单词 | compliment |
释义 | com·pli·ment I. 1. a. < each candidate was introduced with the usual compliments > < a party given in compliment to the bride by her mother > < changed the name to Fort Knox, in compliment to the Secretary of War — T.R.Hay > specifically < paying his best girl all sorts of compliments > b. < he came only in compliment to the rank of his host > < it behooves us … to pay the craftsmen the compliment of making a study of their language — Kenneth Ullyett > 2. compliments plural < to send her compliments to a friend > < a free sample is enclosed with the compliments of the manufacturer > 3. now dialect < to make a compliment of a book > II. transitive verb 1. a. obsolete b. < complimenting his friend on the steadfastness of his interest in science — Benjamin Farrington > < she was again complimented at a bridal shower given in her home — Springfield (Massachusetts) Union > 2. < complimented with an honorary degree > 3. < complimented his men on their conduct > intransitive verb < refuse to compliment with one another > |
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