compliment
英 [ˈkɒmplɪmənt , ˈkɒmplɪment]
美 [ˈkɑːmplɪmənt , ˈkɑːmplɪment]
n. 赞扬; 称赞; 致意; 问候; 祝贺
v. 赞美; 称赞; 钦佩
复数：compliments 过去式：complimented 过去分词：complimented 现在分词：complimenting 第三人称单数：compliments
Collins.2 / BNC.6865 / COCA.7568
同义词辨析
complimentaccoladecommendation【导航词义：赞赏】
complimentn. 称赞，赞赏
〔辨析〕
侧重于客气和礼貌的赞扬，有时含恭维之意。
〔例证〕
The boss paid her a compliment because of her diligence.
上司夸奖她工作勤奋。
Being compared to Rammstein is a great compliment.
能和德国战车乐队相提并论是极大的荣耀。
All his guests paid him extravagant compliments.
他的所有客人都对他赞不绝口。
You can do no harm by paying her compliments.
对她说些恭维话没有坏处。
上司夸奖她工作勤奋。
Being compared to Rammstein is a great compliment.
能和德国战车乐队相提并论是极大的荣耀。
All his guests paid him extravagant compliments.
他的所有客人都对他赞不绝口。
You can do no harm by paying her compliments.
对她说些恭维话没有坏处。
accoladen. 〈正式〉称赞，奖励
〔辨析〕
指因某种成就而受到的赞誉或奖励。
〔例证〕
Her new discovery received accolades from the papers.
她的新发现受到报纸的赞扬。
He enjoys the double-edged accolade of being a 'friend of China'.
他很享受作为“中国人的朋友”而获得的双方的赞誉。
She received the highest accolades in the music business.
她获得了音乐界的最高奖项。
Her approval was the highest accolade that I could have received.
她的嘉许就是我所能得到的最高赞赏。
她的新发现受到报纸的赞扬。
He enjoys the double-edged accolade of being a 'friend of China'.
他很享受作为“中国人的朋友”而获得的双方的赞誉。
She received the highest accolades in the music business.
她获得了音乐界的最高奖项。
Her approval was the highest accolade that I could have received.
她的嘉许就是我所能得到的最高赞赏。
commendationn. 称赞，表彰
〔辨析〕
尤指对勇敢或很成功的人的赞扬，通常后接介词 for。
〔例证〕
Three of the firefighters received commendations for their bravery.
消防人员中有3位因表现英勇而受到表彰。
The local government issued an order of commendation to them.
地方政府给他们颁发了嘉奖令。
His conduct earned the commendation of the prime minister.
他的行为赢得了首相的赞赏。
消防人员中有3位因表现英勇而受到表彰。
The local government issued an order of commendation to them.
地方政府给他们颁发了嘉奖令。
His conduct earned the commendation of the prime minister.
他的行为赢得了首相的赞赏。
praiseapplaudcommendcompliment【导航词义：称赞】
praisev. 称赞，表扬
〔辨析〕
尤指公开地赞扬。
〔例证〕
She was praised by her teacher for being ready to help others.
她因乐于助人而受到老师的表扬。
The governor praised him for his act of great bravery.
州长称赞了他的大无畏行为。
她因乐于助人而受到老师的表扬。
The governor praised him for his act of great bravery.
州长称赞了他的大无畏行为。
applaudv. 〈正式〉称赞，赞许
〔辨析〕
指强烈赞成、认同某个想法、计划等。
〔例证〕
He applauded the decision to raise the income tax threshold.
他为提高个税起征点的决定拍手叫好。
She should be applauded for her generosity.
她的宽宏大量应当受到赞许。
他为提高个税起征点的决定拍手叫好。
She should be applauded for her generosity.
她的宽宏大量应当受到赞许。
commendv. 〈正式〉赞扬，称赞
〔辨析〕
词义同 praise，但多用于正式文体。
〔例证〕
The senator was commended for his public-spirited action.
那位参议员因热心公益事业而受到称赞。
His work has been highly commended.
他的作品大受好评。
那位参议员因热心公益事业而受到称赞。
His work has been highly commended.
他的作品大受好评。
complimentv. 赞美，称赞
〔辨析〕
指说好听的话，含恭维之意，多用于 compliment sb on sth 的结构中。
〔例证〕
My boyfriend complimented me on my new earrings.
我的男朋友称赞我的新耳环。
Even his foreign teacher complimented him on his excellent French.
甚至连他的外教也夸奖他的法语棒极了。
我的男朋友称赞我的新耳环。
Even his foreign teacher complimented him on his excellent French.
甚至连他的外教也夸奖他的法语棒极了。
牛津词典
noun
- 赞扬；称赞
a remark that expresses praise or admiration of sb- to pay sb a compliment (= to praise them for sth)
对某人表示赞扬 - ‘You understand the problem because you're so much older.’ ‘I'll take that as a compliment !’
