complimenting

英 [ˈkɒmplɪmentɪŋ]

美 [ˈkɑːmplɪmentɪŋ]

v.  赞美; 称赞; 钦佩
compliment的现在分词

柯林斯词典

The verb is pronounced /'kɒmplɪment/. The noun is pronounced /'kɒmplɪmənt/. 动词读作 /'kɒmplɪment/。名词读作 /'kɒmplɪmənt/。


• N-COUNT 赞美;恭维(话)
  Acomplimentis a polite remark that you say to someone to show that you like their appearance, appreciate their qualities, or approve of what they have done.
  1. You can do no harm by paying a woman compliments...
     对女人说些恭维话没有坏处。
  2. 'Well done, Cassandra,' Crook said. She blushed, but accepted the compliment with good grace.
     “干得好，卡桑德拉。”克鲁克说。她脸一下子红了，但还是很有风度地接受了恭维。
• VERB 赞美;恭维
  If youcomplimentsomeone, you pay them a compliment.
  1. They complimented me on the way I looked each time they saw me...
     每次见到我，他们都称赞我的外貌。
  2. Firstly I compliment you on most of your excellent Spring issue of 'Triangle'.
     首先，让我来夸几句，你们《三角迷踪》春季号的大部分内容都非常精彩。
• N-COUNT 赞美;赞赏
  If you consider something that a person says or does as acompliment, it convinces you of your own good qualities, or that the person appreciates you.
  1. We consider it a compliment to be called 'conservative'...
     我们认为被称作“保守分子”是对我们的一种赞赏。
  2. It's obvious he's worried about us and I'm taking it as a compliment.
     显然他担心我们，我把这当做一种赞美。
• N-PLURAL 致谢;祝贺;致意
  You can refer to yourcomplimentswhen you want to express thanks, good wishes, or respect to someone in a formal way.
  1. My compliments to the chef...
     请向厨师代为致意！
  2. Give my compliments to your lovely wife when you write home.
     写信回家的时候，代我问候你可爱的妻子。
• PHRASE 回报;回敬
  If you say that someonereturns the compliment, you mean that they do the same thing to someone else as that person has done to them.
  1. The actors have entertained us so splendidly during this weekend, I think it's time we returned the compliment.
     这周末演员们给我们带来了精彩的演出，我觉得我们该回请他们了。
• PHRASE (尤指赠送礼物或给予帮助时)…敬赠，请接受…的敬意
  If you say that you are giving someone somethingwithyourcompliments, you are saying in a polite and fairly formal way that you are giving it to them, especially as a gift or a favour.
  1. Please give this to your boss with my compliments...
     请把这个给你的老板，算是我的一点心意。
  2. On my bedside table awaited, with the compliments of the management, an appetizing breakfast.
     一份让人垂涎的早餐摆在我的床头桌上，那是管理人员的一点小意思。

双语例句

• I made a comment to this member complimenting him on his record.
  我对他的战绩做出了我的一点评价。
• Or you take the sucking-up route and make yourself charming by complimenting him and generally being chummy.
  你也可以选择拍马屁的路线，通过奉承老板，跟老板套近乎，增加自己的魅力。
• When my boyfriend comes home and displaces his work anger by yelling at me, he invariably tries to undo the injustice later by complimenting me or making dinner on his own.
  当我的男友回到家，把工作上的愤怒转移，对我大叫了，他别必然之后夸我，或自己做饭来修复不公。
• Edgar, of course, is complimenting himself, saying his wife is very intelligent because she married him even though he doesn't have a lot of money.
  埃德加说他妻子有智慧当然也是在表扬自己，因为虽然他没钱她还是嫁给他了。
• Holmes: No doubt you think that you are complimenting me in comparing to Dupin.
  福尔摩斯：你拿我和杜宾比较觉得是在恭维我？
• Say to yourself," I have nice hands, or I have a good memory, etc. "by complimenting yourself on a regular basis, your selfconfidence will increase steadily.
  跟自己说：“我有一双灵巧的手，或者是我的记忆力很好等。”经常鼓励自己，你的自信心便会逐步增强。
• Douglas, himself, alluded to the Oscar generation gap in complimenting Hathaway on her looks.
  道格拉斯在称赞海瑟薇的美貌时，影射奥斯卡的代沟。
• I liked having him nearby, opening doors for me, complimenting me, calling me darling.
  我喜欢他在身边，为我开门，恭维我，叫我甜心。
• I was just complimenting Robert on his wonderful food.
  我正在赞美罗伯特做出来的美味菜肴。
• Remember, if he is not complimenting your efforts, is tending towards being abusive or is demeaning you, you can simply quit the job.
  记住，如果他不赞赏你的努力，很容易变成辱骂或是贬低你，你应该爽快的辞职。