新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

compliment

英  [ˈkɒmplɪmənt]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • compliments

    1[C 可数名词] 恭维话

    A compliment is a polite remark that you make to someone to show that you like their appearance, appreciate their qualities, or approve of what they have done.

    双语例句

    例:

    You can do no harm by paying a woman compliments.

    对女人讲恭维话不会有什么害处。

    VERB. 动词
  • compliments , complimenting , complimented

    1[T 及物动词] 恭维

    If you compliment someone, you give them a compliment.

    双语例句

    例:

    They complimented me on the way I looked each time they saw me.

    他们每次见到我都恭维我的外貌。