| 单词 | flattery |
| 释义 | flat·ter·y /ˈflætəri/ noun [uncountable] 1. PRAISEpraise that you do not really mean 讨好，恭维2. flattery will get you everywhere/nowhere used humorously when someone has praised you and you want to say that you will help them or not help them 恭维很管用/不管用〔幽默用法〕Examples from the Corpusflattery• She used a mixture of persuasion and flattery to get what she wanted.• The skirt did not reach her calves at the ideal point for flattery.• Adults do not need to be rewarded by implausible flattery.• Tolkien probably did not approve, thinking this mere flattery.• The President, once contemptuous of flattery, now submitted to it; enjoyed it, even.• I'll choose the best person for the job, so flattery will get you nowhere.• We may succumb to flattery because it makes us feel good.flat·ter·y nounChineseSyllable not really praise that you do mean Corpus |
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