1expression of praise讚美ADJECTIVE | VERB + COMPLIMENT | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤big, great, tremendous, ultimate盛讚;高度的讚美;極大的讚譽;最高的稱頌◇To listen to someone is the greatest compliment you can pay.用心傾聽就是對別人最高的尊重。➤biggest, highest極大的/極高的讚譽▸➤nice, wonderful美好的/極好的讚美▸➤unexpected意料之外的稱許▸➤backhanded, left-handed (NAmE) 有言外之意的/虛情假意的恭維◇In a backhanded compliment she said he looked very good for his age.她說他比實際年齡年輕許多,其實是有言外之意。VERB + COMPLIMENT➤give, pay sb說恭維話;讚美某人▸➤mean sth as⋯意在讚美◇Please don't misunderstand me-I meant it as a compliment.請別誤解我的意思 - 我這是讚美之言。➤get, receive收到讚美▸➤accept, acknowledge, take接受讚美◇She acknowledged their compliments with a big smile.她喜笑顏開地接受了他們的讚美。➤appreciate感謝讚美▸➤regard sth as, take sth as視⋯為稱讚◇I'll take that as a compliment.我把那當作讚美。➤fish for拐彎抹角地尋求別人的讚揚◇She's always fishing for compliments about her looks.她總是拐彎抹角地想讓別人稱讚她好看。➤repay, return答謝別人的稱讚◇He returned her compliment by saying how well she looked.對於她的稱讚,他回報說她很漂亮。PREPOSITION➤compliment on對⋯的讚美◇She received several compliments on her speech.她的演講得到了一些人的稱讚。➤compliment to對⋯的敬意◇If Mark's wearing a suit, that'll be a compliment to you!如果馬克穿套裝,那就是對你的尊敬!compliment
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2 (formal) your complimentsgood wishes良好祝願VERB + COMPLIMENTS | COMPLIMENTS + NOUN | PREPOSITIONVERB + COMPLIMENTS➤give sb, present (sb with), send sb給某人問候;(對某人)致以問候◇Please give my compliments to your wife.請代我問候你的妻子。COMPLIMENTS + NOUN➤slip (BrE) 致意便條◇The only enclosure was a formal compliments slip from the accounts department.僅隨函附上一張財務部的正式禮帖。PREPOSITION➤with sb's compliment (= free)某人敬贈◇All guests will receive a bottle of champagne with our compliments.所有來賓都將得到我們贈送的一瓶香檳。➤compliment to對⋯的致意◇my compliments to the chef(= to show that you like a particular dish)我對廚師深表謝意
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