flattery

noun

1. 奉承；阿谀；讨好；恭维
   praise that is not sincere, especially in order to obtain sth from sb
   1. You're too intelligent to fall for his flattery.
      你很聪明，不会受他的阿谀奉承所惑。

1. N-UNCOUNT 奉承;阿谀;恭维
   Flattery consists of flattering words or behaviour.
   1. He is ambitious and susceptible to flattery.
      他雄心勃勃，而且很喜欢听别人的恭维话。

1. He is ambitious and susceptible to flattery.
   他雄心勃勃，而且很喜欢听别人的恭维话。
2. John found himself surrounded by insincere flattery.
   约翰发现自己为虚情假意的奉承阿谀所包围。
3. James was extremely susceptible to flattery
   詹姆斯听几句奉承话就忘乎所以。
4. Flattery has turned his head.
   奉承已使他头脑发昏。
5. She was pleased by the flattery.
   她听了这些奉承话而得意起来。
6. I'm a newcomer and no good at flattery.
   我是新来的，又不会献殷勤。
7. Cut out the banana oil; flattery will get you nowhere!
   别花言巧语了，吹捧是不会使你捞到好处的！
8. He thinks by all his fast talking and flattery he can pull the wool over her eyes, but she isn't deceived.
   他认为像这样花言巧语加上奉承就可以蒙蔽她，但她没有受骗。
9. He is above the insincere flattery.
   他对这种假惺惺的谄谀不屑一顾。
10. He is above flattery.
    他不屑阿谀奉承。
11. He is proof against flattery.
    他不为阿谀奉承所动。
12. Some people use flattery to get favours.
    有些人靠阿谀奉承谋求好处。
13. I find his flattery odious.
    我觉得他的谀词十分讨厌。
14. He's apt to fall for flattery.
    他爱听奉承话。
15. He was credulous, and fell for words of flattery.
    他耳朵软，架不住人家三句好话，就相信了。
16. She loathes bragging and flattery.
    她最不喜欢吹吹拍拍。
17. Flattery will only make him more arrogant.
    恭维只会助长他的骄气。
18. Think of it. you're combining honesty and flattery.
    想想吧，你在用诚实和恭维组合拳。
19. I hate careless flattery, the kind that exhaust you in your effort to believe it.
    我讨厌漫不经心的恭维话，为了拼命努力去相信它，就够你筋疲力倦了。
20. The King got tired of listening to the endless sickening flattery of his courtiers.
    国王听腻了朝臣们无休无止、令人作呕的恭维话。
21. I was disgusted by his fulsome flattery.
    我讨厌他那过分的谄媚。
22. Even in the performance there was not a little flattery or frivolity in the men's eyes.
    即使是在表演中，这些男人们的眼神也绝无一丝谄媚或轻浮。
23. If plagiarism is the highest form of flattery, then I have indeed been flattered.
    如果剽窃是（对原作者）最高形式的恭维形式的话，我的确是被恭维了。
24. The first lesson is that flattery and real compliments are very different.
    第一堂课是：谄媚和真正的赞美是非常不同的。
25. She flattered me with flashy words. I disliked her flattery.
    她用华而不实的词语奉承我，我不喜欢她的奉承。
26. Don't let his flattery blindfold you to his true intentions.
    不要让他的阿谀蒙蔽了他的真正意图。
27. She cheated him by flattery.
    她用谄媚的手段欺骗他。
28. That's the nicest flattery I've ever heard, you must need this job very badly, right?
    这是我所听过的最技巧的恭维话，你一定很需要这份工作，对不对？
29. I pure love you, do not confuse praise for the flattery.
    我纯洁地爱你，不为奉承吹捧迷惑。
30. We are sick of your flattery.
    我们对你的恭维奉承感到厌恶。

n.

flattery will get you everywhere/nowhere

• 阿谀奉承将会使你如愿以偿（或无济于事）
  praise that is not sincere will/will not get you what you want

noun

1. excessive or insincere praise