動(dòng)詞 flatter:

1. praise somewhat dishonestly
   同義詞：blandish

形容詞 flat:

1. having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
   同義詞：flat, level, plane
2. having a relatively broad surface in relation to depth or thickness
   同義詞：flat
3. not modified or restricted by reservations
   同義詞：categoric, categorical, flat, unconditional
4. stretched out and lying at full length along the ground
   同義詞：flat, prostrate
5. lacking contrast or shading between tones
   同義詞：flat
6. lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone
   同義詞：flat
7. flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes)
   同義詞：compressed, flat
8. lacking taste or flavor or tang
   同義詞：bland, flat, flavorless, flavourless, insipid, savorless, savourless, vapid
9. lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting
   同義詞：bland, flat
10. having lost effervescence
    同義詞：flat
11. (of taxes) not increasing as the amount taxed increases
    同義詞：flat, fixed
12. sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch
    同義詞：flat, monotone, monotonic, monotonous
13. horizontally level
    同義詞：flat
14. lacking the expected range or depth; not designed to give an illusion or depth
    同義詞：two-dimensional, 2-dimensional, flat
15. (of a tire) completely or partially deflated
    同義詞：flat
16. not reflecting light; not glossy
    同義詞：flat, mat, matt, matte, matted
17. commercially inactive
    同義詞：flat

1. Oh, you flatter me.
   哦，你過獎(jiǎng)了。
2. I feel greatly flattered by your invitation to address the meeting.
   蒙您邀請?jiān)诖藭涎菡f，我深感榮幸。
3. He flattered her about her cooking.
   他恭維她的烹調(diào)手藝。
4. This photograph flatters you.
   這照片比你本人漂亮。

flatter

v.（動(dòng)詞）
flat.tered,flat.ter.ing,flat.ters
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To compliment excessively and often insincerely, especially in order to win favor.
奉承：尤指為了博得歡心的過分地且常常為不真誠地贊揚(yáng)
To please or gratify the vanity of:
取悅：使愉快或滿足虛榮心：
例句：
.What really flatters a man is that you think him worth flattering.(George Bernard Shaw)
.真正令一個(gè)人愉快的是你認(rèn)為他值得奉承.(喬治·蕭伯納)

To portray favorably:
顯得比本人漂亮：
例句：
a photograph that flatters its subject.
一張拍得比本人漂亮的照片

To show off becomingly or advantageously.
炫耀：適當(dāng)?shù)鼗蜻^分地顯示
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To practice flattery.
進(jìn)行奉承

來源：
Middle English flateren
中古英語 flateren
from Old French flater
源自 古法語 flater
[of Germanic origin] * see plat-
[源于日耳曼語] *參見 plat-

【引伸】
flat.terer
n.（名詞）
flat.teringly
adv.（副詞）

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flatter
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n.（名詞）
A flat-faced swage or hammer used by blacksmiths.
平整工具：鐵匠用的一種平面鐵模或鐵錘
A die plate for flattening metal into strips, as in the manufacture of watch springs.
扁條拉模：一種用來拉平鋼條的模板，如用于生產(chǎn)手表發(fā)條的模板