Flatter
[ 'flætɚ ]
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v. 奉承;自命不凡;使显得更漂亮;
💡 词根助记
flat吹+t+ er表反复动作→ 不断吹捧→使满意，奉承
📝 例句
I call her a darling, and flatter her into a good temper.
我叫她宝贝，把她哄得心平气和。
We flatter ourselves that we can do without their help.
我们自信没有他们的帮助我们也可以办到。
Do you really think he likes you? You flatter yourself!
你真以为他喜欢你? 你那是自作多情!
This photo flatters him.
这张照片比他本人漂亮。
The picture certainly doesn't flatter you.
你这张照片没有本人好看。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ flatter-奉承,latter-后者:奉承后者
※ fl-拼音“俘虏”,at-在,t-似数字“七”,er-名缀“人”:俘虏在奉承七个小矮人
※ flat-flag旗帜,te-拼音“天鹅”,r-似“草”:红旗上有只天鹅,我用一株小草服从于奉承他
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-hale-表示“呼吸”
📖 牛津释义
flatter
v
1 [Tn] praise (sb) too much or insincerely, esp in order to gain favour for oneself 恭维, 奉承, 讨好（某人）
If you flatter your mother a bit she might invite us all to dinner. 你要是奉承你母亲几句, 说不定她会把我们全请去吃饭.
2 [Tn usu passive 通常用於被动语态]
give a feeling of pleasure or honour to (sb) 使（某人）感到高兴或荣幸
I was very flattered by your invitation to talk at the conference. 承蒙你邀我在会上讲话, 深感荣幸.
3 [Tn] represent (sb) in a way that makes him seem better-looking than he really is 使（某人）显得（较其实际相貌）好看
(ironic 反语) This photograph certainly doesn't flatter you, ie It makes you look rather ugly. 这张相片实在不如你本人好看.
4 [nopassive 不用於被动语态: Tn, Dn.f]
~ oneself (that...)believe, usu mistakenly, that one has achieved sth or has certain abilities or good qualities 认为（通常指误以为）自己成就了某事物或有某种能力或优秀品质
Do you really think he likes you? You flatter yourself! 你真以为他喜欢你? 你那是自作多情!
He flatters himself that he speaks French well. 他自以为法语说得很好.
🎯 考研助记
附赖他（谐音）： 奉承 flat(平的)+er(反复的动作):不但拍马屁，把屁股都拍平了- 奉承 网友：春江水 homso 补充：后（latter）飞(f)来的却在那溜须拍马。 同朝为官，后来的（latter）要想以飞(f)的速度超过早来的，就要溜须拍马。
🔁 扩展释义
*['flætә]vt. 奉承, 阿谀, 使高兴【机】 平面锤相关词组: flatter oneself that...
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「博士」词汇
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Greetings, learned judge! I do not envy you your job. This is a most troublesome case.
您好，博学的法官！我并不羡慕您的职业。这是一个最麻烦的案子。
When he woke up, his hands and feet had already been tied together.
当他醒过来的时候，他的手脚已经被捆起来了。
The flames threw light onto the ceiling of the cave.
火焰照亮了山洞的顶部。