英 [ˈflætəri] 美 [ˈflætəri]
n. 奉承，讨好
复数flatteries
flattery /ˈflætərɪ/ TEM4
不可数名词 Flattery consists of flattering words or behaviour. 奉承
He is ambitious and susceptible to flattery.
他雄心勃勃，而且很喜欢听恭维话。
excessive or insincere praise
灌迷汤
” 奉承(Flattery)[(自我意识的)两大弊病]两大弊病是:骑著毛驴找毛驴,骑上毛驴就不愿下来.
...，更没有数据支持，说急急点，这就是不负责任的表现，让申花很无奈，这里没有手误，确实是让申花很无奈，戴着顶高帽子(Flattery)，却搞不清楚为什么要戴。
... Tenacious 坚持的，顽强的，不屈不挠的 Flattery 谄媚，奉承 bias vt.使产生偏见或偏心 ...
... sway 影响 flattery 恭维 scandalous 丑闻，丢脸的 ...
flattering 奉承的；谄媚的
flatterer 奉承者；阿谀者；谄媚者
flatter 奉承；谄媚；使高兴
James was extremely susceptible to flattery.
詹姆斯非常容易受奉承话的影响。
You're too intelligent to fall for his flattery.
你很聪明，不会受他的阿谀奉承所惑。
Flattery has turned his head.
奉承已使他头脑发昏。
The mockery you might say mockery of Socrates remains one of the sincerest forms of flattery; they took him very seriously.
这些嘲弄，可以这么说,对苏格拉底的嘲弄,仍是最真诚的奉承型式之一；,他们很把他当一回事。
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He also long ago realised an important truth you cannot lay flattery on too thick.
How does a company differentiate in a business where flattery gets you no where?
The emails start as they continue: With Weiss repeatedly dousing Weiner with ego-stroking flattery.