Flatter
[ 'fl?t? ]
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v. 奉承;自命不凡;使顯得更漂亮;
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flat吹+t+ er表反復動作→ 不斷吹捧→使滿意，奉承
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I call her a darling, and flatter her into a good temper.
我叫她寶貝，把她哄得心平氣和。
We flatter ourselves that we can do without their help.
我們自信沒有他們的幫助我們也可以辦到。
Do you really think he likes you? You flatter yourself!
你真以為他喜歡你? 你那是自作多情!
This photo flatters him.
這張照片比他本人漂亮。
The picture certainly doesn't flatter you.
你這張照片沒有本人好看。
?? 聯想助記
【記】※ flatter-奉承,latter-后者:奉承后者
※ fl-拼音“俘虜”,at-在,t-似數字“七”,er-名綴“人”:俘虜在奉承七個小矮人
※ flat-flag旗幟,te-拼音“天鵝”,r-似“草”:紅旗上有只天鵝,我用一株小草服從于奉承他
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-hale-表示“呼吸”
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flatter
v
1 [Tn] praise (sb) too much or insincerely, esp in order to gain favour for oneself 恭維, 奉承, 討好（某人）
If you flatter your mother a bit she might invite us all to dinner. 你要是奉承你母親幾句, 說不定她會把我們全請去吃飯.
2 [Tn usu passive 通常用於被動語態]
give a feeling of pleasure or honour to (sb) 使（某人）感到高興或榮幸
I was very flattered by your invitation to talk at the conference. 承蒙你邀我在會上講話, 深感榮幸.
3 [Tn] represent (sb) in a way that makes him seem better-looking than he really is 使（某人）顯得（較其實際相貌）好看
(ironic 反語) This photograph certainly doesn't flatter you, ie It makes you look rather ugly. 這張相片實在不如你本人好看.
4 [nopassive 不用於被動語態: Tn, Dn.f]
~ oneself (that...)believe, usu mistakenly, that one has achieved sth or has certain abilities or good qualities 認為（通常指誤以為）自己成就了某事物或有某種能力或優秀品質
Do you really think he likes you? You flatter yourself! 你真以為他喜歡你? 你那是自作多情!
He flatters himself that he speaks French well. 他自以為法語說得很好.
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附賴他（諧音）： 奉承 flat(平的)+er(反復的動作):不但拍馬屁，把屁股都拍平了- 奉承 網友：春江水 homso 補充：后（latter）飛(f)來的卻在那溜須拍馬。 同朝為官，后來的（latter）要想以飛(f)的速度超過早來的，就要溜須拍馬。
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*['fl?t?]vt. 奉承, 阿諛, 使高興【機】 平面錘相關詞組: flatter oneself that...
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We could have a walk around. Let's go out at about six o'clock, shall we?
我們可以四處走走。咱們大約6點出發，行嗎？
They spent a full and very enjoyable morning together, and Fred discovered that he had a gift for making a visit interesting and lively.
他們一起度過了一個充實而又非常愉快的早上，弗雷德發現自己具有導游的才能，能使參觀活動變得趣味盎然。
We talked and wondered about the people who had lived here before.
我們談論并且很好奇以前住在這里的人們。