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flattery

/ˈflætəɹi/

Meanings
noun

奉承, 谄媚。

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

Examples :

"The student's essay was full of flattery for the teacher, hoping to get a better grade. "
这名学生的文章里充满了对老师的奉承话，希望能得到更高的分数。
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Related Words

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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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teacher noun

/ˈtiːt͡ʃə/ /ˈtit͡ʃɚ/

老师，教师

"My daughter's teacher is very kind and helpful. "

我女儿的老师非常友善而且乐于助人。

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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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student noun

/ˈstjuː.dənt/ /ˈstu.dn̩t/

学生，学员

"He is a student of life."

他是一个在人生中不断学习的人。

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discouraged verb

/dɪsˈkʌɹɪd͡ʒd/ /dɪsˈkɝɪd͡ʒd/

灰心，沮丧。

"Failing the test discouraged her from studying hard. "

考试没及格让她灰心丧气，不想努力学习了。

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criticism noun

/ˈkɹɪtɪsɪzəm/

批评，批判。

"The politician received a lot of public criticism for his controversial stance on the issue."

那位政客因为在这个问题上的争议性立场，受到了很多公众的批评。

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praise noun

/pɹeɪz/

赞扬，表扬。

"The teacher gave the student praise for her excellent essay. "

老师表扬了那个学生，因为她写的文章非常出色。

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favour noun

/ˈfeɪ.və/ /ˈfeɪ.vɚ/

帮助，恩惠。

"He did me a favor when he took the time to drive me home."

他花时间开车送我回家，真是帮了我一个大忙。

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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。