flatters是什么意思？

flatters

• v. 向…奉承( flatter的第三人称单数 )，阿谀，给以愉快的感觉，使显得更漂亮；

例句

• The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people. 主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
• He flatters her outrageously , and she swallows it whole , ie believes it entirely. 他极力奉承她, 而她竟以为完全是由衷之言.
• The portrait flatters her. 这幅画像比她本人美.
• This photograph flatters you. 这照片比你本人漂亮.
• This colorful boucle wool dress really flatters your nice figure. 这个颜色丰富、簇毛质的羊毛裙把你的好身材衬托得恰到好处.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  向…谄媚;奉承;讨好
  If someone flatters you, they praise you in an exaggerated way that is not sincere, because they want to please you or to persuade you to do something.
  例句
  I knew she was just flattering me. 我知道她只是在恭维我。 ...a story of how the president flattered and feted him into taking his side. 有关总统如何恭维并盛宴款待他、让他站到自己一边的故事
• VERB
  自认为;自以为是
  If you flatter yourself that something good is the case, you believe that it is true, although others may disagree. If someone says to you 'you're flattering yourself' or 'don't flatter yourself', they mean that they disagree with your good opinion of yourself.
  例句
  I flatter myself that this campaign will put an end to the war... 我自认为这次战役将结束这场战争。 I flatter myself I've done it all rather well... 我认为自己已经做得相当好了。
• VERB
  使显得更漂亮
  If something flatters you, it makes you appear more attractive.
  例句
  Orange and khaki flatter those with golden skin tones... 橘黄色和卡其色能衬托那些金黄色皮肤的人。 My philosophy of fashion is that I like to make clothes that flatter. 我的时尚理念就是我喜欢做让人穿着更显漂亮的衣服。