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1. Oxford Dictionary

   flatter

   • IPA[ˈflatə]

   英式

   • v.
     lavish praise and compliments on (someone), often insincerely and with the aim of furthering one's own interests；cause (someone) to feel honoured and pleased

   • verb: flatter, 3rd person present: flatters, gerund or present participle: flattering, past tense: flattered, past participle: flattered

2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. lavish praise and compliments on (someone), often insincerely and with the aim of furthering one's own interests she was flattering him in order to avoid doing what he wanted 同義詞 compliment, praise, commend, admire, express admiration for, ... 更多pay tribute to, say nice things about, pay court to, pay blandishments to, fawn on, wax lyrical about, make much of, cajole, humour, blarney, informalsweet-talk, soft-soap, butter up, lay it on thick, lay it on with a trowel, play up to, suck up to, crawl to, creep to, be all over, fall all over, flannel, archaicblandish, rarelaud, panegyrize反義詞 insult
   • ▪ cause (someone) to feel honoured and pleased I was very flattered to be given the commission she felt flattered that he was confiding in her 同義詞 honour, gratify, please, give pleasure to, make someone pleased/glad, ... 更多delight, gladden, informaltickle pink反義詞 offend
   • ▪ choose to believe something favourable about oneself, typically when this belief is unfounded ‘Don't flatter yourself! I wasn't doing it for your benefit!’
   • ▪ give an unrealistically favourable impression of the final scoreline flattered England
   • ▪ (of a colour or a style of clothing) cause (someone) to appear to the best advantage the fuchsia shade flattered her pale skin 同義詞 suit, become, set off, show to advantage, enhance, ... 更多look good on, look right on, be appropriate to, go well with, embellish, ornament, grace, befit, informaldo something for反義詞 clash with
   • ▪ please (the ear or eye) the beauty of the stone flattered the clergyman's eyes

   片語

   • flatter to deceive