1. 使感到满意，使满足，使感到高兴
2. 谄媚，奉承，讨好
3. （画，肖像上的形象）胜过（本人或实物），使显得优点突出
4. 引起...的奢望

1. 【机】平面锤，扁条拉模

1. vt. 向…奉承; 阿谀 praise too much; praise insincerely (in order to please)
2. vt. 给以愉快的感觉 give a feeling of pleasure to
3. vt. 使显得较其本来面目更漂亮 show (sb) as better than sb is

1. praise somewhat dishonestly

1.向…谄媚;奉承;讨好
If someoneflatters you, they praise you in an exaggerated way that is not sincere, because they want to please you or to persuade you to do something.

e.g. I knew she was just flattering me.
我知道她只是在恭维我。
e.g. ...a story of how the president flattered and feted him into taking his side.
有关总统如何恭维并盛宴款待他、让他站到自己一边的故事

2.自认为;自以为是
If youflatteryourself that something good is the case, you believe that it is true, although others may disagree. If someone says to you 'you're flattering yourself' or 'don't flatter yourself', they mean that they disagree with your good opinion of yourself.

flatter的反义词

e.g. Iflatter myself that this campaign will put an end to the war...
我自认为这次战役将结束这场战争。
e.g. Iflatter myself I've done it all rather well...
我认为自己已经做得相当好了。

3.使显得更漂亮
If somethingflatters you, it makes you appear more attractive.

e.g. Orange and khakiflatter those with golden skin tones...
橘黄色和卡其色能衬托那些金黄色皮肤的人。
e.g. My philosophy of fashion is that I like to make clothes thatflatter.
我的时尚理念就是我喜欢做让人穿着更显漂亮的衣服。

1. 谄媚：他的友好沦于谄媚(flatter),而且他常常尽力让英国人娱乐(go out of his way to entertain English.) 虽然不令人厌恶,却的确让人有些尴尬. 我还记得在国外度过的第一个夜晚,同屋的马来西亚女孩儿听说我从中国来之后,

2. 恭维：打来打去在戏弄(dally)生气的边缘(flange),火光在摇曳(flare),问到了烧瓶(flask),姑姑在炫耀(flaunt),法律的瑕疵(flaw),出去才蔑视(flout),我们的面粉(flour),下边深陷(flounder),后来的恭维(flatter),残废的火焰(flame)口音在加重(accentuate),

3. 平面锤：平面图;俯视图 plan | 平面锤flatter | 平移 translation

4. 赶板机：赶平Flattening | 赶板机flatter | 赶平机 flattener

1. You flatter me immensely!
   你太恭维我了!
2. He flattered her shamelessly.
   他厚颜无耻地奉承她。
3. She flattered us by coming early and staying late.
   她早来晚走使我们感到很高兴。
4. The music flattered his ears.
   这音乐使他听得很满足。
5. The pink dress flattered her figure.
   这件红色连衣裙使她的体形尽显窈窕。
6. The type of hair flatters her.
   那发型使她更好看。
7. The picture flattered her.
   这张照片比她本人更好看。

1. I feel flattered by your kind invitation.
   承蒙盛情邀请,荣幸之至。
2. I was flattered beyond measure at this enthusiasm.
   这般热情令我极为荣幸。
3. I am all the more flattered to be invited to your home.
   承蒙邀请前来贵府,我更觉荣幸之至。
4. We were flattered that she came to visit us.
   我们感到很荣幸,她能来看我们。
5. I was flattered that he remembered my name.
   他还记得我的名字,使我感到荣幸。

flatter about (v.+prep.)

在某方面恭维 praise too much about (sth)
flatter sb about sth

He flattered her about her cooking.

他恭维她烹调手艺高超。

flatter on (v.+prep.)

在某方面恭维 praise too much about (sth)
flatter on sth

The boy flattered on his composition.

这个男孩自以为作文写得好。

flatter sb on sth

He flattered her on her cooking.

他恭维她的烹调技术。

flatter oneself (v.+pron.)

自以为是,自鸣得意 have a high opinion of oneself; have the pleasant thought, perhaps mistaken opinion
flatter oneself

Don't flatter yourself, you could be wrong next time.

不要自以为了不起,下一次你就可能出错。

The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.

主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。

flatter oneself that-clause

I flatter myself that my judgment is usually correct.

我自认为我的判断一般是正确的。

The government is flattering itself that it can win the next election.

本届政府自以为能在下次选举中获胜。

We flatter ourselves that we provide the best service in town.

我们相信我们提供的服务在本市最好。

They flattered themselves that they would win.

他们自信一定会赢。

He flattered himself that he spoke French with a perfect accent.

他自以为法语说得很标准。

flatter with (v.+prep.)

以…讨好 ingratiate oneself with
flatter sb with sth

He flattered her with flowers and expensive gifts.

他用鲜花和昂贵的礼物讨好她。

He flattered himself with the hope of recovering his pen.

他以希望找回钢笔聊以自慰。

You flatter me with your concern for my health.

你关心我的健康,我感到很高兴。

• I mock my name, great king, to flatter thee.

  出自：Richard II,Shakespeare

1. flatter的基本意思是“使高兴”“使满意”“使感到荣幸”,常指用超乎实际的过分话语奉承某人。引申可指某物使某人显得比本来面目更漂亮。
2. flatter是及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语。
3. flatter常可接oneself作宾语,意为“自鸣得意”“自以为是”。其后常接that从句,可用于被动结构。
4. flatter的过去分词flattered常用作形容词,在句中作表语。