1. flatter oneself : 自信, 自想, 自以为；

1. He flattered her on her cooking.
    他奉承她做饭好。

2. She feels flattered by your invitation.
    受你的邀请，她觉得非常荣幸。

3. She was greatly flattered by an invitation to visit the White House.
    她对受到邀请访问白宫感到很荣幸。

4. flatter

4. She only flatters you so you will help her.
    她只是奉承你，以便你能帮助她。

5. This picture surely doesn''t flatter my sister.
    我妹妹这张照片没有本人好看。

1. 谄媚：他的友好沦于谄媚(flatter),而且他常常尽力让英国人娱乐(go out of his way to entertain English.) 虽然不令人厌恶,却的确让人有些尴尬. 我还记得在国外度过的第一个夜晚,同屋的马来西亚女孩儿听说我从中国来之后,

2. 恭维：打来打去在戏弄(dally)生气的边缘(flange),火光在摇曳(flare),问到了烧瓶(flask),姑姑在炫耀(flaunt),法律的瑕疵(flaw),出去才蔑视(flout),我们的面粉(flour),下边深陷(flounder),后来的恭维(flatter),残废的火焰(flame)口音在加重(accentuate),

3. 平面锤：平面图;俯视图 plan | 平面锤 flatter | 平移 translation

4. 赶板机：赶平Flattening | 赶板机flatter | 赶平机 flattener

1. 向…谄媚;奉承;讨好
    If someone flatters you, they praise you in an exaggerated way that is not sincere, because they want to please you or to persuade you to do something.

    e.g. I knew she was just flattering me.
           我知道她只是在恭维我。
    e.g. ...a story of how the president flattered and feted him into taking his side.
           有关总统如何恭维并盛宴款待他、让他站到自己一边的故事

2. 自认为;自以为是
    If you flatter yourself that something good is the case, you believe that it is true, although others may disagree. If someone says to you ''you''re flattering yourself'' or ''don''t flatter yourself'', they mean that they disagree with your good opinion of yourself.

    e.g. I flatter myself that this campaign will put an end to the war...
           我自认为这次战役将结束这场战争。
    e.g. I flatter myself I''ve done it all rather well...
           我认为自己已经做得相当好了。

3. 使显得更漂亮
    If something flatters you, it makes you appear more attractive.

    e.g. Orange and khaki flatter those with golden skin tones...
           橘黄色和卡其色能衬托那些金黄色皮肤的人。
    e.g. My philosophy of fashion is that I like to make clothes that flatter.
           我的时尚理念就是我喜欢做让人穿着更显漂亮的衣服。

1. praise somewhat dishonestly

    Synonym: blandish