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    flattering查询结果如下:

    音标:['flætərɪŋ]
    名词复数:flatterings 词频:低频词
    基本释义/说明:adj.奉承的;谄媚的,
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    adj.
    奉承的;谄媚的,
    Many flattering relatives fawned on the rich old man.
    许多谄媚的亲戚都奉承那老富翁。
    An approving or flattering recommendation.
    拍马屁赞同或奉承的推荐
    Flattering in an insincere way;obsequious.
    以不真诚的方式奉承的;谄媚的
    His flattering remark brought a blush in to her cheeks
    他那阿谀奉承的话使她羞得双颊通红。
    -扩展释义
    扩展解释:
    a.1.阿谀的,奉承的,2.讨人喜欢的,悦人的,3.(照片等)比本人好看的
    A good [bad, flattering] likeness
    很像的[不像的,比本人好看的]相片[肖像]
    -同义词和反义词

    词性:adjective

    -flattering的不同词性形态

    形容词 变体/同根词

    Marked by flattery; characteristically flattering
    “It would be composed and dispatched overnight by lesser members of the flattersome company.”
    susceptible to flattery
    In a positive mood because of a comment or action which causes one to feel proud of oneself.

    名词 变体/同根词

    One who flatters.
    “Yet perhaps he is only some false flatterer who is scorning us all the time.”
    “The crowd’s loud cheers and shouts of applause were typical of the flatterer, excessive and insincere.”
    “The Losengour or pleasant flatterer was too lightly believed, and honied words made more harmful the deceitful error.”
    female flatterer
    The quality of being flattering.
    (uncountable) Excessive praise or approval, which is often insincere and sometimes contrived to win favour. || (countable) An instance of excessive praise.
    “The type of flattery that has reached dangerous proportions today is the absurd adulation and lionization of movie stars and other celebrities.”
    “He was not the sort of prince who adored flattery and adulation, public appearances and such.”
    “Boosterism, flattery, jollying one’s councillors towards a decision are vital.”
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