flatter

'flætә

六级考研托福雅思GRE

v. praise somewhat dishonestly

vt. 奉承, 阿谀, 使高兴
[机] 平面锤

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BNC 频率

9,933

使用频率

flatter 由词根 flat（平的）和后缀 -er（表示动作或人）组成。可以理解为通过使某人“平坦”或降低他们的自尊来“奉承”他们。

例句

1. She always tries to flatter her boss to get a promotion.

她总是试图恭维她的老板以获得晋升。

2. It's nice to hear compliments, but I don't like when people flatter me too much.

听到赞美很不错，但我不喜欢别人过分恭维我。

3. His friends often flatter him about his cooking skills.

他的朋友们经常恭维他的烹饪技巧。