flatter sb
flatter 作及物动词，直接接奉承或讨好的对象。
He flattered his boss to get a promotion.
他奉承老板以获得升职。
奉承；恭维；讨好
使显得更好看；美化；自以为；沾沾自喜；用虚假的希望鼓励；给空指望；赞美某人,通常(但不一定)不真诚,有时为赢得好感；不诚实地称赞
to praise or compliment someone, often insincerely, especially to please their vanity or win favor
赞美某人,通常(但不一定)不真诚,有时为赢得好感
To compliment someone, often (but not necessarily) insincerely and sometimes to win favour.
不诚实地称赞
praise somewhat dishonestly
通过赞美提升或满足某人的虚荣心
To enhance or gratify someone's vanity by praising them.
将某人描绘得有利
To portray someone to advantage.
用(通常是虚假的)希望鼓励或激励某人
To encourage or cheer someone with (usually false) hope.
以(想法)鼓励或取悦；自我祝贺,尤其当这种看法是错误时
To cheer or please (with the idea that); congratulate oneself, especially when the perception is false.
一般现在时
She flatters her boss to get ahead.
她奉承老板以求晋升。
一般过去时
The photo flattered him.
这张照片把他拍得比本人好看。
现在进行时
You are flattering me.
你在过奖我。
规则动词；过去式和过去分词均为 flattered。
She flatters everyone in the office, but her praise always sounds insincere.
她对办公室里的每个人都奉承，但她的赞美听起来总是不真诚。
用法提示：flatters 是 flatter 的第三人称单数形式，作及物动词，表示“奉承、恭维”。
Stop flattering me just because you want to borrow my car.
别因为想借我的车就奉承我。
用法提示：flattering 是 flatter 的现在分词，用于 stop doing sth 结构，表示“奉承”。
He flattered the chef even though the steak was overcooked.
尽管牛排煮得太老了，他还是恭维了厨师。
用法提示：flattered 是 flatter 的过去式，表示“恭维”，后接宾语 the chef。
flatter 作及物动词，直接接奉承或讨好的对象。
He flattered his boss to get a promotion.
他奉承老板以获得升职。
be flattered 表示因受到称赞或重视而感到高兴，主语通常是人。
She was flattered by his compliment.
他的称赞让她感到荣幸。
flatter oneself 后常接 that 从句，表示自认为……，多含贬义。
He flatters himself that he is the best candidate.
他自以为是最佳人选。
此用法中主语常为照片、服装或灯光等，意为使某人显得更漂亮或更好。
The lighting in this room really flatters her.
这个房间的灯光确实让她显得更好看。
grammar · medium
易错句子My teacher flattered me for finishing the homework on time.
正确表达My teacher praised me for finishing the homework on time.
flatter 指带有讨好或不真诚意味的恭维，目的往往是赢得好感；老师对学生真心的赞扬应用 praise。改句只替换动词，就保留了‘按时完成作业’这一称赞理由，同时去掉了 flatter 暗示的不真诚。
grammar · medium
易错句子He flatters that he will pass the exam without studying.
正确表达He flatters himself that he will pass the exam without studying.
表示‘自以为、想得美’时，flatter 必须带反身代词 oneself 作宾语，再接 that 从句，构成 flatter oneself that...；漏掉 himself 句子就不成立。中文‘他自以为’没有对应的反身标记，所以容易漏写。
grammar · medium
易错句子I flatter that you still remember my birthday.
正确表达I'm flattered that you still remember my birthday.
表示‘感到荣幸、受宠若惊’要用被动形式 be flattered，主语是感到高兴的人，后接 that 从句；用主动 flatter 会把主语变成‘去奉承别人’的一方，意思正好相反。
满足某人的虚荣心；让某人自我感觉良好
He kept complimenting her work just to flatter her ego.
他一直夸她的作品，只是为了满足她的虚荣心。
自认为；自以为了不起（常指错误的想法）
Don't flatter yourself — she was only being polite.
别自作多情了——她只是出于礼貌。
因受到称赞或邀请而感到受宠若惊
I was flattered by her invitation to join the panel.
她邀请我加入讨论小组，让我感到受宠若惊。
用恭维哄某人做某事
He flattered the manager into giving him a second chance.
他靠恭维哄得经理再给他一次机会。
以显得好看的方式；从有利的角度（描绘）
The documentary shows the regime in a flattering light.
这部纪录片把这个政权描绘得很光彩。
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恭维话；奉承的话
He greeted us with a few flattering remarks about our presentation.
他夸了几句我们的报告，以此跟我们打招呼。