| 释义 |
flatteryflat‧ter‧y /ˈflætəri/ noun [uncountable]   - I'll choose the best person for the job, so flattery will get you nowhere.
- She used a mixture of persuasion and flattery to get what she wanted.
- Adults do not need to be rewarded by implausible flattery.
- The President, once contemptuous of flattery, now submitted to it; enjoyed it, even.
- The skirt did not reach her calves at the ideal point for flattery.
- Tolkien probably did not approve, thinking this mere flattery.
- We may succumb to flattery because it makes us feel good.
praise that is given to someone or something► praise things you say to someone to show that you admire them or approve of what they have done: praise for: · The police deserve a lot of praise for the way they handled the situation.win/earn praise (=be praised for something): · The charity has earned widespread praise for its work.high praise (=praise from someone important or respected): · She said you have talent, and that's high praise coming from a best-selling author like her. ► compliment what you say when you tell someone they look nice or they have done something well: · "You have lovely hair," said Bob to Emma, who blushed at the compliment.pay/give somebody a compliment: · He's always paying her compliments and buying her flowers.shower somebody with compliments (=give someone a lot of compliments): · Rob always showered me with compliments and made me feel special. ► flattery nice things that you say about someone, which may not be true, in order to get something that you want from them: · She used a mixture of persuasion and flattery to get what she wanted.flattery will get you nowhere (=use this to tell someone that flattery will not help them get what they want): · I'll choose the best person for the job, so flattery will get you nowhere. ► recognition if someone gets recognition for their work, they get praised publicly, often after a long time: · She had to spend 10 years as a struggling artist, before receiving any recognition for her work.· Although he was popular in Europe, Hendrix had yet to achieve recognition in his home country. ► commendation formal an official statement praising someone, especially someone who has been very brave or very successful: · Patroni received an official commendation after rescuing twelve people from a sinking ship.· After winning the world championship, he received a note of commendation from the President. ADJECTIVE► sincerest· But if imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, O'Neill knows it is no guarantee of success.· But if imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Anonymous 4 must be blushing all over.· If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, what should we make of a band like the Replicants? 1praise that you do not really mean2flattery 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 |