flatter

英['flætə(r)]美['flætər]
  • v. 奉承；恭维；取悦；显得好看

    • 记忆方法

    词源记忆法
    flat，平的。-er，表反复动作。引申词义俯伏在地，拜倒，奉承等。
    谐音记忆法
    谐音：服了他，服了他阿谀奉承的本事！
      verb(动词)
      1. 奉承;讨好
      2. 自命不凡
      3. 以假象蒙人，掩人耳目
      4. 被奉承得高兴;感到荣幸
      5. 使…显得更吸引人

    双解例句

    verb(动词)
    1. 奉承;讨好

      I knew he was only flattering me because he wanted to borrow some money.

      我知道他只是在讨好我，因为他想借些钱。

    2. 自命不凡

      Steve flatters himself that he's an excellent speaker.

      史蒂夫自认为是个优秀的演说家。

    3. 以假象蒙人，掩人耳目

      I suspect these statistics flatter to deceive.

      我怀疑这些数据是掩人耳目的。

    4. 被奉承得高兴;感到荣幸

      She was flattered by his attention.

      他的关注使她格外高兴。

      They were flattered to be invited to dinner by the mayor.

      市长邀请他们共进晚餐，他们深感荣幸。

      We felt flattered that so many people came to our party.

      这么多人来参加我们的聚会，我们感到十分荣幸。

    5. 使…显得更吸引人

      That new hairstyle really flatters her.

      那个新发型让她显得漂亮多了。

      Short skirts don't flatter me at all.

      我穿短裙根本不好看。

    小知识

    When you flatter someone, you praise and compliment him or her — but you aren't totally sincere. You flatter your friend by telling her she's the best driver in the world. Because you want her to offer you a ride.

    The Old French flater originally meant “to stroke or caress,” which is what you do to people's egos when you flatter them. When you flatter, you probably want something — it could be as simple as wanting someone to like you. That's why people who meet celebrities tell them they're the greatest. More positively, if your hairstyle flatters your face, it emphasizes your best features.

    实用短语

    1. flatter-compliment

      奉承,赞美

    2. you really flatter me

      你让我受宠若惊

    3. flatter oneself

      自认为,自夸,自以为,自以为是

    4. flatter surface

      高精平面,平像场透镜

    5. you flatter me

      过奖了,您过奖了,不敢当,你在恭维我

    6. don't flatter yourself

      你少臭美了,少臭美了

    7. flatter face bit

      平底钻头

    常用短语

    1. flatter oneself

      自鸣得意；自以为是

    单词用法

    同根词汇
    flatter adj.flattering奉承的；谄媚的nflattery奉承；谄媚；恭维话flatterer奉承者；阿谀者；谄媚者
    重要短语
    flatter oneself自鸣得意；自以为是

    词根词缀

    词根: flat

    1. =blow,表示”吹”; 2. =to spread,smooth,表示”使平滑,平整,扫平”

    • adj.

      flat 平坦的, 扁平的

      flat使平滑→adj.平坦的, 扁平的 v.[使]变平

    • n.

      conflation 熔合,合成

      conflate[v.合并]+ion表名词→n.熔合,合成

      deflation 放气, 缩小, 通货紧缩, 物价低廉

      deflate放气;缩小+ion表名词→n.放气, 缩小, 通货紧缩, 物价低廉

      inflation 通货膨胀;胀大,夸张

      inflate膨胀+ion表名词→n.通货膨胀;胀大,夸张

    • v.

      conflate 合并

      con一起+flat吹→吹到一起→合并

      deflate 使[轮胎]瘪下去;放气, 缩小;降低重要性;紧缩通货

      de去掉+flat吹+e→出气,放气

      flat [使]变平

      flat使平滑→adj.平坦的, 扁平的 v.[使]变平

      flatten 把……弄平;击倒

      flat扫平+en表动词→flatten击倒

      flatter 阿谀,奉承;使满意

      flat使平滑+er反复做→不断使平滑,使别人高兴

      inflate 使通货膨胀,使物价上涨

      in进+flat吹+e→吹气进去

    同义词

    vt.谄媚;奉承

    compliment  /  adulate  /  fawn  /  praise  /  blandish

    其他释义

    romance  /  praise  /  deflate  /  trample  /  compliment  /  congratulate

    同根词

    词根：flatter

    adj.

    flattering奉承的；谄媚的

    n.

    flattery奉承；谄媚；恭维话

    flatterer奉承者；阿谀者；谄媚者