compliment
noun
verb
ˈkɒmplɪəmənt
noun
1
a
remark
that
shows
you
admire
someone
or
something
赞美的话，夸奖，称赞
C
Being
compared
to
Abba
is
a
great
compliment.
和阿巴乐队相提并论是极大的荣誉。
Rob
Andrew
had
a
quiet
game,
which
is
meant
as
a
compliment
.
罗布．安德鲁的比赛波澜不惊，这话是说他打得好。
All
Felix’s
guests
paid
her
extravagant
compliments
.
费利克斯的所有客人都对她赞不绝口。
To
Joe
the
greatest
compliment
was
to
be
considered
amusing.
对乔来说，最高的赞赏就是被人认为风趣逗人。
2
take sth as a compliment
to
be
pleased
about
what
someone
says
about
you,
even
though
they
may
not
mean
to
be
nice
把某事当作是一种夸奖
They
all
seem
to
think
that
I
ask
rather
cheeky
questions,
which
I’ll
take
as
a
compliment.
他们好像都觉得我问的问题很厚颜无耻，我说这是在抬举我呢。
3
an
action
that
shows
you
admire
someone
恭维的行为，赞美
singular 单数
He
paid
MacLennan
the
finest
compliment
of
all
by
imitating
him.
他模仿麦克伦南是对他最大的赞赏。
[+
to
]
It’s
a
great
compliment
to
the
band
that
he
came
out
of
retirement
to
interview
them.
他退休后又复出来采访他们，这对该乐队而言是极大的恭维。
4
fish for compliments
to
try
to
make
someone
say
something
nice
about
you
讨好话，求赞美
5
compliments
praise
or
good
wishes
致意，赞美，祝贺
plural 复数
This
soup
is
delicious;
my
compliments
to
the
chef.
这汤太好喝了，我向厨师致意。
6
with the compliments of sb/with our compliments
used
by
a
person
or
company
when
they
send
or
give
something
to
you
[正式] 请接受某人/我们的敬意
formal
With
the
compliments
of
J.
Nocuold
&
Son.
J．
那古尔德父子公司向您致意。
Please
accept
these
tickets
with
our
compliments.
请收下我们敬送的这些票。
7
the compliments of the season
used
as
a
spoken
or
written
greeting
at
Christmas
and
New
Year
[过时] 谨致节日祝贺〔圣诞和新年贺词〕
old-fashioned
8
return the compliment
to
behave
towards
someone
in
the
same
way
that
they
have
behaved
towards
you
照样回敬
They
didn’t
take
a
lot
of
notice
of
me,
and
I
returned
the
compliment.
他们对我爱理不理的，我就照样回敬。
9
back-handed compliment left-handed compliment
; left-handed compliment AmE [美] something that someone says to you which is nice and not nice at the same time 似褒还贬的赞美之词
BrE AmE
‘You’ve
got
a
brain.
Try
using
it.’
‘Thanks
for
the
backhanded
compliment!’
“你脑袋很聪明，要用一用呀。”“谢谢你这似褒还贬的恭维话！”
ˈkɒmplɪəment
verb
10
to
say
something
nice
to
someone
in
order
to
praise
them
赞美，称赞
compliment
sb
on
sth
Bob
complimented
me
on
my
new
hairstyle.
鲍勃称赞我的新发型。
The
groom
was
so
nervous
he
forgot
to
compliment
the
bridesmaids.
新郎非常紧张，都忘了夸奖女傧相。