Flatter

(verb.) praise somewhat dishonestly.

整理:华莱士

• He does not flatter women, but he is patient with them, and he seems to be easy in their presence, and to find their company genial. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• You're an artful little puss to flatter and wheedle your cross old sister in that way. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• Let us flatter ourselves that I may be the survivor. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
• I flatter myself that I have some influence over her. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• The word demagogue has been frightfully maltreated in late years, but surely here is its real meaning--to flatter the people by telling them that their failures are somebody else's fault. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• Instead of having to flatter, she would be flattered; instead of being grateful, she would receive thanks. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• I've been helping you a little; I flatter myself not injudiciously. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• I would be quiet if he liked, and as to talking rationally, I flattered myself I was doing that now. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• She played before me the amiable; offered me patte de velours; caressed, flattered, fawned on me. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• He flattered himself that it was opportunity, not audacity, which had failed him. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• She said, however, that the cognac was flattered, and took up her knitting. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• Instead of having to flatter, she would be flattered; instead of being grateful, she would receive thanks. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• Histi?us was at first flattered by this court position, and then realized its true meaning. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• He drove his curricle; he drank his claret; he played his rubber; he told his Indian stories, and the Irish widow consoled and flattered him as usual. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• In general she recoiled from touch or close approach with a mixture of embarrassment and coldness far from flattering to those who offered her aid. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• Not a flattering idea. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• He had a soft, flattering manner with women, particularly with women who were not young. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• Every flattering scheme of being of consequence to her soon fell to the ground. 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.
• The only flattering part of this melancholy fact was, that every woman he made up to had been reckoned like me in feature or expression. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• But he was pressed to stay for Mrs. Fraser's party; his staying was made of flattering consequence, and he was to meet Mrs. Rushworth there. 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.
• But she was all aglow with her reception, carried away by this little flattering ceremonial on her behalf. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• He flatters my vanity by talking to me as seriously and sensibly as if I was a man. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.

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