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compliment

释义

compliment

noun

UK /ˈkɒmplɪmənt/

Word Forms

singular	compliment
plural	compliments

1
countable something nice that you say to praise someone
It is a compliment to be compared to her.
pay/give someone a compliment:
He kept paying me compliments on my cooking.
take something as a compliment (=consider it to be a compliment, even if it was not intended to be):
Mum says I’m stubborn, but I’ll take that as a compliment.
Synonyms and related words
Praise and admiration
praise
admiration
recognition
1. 1a
  something that shows you approve of someone or respect them
  pay someone the compliment of:
  He paid me the compliment of inviting me to sing at his wedding.
  Synonyms and related words
  Praise and admiration
  praise
  admiration
  recognition
2

compliments
plural old-fashionedused for greeting someone, or giving them your good wishes
Synonyms and related words
Ways of saying hello
hello
good morning
good afternoon

phrases

compliments to someone

return the compliment

with someone’s compliments

compliment

noun

US /ˈkɑmplɪmənt/

Word Forms

singular	compliment
plural	compliments

1
countable something nice that you say to praise someone
It is a compliment to be compared to her.
pay/give someone a compliment:
He kept paying me compliments on my cooking.
take something as a compliment (=consider it to be a compliment, even if it was not intended to be):
Mom says I’m stubborn, but I’ll take that as a compliment.
Synonyms and related words
Praise and admiration
praise
admiration
recognition
1. 1a
  something that shows you approve of someone or respect them
  pay someone the compliment of:
  He paid me the compliment of inviting me to sing at his wedding.
  Synonyms and related words
  Praise and admiration
  praise
  admiration
  recognition
2

compliments
plural old-fashionedused for greeting someone, or giving them your good wishes
Synonyms and related words
Ways of saying hello
hello
good morning
good afternoon

phrases

compliments to someone

return the compliment

with compliments

with someone’s compliments

compliment

verb transitive

UK /ˈkɒmplɪment/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	compliment
he/she/it	compliments
present participle	complimenting
past tense	complimented
past participle	complimented

1
to say something nice to or about someone
Her parents never praised or complimented her.
compliment someone on something:
Everybody complimented her on the way she handled the emergency.
Synonyms and related words
To praise someone or something
praise
congratulate
compliment

compliment

verb transitive

US /ˈkɑmplɪˌment/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	compliment
he/she/it	compliments
present participle	complimenting
past tense	complimented
past participle	complimented

1
to say something nice to or about someone
Her parents never praised or complimented her.
compliment someone on something:
Everybody complimented her on the way she handled the emergency.
Synonyms and related words
To praise someone or something
praise
congratulate
compliment

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