| 单词 | flatter |
| 释义 | flatter v.tr. 1. compliment unduly; overpraise, esp. for gain or advantage. 2. (usu. refl.; usu. foll. by that + clause) please, congratulate, or delude (oneself etc.) (I flatter myself that I can sing). 3. a (of a colour, a style, etc.) make (a person) appear to the best advantage (that blouse flatters you). b (esp. of a portrait, a painter, etc.) represent too favourably. 4. gratify the vanity of; make (a person) feel honoured. 5. inspire (a person) with hope, esp. unduly (was flattered into thinking himself invulnerable). 6. please or gratify (the ear, the eye, etc.). Phrases and idioms flattering unction a salve that one administers to one's own conscience or self-esteem (Shakesp. esp. Hamlet III. iv. 136). Derivatives flatterer n. flattering adj. flatteringly adv. Etymology: ME, perh. rel. to OF flater to smooth |
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