flattered的意思|flattered的解释-里氏词典

flattered

奉承,过分夸赞

He hated being flattered.
他讨厌别人奉承他。
He flattered her.
他奉承她。

Flatter \Flat"ter\ (fl[a^]t"t[~e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Flattered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Flattering}.] [OE. flateren,
cf. OD. flatteren; akin to G. flattern to flutter, Icel.
fla[eth]ra to fawn, flatter: cf. F. flatter. Cf. {Flitter},
{Flutter}, {Flattery}.]
1. To treat with praise or blandishments; to gratify or
attempt to gratify the self-love or vanity of, esp. by
artful and interested commendation or attentions; to
blandish; to cajole; to wheedle.

When I tell him he hates flatterers,
He says he does, being then most flattered. --Shak.

A man that flattereth his neighbor, spreadeth a net
for his feet. --Prov. xxix.
5.

Others he flattered by asking their advice.
--Prescott.

2. To raise hopes in; to encourage or favorable, but
sometimes unfounded or deceitful, representations.

3. To portray too favorably; to give a too favorable idea of;
as, his portrait flatters him.

Moreover, the 1991-92 result is flattered by a Pounds 61m credit from sales of businesses which in turn masks a Pounds 71m exceptional provision for reorganisation.
True, an unexpected Pounds 10.5m contribution from the pension fund flattered profits.
"It was a lark," said Donald Wayne Ullom, a reporter for WTOV-TV of nearby Steubenville, Ohio. "I'm flattered." Ullom won the Nov. 8 election with 28 write-in votes.
A lower tax bill flattered after-tax income, but distributable profit slid to R107m from R111m.
The comparable period was also flattered by an exceptional disposal gain, although the company has never revealed the exact amount.
But I really am flattered." Actually, the title of "sir" is reserved for British subjects.
While flattered, she later brushed the gesture aside.
For a politician newly come to office, the standard reply to talk about a national role is a flattered, coy sidestep, with the observation that such speculation is premature.
Partly compensating for this was the 53-week financial year, which flattered sales figures by around 2 percentage points.
Experts testified that about 75% of men polled said they would be flattered by sexual advances in the workplace, while 15% said they would be offended.
And people are still living in the woods, but with all the modern conveniences." Some southern New Jersey natives are flattered to be called a "Piney."
But, if it were offered, he said, "I would be flattered." An early entrant into the 1988 GOP presidential contest, Kemp dropped out in March after failing to win better than 13 percent in any of the initial GOP primaries.
But he's actually just James McMurtry with a guitar who takes it all in typical Texas stride, flattered but not pressured.
I'm flattered to be here and have these artifacts on display." He donned the fedora for begging photographers, playfully flipped up the bill, and answered all the usual movie-star questions.
This message arrives as a series of moral choices neatly balanced, so one is instructed and flattered into recognising the dangers of pretence. One learns nothing, however, from this production.
He or she would feel more flattered at one of the big names of the Parisian restaurant business, like Lucas Carton, Taillevent or the Tour d'Argent.
Profits, while respectable, were flattered by the hold-ups in capital spending, which should delay the switch from net cash to net borrowings until next year.
But Kurt Antonius, a Honda spokesman, says, "Many times we're flattered" by comparison ads.
Santa must have been flattered but a bit confused when he made his Christmas Eve visit to Mollie Williford's home.
Operating costs fell 10 per cent, to Dollars 926m. The latest figures are flattered by a one-off tax benefit of Dollars 25m.

您正在访问的是
中国词汇量第二的英语词典
更多精彩，登录后发现......

2005 - 2024 Dict.li Online Dictionary

验证码
用户名
密　码
	注册