1. | [t] ~ sb 奉承；讨好；向…谄媚to say nice things about sb, often in a way that is not sincere, because you want them to do sth for you or you want to please them |
Are you trying to flatter me? 你是想讨好我？ |
2. | [t] ~ yourself (that…) 自命不凡to choose to believe sth good about yourself and your abilities, especially when other people do not share this opinion |
‘How will you manage without me?’ ‘Don't flatter yourself.’ “没有我看你怎么办！”“别自以为了不起。” |
3. | [t] ~ sb 使显得更漂亮；使胜过本人to make sb seem more attractive or better than they really are |
That colour doesn't flatter many people. 那种颜色对很多人都不适宜。 | |
The scoreline flattered England(= they did not deserve to get such a high score) . 英格兰队的最终比分大大超过了其实力。 |