“您是能理解这个问题的，因为您年纪大那么多。”“就当你这是夸奖吧！” - It's a great compliment to be asked to do the job.
获聘请做这项工作是一项极大的荣誉。 - to return the compliment (= to treat sb in the same way as they have treated you)
照样回敬
- to pay sb a compliment (= to praise them for sth)
- 致意；问候；祝贺
polite words or good wishes, especially when used to express praise and admiration- My compliments to the chef!
请向厨师代为致意！ - Compliments of the season! (= for Christmas or the New Year)
谨致节日的祝贺！（圣诞节或新年时的贺词） - Please accept these flowers with the compliments of (= as a gift from) the manager.
请接受经理送的鲜花。
- My compliments to the chef!
verb
- 赞美；称赞；钦佩
to tell sb that you like or admire sth they have done, their appearance, etc.- She complimented him on his excellent German.
她夸奖他德语棒极了。
- She complimented him on his excellent German.
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 赞美;恭维(话)
Acomplimentis a polite remark that you say to someone to show that you like their appearance, appreciate their qualities, or approve of what they have done.- You can do no harm by paying a woman compliments...
对女人说些恭维话没有坏处。 - 'Well done, Cassandra,' Crook said. She blushed, but accepted the compliment with good grace.
“干得好，卡桑德拉。”克鲁克说。她脸一下子红了，但还是很有风度地接受了恭维。
- You can do no harm by paying a woman compliments...
- VERB 赞美;恭维
If youcomplimentsomeone, you pay them a compliment.- They complimented me on the way I looked each time they saw me...
每次见到我，他们都称赞我的外貌。 - Firstly I compliment you on most of your excellent Spring issue of 'Triangle'.
首先，让我来夸几句，你们《三角迷踪》春季号的大部分内容都非常精彩。
- They complimented me on the way I looked each time they saw me...
- N-COUNT 赞美;赞赏
If you consider something that a person says or does as acompliment, it convinces you of your own good qualities, or that the person appreciates you.- We consider it a compliment to be called 'conservative'...
我们认为被称作“保守分子”是对我们的一种赞赏。 - It's obvious he's worried about us and I'm taking it as a compliment.
显然他担心我们，我把这当做一种赞美。
- We consider it a compliment to be called 'conservative'...
- N-PLURAL 致谢;祝贺;致意
You can refer to yourcomplimentswhen you want to express thanks, good wishes, or respect to someone in a formal way.- My compliments to the chef...
请向厨师代为致意！ - Give my compliments to your lovely wife when you write home.
写信回家的时候，代我问候你可爱的妻子。
- My compliments to the chef...
- PHRASE 回报;回敬
If you say that someonereturns the compliment, you mean that they do the same thing to someone else as that person has done to them.- The actors have entertained us so splendidly during this weekend, I think it's time we returned the compliment.
这周末演员们给我们带来了精彩的演出，我觉得我们该回请他们了。
- The actors have entertained us so splendidly during this weekend, I think it's time we returned the compliment.
- PHRASE (尤指赠送礼物或给予帮助时)…敬赠，请接受…的敬意
If you say that you are giving someone somethingwithyourcompliments, you are saying in a polite and fairly formal way that you are giving it to them, especially as a gift or a favour.- Please give this to your boss with my compliments...
请把这个给你的老板，算是我的一点心意。 - On my bedside table awaited, with the compliments of the management, an appetizing breakfast.
一份让人垂涎的早餐摆在我的床头桌上，那是管理人员的一点小意思。
- Please give this to your boss with my compliments...
The verb is pronounced /'kɒmplɪment/. The noun is pronounced /'kɒmplɪmənt/. 动词读作 /'kɒmplɪment/。名词读作 /'kɒmplɪmənt/。
英英释义
noun
- a remark (or act) expressing praise and admiration
verb
- say something to someone that expresses praise
- He complimented her on her last physics paper
- express respect or esteem for
双语例句
- I want to compliment more and criticize less.
我想更多的赞扬和批评少。 - I hope that's a compliment.
我希望这是赞美之词。 - Saying she's improved comes over as a backhanded compliment.
说她进步了听起来倒像是一种讽刺。 - It's a compliment, you should be flattered.
我这是在称赞你，你应该感到高兴。 - It was probably the greatest compliment I could have paid her.
这或许是我能给她的最大赞扬了。 - On my bedside table awaited, with the compliments of the management, an appetizing breakfast.
一份让人垂涎的早餐摆在我的床头桌上，那是管理人员的一点小意思。 - His lips curved up in the obligatory smile, acknowledging the compliment
他嘴边礼节性地挤出一个微笑，以示对称赞致谢。 - If someone says I'm sexy, I think it's a compliment.
如果有人说我很性感，我认为这是一种恭维。 - It's obvious he's worried about us and I'm taking it as a compliment.
显然他担心我们，我把这当做一种赞美。 - It's about time I heard a compliment around here.
总算在这儿有人夸奖我了。