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flatter

音標['fl?t?] 讀音

漢語翻譯


vt. 奉承, 阿諛, 使高興
【機】 平面錘
相關詞組:
flatter oneself that...

詞型變化:

副詞:flatteringly 名詞:flatterer 動詞過去式:flattered 過去分詞:flattered 現在分詞:flattering 第三人稱單數:flatters 

英文解釋:

動詞 flatter:

  1. praise somewhat dishonestly
    同義詞:blandish

形容詞 flat:

  1. having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
    同義詞:flat, level, plane
  2. having a relatively broad surface in relation to depth or thickness
    同義詞:flat
  3. not modified or restricted by reservations
    同義詞:categoric, categorical, flat, unconditional
  4. stretched out and lying at full length along the ground
    同義詞:flat, prostrate
  5. lacking contrast or shading between tones
    同義詞:flat
  6. lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone
    同義詞:flat
  7. flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes)
    同義詞:compressed, flat
  8. lacking taste or flavor or tang
    同義詞:bland, flat, flavorless, flavourless, insipid, savorless, savourless, vapid
  9. lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting
    同義詞:bland, flat
  10. having lost effervescence
    同義詞:flat
  11. (of taxes) not increasing as the amount taxed increases
    同義詞:flat, fixed
  12. sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch
    同義詞:flat, monotone, monotonic, monotonous
  13. horizontally level
    同義詞:flat
  14. lacking the expected range or depth; not designed to give an illusion or depth
    同義詞:two-dimensional, 2-dimensional, flat
  15. (of a tire) completely or partially deflated
    同義詞:flat
  16. not reflecting light; not glossy
    同義詞:flat, mat, matt, matte, matted
  17. commercially inactive
    同義詞:flat

例句:

  1. Oh, you flatter me.
    喔,你過獎了。
  2. I feel greatly flattered by your invitation to address the meeting.
    蒙您邀請在此會上演說,我深感榮幸
  3. He flattered her about her cooking.
    恭維她的烹調手藝。
  4. This photograph flatters you.
    這照片比你本人漂亮

詳細解釋:


flatter

v.(動詞)
flat.tered,flat.ter.ing,flat.ters
v.tr.(及物動詞)
To compliment excessively and often insincerely, especially in order to win favor.
奉承:尤指為了博得歡心的過分地且常常為不真誠地讚揚
To please or gratify the vanity of:
取悅:使愉快或滿足虛榮心:
例句:
.What really flatters a man is that you think him worth flattering.(George Bernard Shaw)
.真正令一個人愉快的是你認為他值得奉承.(喬治·蕭伯納)

To portray favorably:
顯得比本人漂亮:
例句:
a photograph that flatters its subject.
一張拍得比本人漂亮的照片

To show off becomingly or advantageously.
炫耀適當地或過分地顯示
v.intr.(不及物動詞)
To practice flattery.
進行奉承

來源:
Middle English flateren
中古英文 flateren
from Old French flater
源自 古法文 flater
[of Germanic origin] * see plat-
[源於日耳曼語] *參見 plat-

【引伸】
flat.terer
n.(名詞)
flat.teringly
adv.(副詞)

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flatter
flatter 2

n.(名詞)
A flat-faced swage or hammer used by blacksmiths.
平整工具:鐵匠用的一種平面鐵模或鐵錘
A die plate for flattening metal into strips, as in the manufacture of watch springs.
扁條拉模:一種用來拉平鋼條的模板,如用於生產手錶發條的模板

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