He tried to win his teacher's favor with flattery. a talk show host who is known for charming her guests with disingenuous flattery
Recent Examples on the WebSome say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 29 Aug. 2022 The flattery helped forestall what many in Japan had feared would be swift demands for damaging trade deals or higher payments by Japan for hosting close to 55,000 American troops on bases across the country.New York Times, 8 July 2022 An update of Balzac would risk inviting the very self-saving flattery that is the object of the film’s exhilarating critique. Armond White, National Review, 10 June 2022 Foo Fighters have never been a one-man show, but as the big screens at Grant Park showed Grohl’s singing and Hawkins’ drumming in equal measure, the two anchors shone bright in between the flattery. Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 2 Aug. 2021 If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, no company has earned excessive adulation over the past year quite like TikTok’s Chinese parent ByteDance. Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2022 According to Cowell, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2022 In tech circles, imitation is not the best form of flattery. John Brandon, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022 If imitation equals flattery, Ray’s should be on full blush. Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 2 June 2022 See More
ADJECTIVE | VERB + FLATTERY | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤artificial假意的奉承VERB + FLATTERY➤use說奉承話◇Salespeople are often accused of using artificial flattery.推銷員經常被指責為胡亂奉承。➤fall for喜歡聽奉承話◇She falls for his flattery every time.她每次都抵擋不了他的甜言蜜語。PREPOSITION➤through flattery通過奉承◇He thinks he can get his way through flattery.他以為能靠奉承達到目的。➤with flattery用奉承的話◇She persuaded him with flattery.她說盡好話說服他。