flattered
past simple and past participle offlatter
| 单词 | flattered |
| 释义 | flattered past simple and past participle offlatter flatter verb[T] uk/ˈflæt.ər/us/ˈflæt̬.ɚ/topraisesomeone inorderto make themfeelattractiveorimportant, sometimes in a way that is notsincere: Iknewhe was only flattering me because hewantedtoborrowsomemoney. to praise someone or something
flatteryourself tobelievesomething good about yourselfalthoughit might not betrue: [+ that]Steve flatters himselfthathe's anexcellentspeaker. flatter to deceive to give theappearanceof beingbetterthan thetruesituation: Isuspectthesestatisticsflatter todeceive. be/feel flattered tofeelverypleasedandproudbecause someone has said good things about you or has made youfeelimportant: She was flattered by hisattention. They were flatteredtobeinvitedtodinnerby themayor. Wefeltflatteredthatso manypeoplecame toourparty. to make someonelookmoreattractivethanusual: That newhairstylereally flatters her. Shortskirtsdon't flatter me at all. Praising insincerely or too eagerly
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Showing arrogance and conceit Exaggerating & playing down Taking pleasure in something Decorating or making something attractive Examplesofflatteredflattered In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. I amflatteredthat they took notice of my piece, but think their efforts to set the record straight only obfuscate matters further. From theCambridge English Corpus It also included some of the bestinformed specialists in the world, a formidable group to be entertained andflatteredas well as informed. From theCambridge English Corpus The man appearsflatteredby her interest, but at the same time surprised by her aggressiveness. From theCambridge English Corpus I wasflatteredto be included, learned a lot, and gained a lot of confidence. From theCambridge English Corpus Nor is sheflatteredby an appeal to her domestic virtues. From theCambridge English Corpus In a single, undivided movement of around 15 minutes' duration, the concertoflatteredto deceive in its opening paragraphs. From theCambridge English Corpus We are allflatteredto be asked our expert opinion and no doubt this also plays a part in why reviewers are so generous with their time. From theCambridge English Corpus Like many great engineers, while disclaming any pretension to make architecture or practise an 'art', he was clearlyflatteredby the attention architects gave to his bridges and buildings. From theCambridge English Corpus Heflatteredso many of us in those later years of his career by his attention to our work and his quick grasp and appreciation of its details. From theCambridge English Corpus I am both amused andflatteredby his constant attention. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I wasflatteredto learn that certain organisations had reprinted my speech. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I wasflatteredthat he felt that a visit from me would be such a catalyst that work would progress apace and almost instantly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I amflatteredthat that should be so. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is one of the reasons for my beingflatteredto receive the invitation and delighted to accept it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I wasflatteredto hear so many quotes from my previous speeches. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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