| 单词 | flatter |
| 释义 | flatter flatter1 —flatterable, adj. —flatterer, n. —flatteringly, adv. /flat"euhr/, v.t. 1. to try to please by complimentary remarks or attention. 2. to praise or compliment insincerely, effusively, or excessively: She flatters him by constantly praising his books. 3. to represent favorably; gratify by falsification: The portrait flatters her. 4. to show to advantage: a hairstyle that flatters the face. 5. to play upon the vanity or susceptibilities of; cajole, wheedle, or beguile: They flattered him into contributing heavily to the foundation. 6. to please or gratify by compliments or attentions: I was flattered by their invitation. 7. to feel satisfaction with (oneself), esp. with reference to an accomplishment, act, or occasion: He flattered himself that the dinner had gone well. 8. to beguile with hope; encourage prematurely, falsely, etc. v.i. 9. to use flattery. [1175-1225; ME flat(t)eren to float, flutter, fawn upon, OE floterian to float, flutter; for sense development, cf. FLICKER1, ON flathra; reinforced by OF flatter to flatter, lit., to stroke, caress (prob. < Frankish *flat- FLAT1)] flatter2 /flat"euhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that makes something flat. 2. a flat-faced blacksmith's tool, laid on a forging and struck with a hammer to smooth the surface of the forging. 3. a drawplate with a flat orifice for drawing flat metal strips, as for watch springs. [1705-15; FLAT1 + -ER1] |
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