词组 | to flatter yourself |
释义 | 1.<贬>(praise insincerely)奉承;讨好;向···献媚 I knew she was just flattering me我知道她不过是在恭维我。 You flatter me. I'm not that important.你过奖了, 我并没有那么重要。 2.to flatter yourself (feel pleased to think)沾沾自喜地认为;自得地以为;自认为 I flatter myself I've done it all rather well.我自认为那件事情我已经做得相当好了。 Simone flattered herself that she had had a small part in bringing about this change.西蒙娜自得地认为自己为这场变革的发生也贡献了绵薄之力。 3.to flatter yourself (deceive yourself)自视过高;自命不凡;自我感觉良好 Don't flatter yourself. They can manage very well without you.不要自以为了不起。他们没有你也可以做得好。 4.(make look good)使优点突出;使优势明显 Orange and khaki flatter those with golden skin tones.橘黄色和卡其色很衬那些金黄色皮肤的人。 That dress doesn't flatter her, does it?那条裙子她穿了显不出漂亮, 是不是? 5.(make seem better than reality)使显得漂亮;使显得更好 The 3-0 scoreline flatters the home side.3:0的比分显得主队更有实力。 The painter quite obviously set out to flatter his sitter.很显然, 画家尽力美化他的模特。 6.(gratify)+ ego, vanity迎合;满足 Being flirted with by a younger woman flattered his vanity.有年轻女性和他调情这件事满足了他的虚荣心。 See flatter |
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