compliment是什么意思_(称赞某人的…的英文)

变形

复数: compliments

第三人称单数: compliments

现在分词: complimenting

过去式: complimented

过去分词: complimented

基本释义

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■ 【可数名词】意为“赞扬；称赞”，侧重于对人客气和礼貌的赞扬，有时含恭维之意

I'm taking it as a compliment.

我把这当做一种赞美。

易懂例句

■ 【及物动词】意为“称赞；赞美”，后接宾语通常为人

compliment sb (on sth) 称赞某人(某事)

She complimented him on his excellent German.

她夸奖他德语棒极了。

易懂例句

例句

1·Don't be upset—I'm sure she meant it as a compliment.

别烦恼—我肯定她的原意是要称赞你的。

来源: 《牛津词典》
2·Saying she's improved comes over as a backhanded compliment.

说她进步了是一种挖苦的恭维话。

来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
3·'You were both wonderful!' 'So were you!' we said, returning the compliment.

“你们俩太棒了！”“你也一样啊！”我们也称赞道。

来源: 《牛津词典》
4·Compliment her often.

经常赞美她。
5·"In a way," said Smee, "it's sort of a compliment."

“在某种程度上，”斯迈说，“这算是一种恭维。”
6·Thanks for the compliment, sir, but I still have a lot to learn.

谢谢您的夸奖，先生，但我还有很多要学习的东西。
7·Why do many people usually not compliment Parker on his achievement?

为什么很多人都不称赞帕克的成就呢？
8·In the US, saying thank you is a common way of reacting to a compliment.

在美国，说一声谢谢是收到赞美时一种常见的回应方式。
9·Whenever my girlfriend comes back from the salon, I always compliment her hair.

每当我的女朋友从美容院回来，我都会称赞她的头发。
10·It was a high compliment to Peter that at that dire moment their thoughts turned to him.

他们在那个可怕的时刻想起了彼得，这对他来说是一种高度的赞扬。

网络释义

同义词

n. 恭维；称赞；问候；致意；道贺

praise regard

vt. 恭维；称赞

speak well of pay a tribute to

同根词

词根： compliment