea1568

fish1570

the mind > emotion > pride > self-esteem > vanity > be vain [verb (intransitive)]

to fish for a compliment1803

1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) II. xi. 1787/1 They both did come but to fish for some thing as might make a shew that my Lord Chauncellor had iustly kept hym in prison.

1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis iv. 76 Crosse thee seas: fish for a kingdoom.

1638 Penit. Conf. (1657) vii. 190 To fish..after secrets.

1752 H. Fielding Amelia III. viii. x. 213 The Half Guinea, for which he had been fishing.

1803 Lett. Miss Riversdale I. 264 I feared he would think I was fishing for a compliment.

1806 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life I. iii. 56 At the game of Commerce, losing your life in fishing..for aces.

1814 J. Austen Mansfield Park II. xi. 252 I am not fishing; don't compliment me.

1847 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair (1848) iv. 25 The first woman who fishes for him, hooks him.

1886 W. H. Mallock Old Order Changes II. 217 I should have fished for you to ask me.

1961 W. Buchan Helen All Alone 183 ‘Don't fish!’ Helen said childishly... ‘But please—what is “fish”?’..‘Fish for compliments—make people say nice things about you.’

单词	to fish for a compliment
释义	> as lemmas to fish for a compliment a. To use artifice to obtain a thing, elicit an opinion, etc. Const. after, for. to fish for a compliment; also absol. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > interrogation > extract information [verb (intransitive)] > by sounding out to feel (also take, taste, try) the pulse (also pulses) ofa1400 fish1570 to take soundings1856 the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > be cunning or act cunningly [verb (intransitive)] > use guile to elicit or obtain something anglea1568 fish1570 the mind > emotion > pride > self-esteem > vanity > be vain [verb (intransitive)] to fish for a compliment1803 1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) II. xi. 1787/1 They both did come but to fish for some thing as might make a shew that my Lord Chauncellor had iustly kept hym in prison. 1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis iv. 76 Crosse thee seas: fish for a kingdoom. 1638 Penit. Conf. (1657) vii. 190 To fish..after secrets. 1752 H. Fielding Amelia III. viii. x. 213 The Half Guinea, for which he had been fishing. 1803 Lett. Miss Riversdale I. 264 I feared he would think I was fishing for a compliment. 1806 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life I. iii. 56 At the game of Commerce, losing your life in fishing..for aces. 1814 J. Austen Mansfield Park II. xi. 252 I am not fishing; don't compliment me. View more context for this quotation 1847 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair (1848) iv. 25 The first woman who fishes for him, hooks him. 1886 W. H. Mallock Old Order Changes II. 217 I should have fished for you to ask me. 1961 W. Buchan Helen All Alone 183 ‘Don't fish!’ Helen said childishly... ‘But please—what is “fish”?’..‘Fish for compliments—make people say nice things about you.’ extracted from fishv.¹ < as lemmas
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