flattery 专八

servile flattery and submission.

卑躬屈膝的承和温顺。

their flattery made him vain.

他们的吹捧使他自命不凡。

----奴颜婢膝.

---Sycophancy and servile flattery.

Flattery is not his style.

他从不对人承。

He was laying on the flattery with a trowel.

他在一个劲儿拍马屁。

a little bit of flattery was now in order.

现在说点正合适。

The film star is blase about endless flattery now.

那位电影明星现在对无休无止的吹捧已经厌烦了。

she allowed no hint of flattery to enter her voice.

她不容自己的声音里流出丝毫的谄媚之意。

left-handed flattery; a left-handed compliment.

虚情假意的溜须拍马；言不由衷的赞美

an investigator who develops witnesses through flattery and intimidation.

调查员利用和恐吓来影响证人

Just remember—flattery will get you nowhere. There’s no use trying to be nice to me so I’ll give you what you want.

记住—拍马屁不会使你如愿以偿。你讨好我也没用，我不会给你想要的东西。

More generally, Schumpeter seemed to be playing the role of grand seigneur, and he tended to flatter where flattery was not due, no doubt satirically.

更一般的意义上，熊彼特像在扮演大领主的角色，当不用承时，他会承，当然是挖苦的。