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flatteries

/ˈflætəriz/

Meanings
noun

奉承，谄媚。

Excessive praise or approval, which is often insincere and sometimes contrived to win favour.

Examples :

"The politician was immune to the crowd's flatteries because he knew they were just trying to get him to lower their taxes. "
那位政客对人群的奉承话无动于衷，因为他知道他们只是想让他降低税收。
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Related Words

Illustration approval

approval noun

/əˈpɹuːvəl/ /əˈpɹuvəl/

批准，赞同。

"I need to get an approval on this purchase order."

我需要得到这个采购订单的批准。

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manipulate verb

/məˈnɪpjʊleɪt/

操纵，操作。

"The chef carefully manipulated the ingredients, stirring the sauce gently. "

厨师小心地操作着食材，轻轻地搅拌着酱汁。

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uncomfortable adjective

/ʌnˈkʌm.fə.tə.bəl/ /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bəl/

不舒服，难受

"The class squirmed and fidgeted in the uncomfortable new chairs."

学生们在新椅子上扭来扭去，坐得很不舒服。

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constant noun

/ˈkɒnstənt/ /ˈkɑnstənt/

常量，常数。

"The constant noise from the construction site made it hard to concentrate on my homework. "

建筑工地传来的持续不断的噪音，吵得我很难集中精力做作业。

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because adverb

/bɪˈkɒz/ /biˈkɔz/

因为，由于。

"I went to the park because the weather was nice. "

因为天气很好，所以我去了公园。

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insincere adjective

/ˌɪnsɪnˈsɪr/ /ˌɪnsɪnˈsɪər/

虚伪，不真诚.

"Her compliment about my presentation felt insincere because she hadn't even looked up from her phone the entire time I was speaking. "

她夸我报告的那些话听起来很虚伪，因为我讲的时候她全程都在看手机，根本没抬头。

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sometimes adjective

/ˈsʌmtaɪmz/

以前的，之前的。

"My sometimes neighbor, a retired teacher, still visits the school occasionally. "

我以前的邻居，一位退休教师，偶尔还会去学校看看。

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instance noun

/ˈɪnstəns/

坚持， 坚决要求， 迫切要求

"My mother's instance that I finish my homework before dinner was quite strong. "

我妈妈坚持我必须在晚饭前完成作业的态度非常坚决。

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excessive adjective

/ɪkˈsɛsɪv/

过度，过分，过度的。

"Putting a wide vibrato on a single 16th triplet note at 160 beats per minute seems rather excessive."

在每分钟160拍的速度下，仅仅在一个十六分三连音符上使用幅度过大的颤音，似乎有些过度了。

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suspected verb

/səsˈpɛktɪd/

怀疑，猜疑。

"to suspect the presence of disease"

怀疑有疾病的存在

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politician noun

/ˈpɒl.ɪ.tɪʃ.ən/ /pɑl.ɪˈtɪʃ.ən/

政治家，政客.

"The politician spoke at the school assembly about the importance of community involvement. "

那位政治家在学校集会上发表了讲话，强调社区参与的重要性。

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contrived verb

/kənˈtɹaɪvd/

捏造，设计。

"The student contrived a clever solution to the math problem. "

那个学生巧妙地设计出了一个解决数学难题的方案。