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flattery

US [ˈflætəri]
UK ['flætəri]
  • n.奉承；恭维；阿谀；讨好
  • Web谄媚；恭维话；巴结
Plural Form：flatteries  

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flattery
n.
1.
奉承；阿谀；讨好；恭维praise that is not sincere, especially in order to obtain sth from sb
You're too intelligent to fall for his flattery.
你很聪明，不会受他的阿谀奉承所惑。
IDM
flattery will get you everywhere/nowhere
(informal)
阿谀奉承将会使你如愿以偿（或无济于事）praise that is not sincere will/will not get you what you want

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AllAll,奉承奉承,恭维恭维,阿谀阿谀,讨好讨好,谄媚谄媚,恭维话恭维话,巴结巴结
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1.
Friendship, like the morning fog, like purity, flattery does not get it, friendship can only be faithful to consolidate.
友谊像清晨的雾一样纯洁，奉承并不能得到它，友谊只能用忠实去巩固。
yǒu yì xiàng qīng chén de wù yí yàng chún jié , fèng chéng bìng bù néng dé dào tā , yǒu yì zhǐ néng yòng zhōng shí qù gǒng gù 。
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2.
"Had he been born in Europe he might have been another Napoleon, " said the stupid Georgian prince with a gift of flattery.
“他是生于欧洲，他曾被拿破仑另一个说：”傻王子与格鲁吉亚礼物擦鞋。
" tā shì shēng yú ōu zhōu , tā céng bèi ná pò lún lìng yī gè shuō : " shǎ wáng zǐ yǔ gé lǔ jí yà lǐ wù cā xié 。
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3.
However, a Chinese professor said, "The list is the latest sign of the U. S. media's change from China bashing to China flattery. "
然而，某位中国教授却说：“这份名单是美国媒体从打击中国变为奉承中国的的最新证据。”
rán ér , mǒu wèi zhōng guó jiào shòu què shuō : " zhè fèn míng dān shì měi guó méi tǐ cóng dǎ jī zhōng guó biàn wéi fèng chéng zhōng guó de de zuì xīn zhèng jù 。 "
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4.
After all, when someone says something pleasant to you directly, it's easy to discount it as mere politeness, or even flattery.
毕竟，当某人对你直接说一些好听的话，你很容易对它打点折扣而当做是礼貌或甚至当做是阿谀。
bì jìng , dāng mǒu rén duì nǐ zhí jiē shuō yì xiē hǎo tīng de huà , nǐ hěn róng yì duì tā dǎ dian zhé kòu ér dàng zuò shì lǐ mào huò shèn zhì dàng zuò shì ē yú 。
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5.
He said the closed-door session Saturday was "outstanding" and "free of flattery. "
他说，在星期六举行的闭门会议是非常好的，而且没有夹杂任何的谄媚言辞。
tā shuō , zài xīng qī liù jǔ xíng de bì mén huì yì shì fēi cháng hǎo de , ér qiě méi yǒu jiā zá rèn hé de chǎn mèi yán cí 。
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6.
Arriving at Forbes, he found a second-rate investment magazine running flattery about corporations.
麦克尔斯来到福布斯后，他发现世界二流投资型杂志却对大企业处处奉承。
mài kè ěr sī lái dào fú bù sī hòu , tā fā xiàn shì jiè èr liú tóu zī xíng zá zhì què duì dà qǐ yè chù chù fèng chéng 。
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7.
He thinks by all this fast talking and flattery he can pull the wool over her eyes, but she isn't deceived.
他以为像这样花言巧语加上奉承就可以蒙蔽她，但她没有受骗。
tā yǐ wéi xiàng zhè yàng huā yán qiǎo yǔ jiā shang fèng chéng jiù kě yǐ méng bì tā , dàn tā méi yǒu shòu piàn 。
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8.
Remember that a man also needs appreciation and flattery. If he gets it from his wife, he's far less likely to look for it elsewhere.
要记住：男人也需要赏识和恭维。如果他从自己的妻子那里得到赏识或恭维，他就极少可能到其他的地方去寻求。
yào jì zhù : nán rén yě xū yào shǎng shí hé gōng wéi 。 rú guǒ tā cóng zì jǐ de qī zi nà li dé dào shǎng shí huò gōng wéi , tā jiù jí shǎo kě néng dào qí tā de dì fang qù xún qiú 。
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9.
He said that all of it, the flattery and the secret meetings, were only to make me sorry for what I had done.
他说奉承我，秘密和我会面，这一切，都只是为了使我感到愧疚，因为我的所作所为。
tā shuō fèng chéng wǒ , mì mì hé wǒ huì miàn , zhè yí qiè , dōu zhǐ shì wèi le shǐ wǒ gǎn dào kuì jiù , yīn wèi wǒ de suǒ zuò suǒ wéi 。
blog.sina.com.cn
10.
The authors speculated that the susceptibility to flattery stemmed from a simple desire to feel good about themselves.
研究者猜测，人们容易受奉承的影响源自于人们想对自己感觉更好的简单渴望。
yán jiū zhě cāi cè , rén men róng yì shòu fèng chéng de yǐng xiǎng yuán zì yú rén men xiǎng duì zì jǐ gǎn jué gèng hǎo de jiǎn dān kě wàng 。
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