flatter
奉承
常用释义
英音[ ˈflætə(r) ]
美音[ ˈflætər ]
变形
第三人称单数:
flatters
现在分词:
flattering
过去式:
flattered
过去分词:
flattered
基本释义
- v. 奉承，讨好；使高兴，使感到荣幸；使显得更漂亮；使（某物）显得更重要（更好）
考试频率
中考
考频：近四年出现11次
- n. 公寓; 单元房
- adj. 平的
高考
考频：近六年出现1次
- adj. 平的
四级
考频：近五年出现5次
- adj. 平的
- n. 低洼沼泽地
六级
考频：近五年出现6次
- adj. 平的
- n. 低洼沼泽地
考研
考频：近六年出现2次
- n. 公寓
- adj. 枯燥的; 无趣的
例句
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1·He always tries to flatter his boss to get a promotion.他总是试图奉承他的老板以获得晋升。来源: youdao
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2·The guests flatter the host by praising the delicious food.客人们通过称赞美味的食物来讨好主人。来源: youdao
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3·She knows how to flatter others with kind words.她知道如何用亲切的话语奉承别人。来源: youdao
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4·The young man flatter the old lady by complimenting her gardening skills.那个年轻人通过称赞老太太的园艺技能来讨好她。来源: youdao
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5·They often flatter the famous writer to get an autograph.他们经常奉承那位著名作家以获得签名。来源: youdao
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6·He will flatter his friends when they achieve something.当他的朋友们取得成就时，他会奉承他们。来源: youdao
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7·The salesperson tries to flatter the customer to make a sale.销售员试图奉承顾客以促成交易。来源: youdao
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8·She likes to flatter her classmates on their new clothes.她喜欢就同学们的新衣服奉承他们。来源: youdao
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9·The children flatter their grandparents by saying sweet things.孩子们通过说甜言蜜语来讨好他们的祖父母。来源: youdao
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10·He would flatter the professor to get better grades.他会奉承教授以获得更好的成绩。来源: youdao
网络释义
- flatter oneself : 自鸣得意；自以为是
同根词
词根：
flatter
词语辨析
flatter/butter up/suck up/toady.导航词义：奉承
flatter:v. 奉承，讨好.指为了取悦某人或得到好处而赞扬某人，常含言不由衷之意。
It is obvious that he is just flattering Susan.
很明显，他只不过是在奉承苏珊。
You can flatter him by complimenting him on his dancing.
称赞他的舞蹈就能讨好他。
butter up:phr. v. 奉承，讨好.指为了让别人帮自己做事而对其说好话。
It is no use buttering me up because I can do nothing to help you.
奉承我没用，我帮不了你什么忙。
You can butter him up easily.
他很容易讨好。
suck up:phr. v. 奉承，巴结.指为了得到好处而取悦当权者，对其说很多好话或帮其做事，常后接介词 to。
He always sucks up to his manager.
他总是拍经理的马屁。
She keeps sucking up to the teacher.
她不停地巴结教师。
toady:v. 谄媚，奉承.指为了能得到帮助而为有权势的人做事或假装对其欣赏、尊敬、友善等，常后接介词 to。
He is the only one that gets the bonus because he is always toadying to his boss.
他是唯一一个得到奖金的人，因为他总是拍老板的马屁。
They came backstage afterward and toadied to him.
他们随后来到后台，对他奉承了一番。