| 词汇 | complimenting |
| 释义 | complimenting present participle ofcompliment compliment verb[ T ] uk /ˈkɒm.plɪ.mənt/ us /ˈkɑːm.plə.mənt/ C1 to praise or express admiration for someone: 夸奖;赞扬;赞赏;恭维 I was just complimenting Robert on his wonderful food.我刚才在夸罗伯特做的饭菜特棒。 I must compliment you on your handling of a very difficult situation.我必须表扬你对困难局面的处理。 to praise someone or something praiseLawmakers praised the bipartisan deal. congratulateI congratulated him on passing his driving test. complimentI was just complimenting Robert on the wonderful meal he has cooked. commendThe judge commended her for her bravery. pay tribute toHe paid tribute to the firefighters who had saved his daughter's life. flatterI knew he was only flattering me because he wanted to borrow some money. Praising and applauding acclaim acclamation accolade adulate adulation compliment complimentary enthrone enthronement eulogistic eulogistically eulogize hail ooh and aahidiom ovation overpraise overpraised paean puff slap Examples of complimentingcomplimenting In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. It begins by defining the speech act of complimenting, and examining the function of compliments and the function and nature of compliment responses in each culture. We should be complimenting pupils rather than running them down the whole time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is a strange way of complimenting him. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not complimenting him on the decision of last night. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We should be complimenting the staff and management rather than being so critical. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have received letters complimenting us on the effect of the taxpayers charter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I was complimenting the trade unions, and was pointing out that all these fears are ill-founded. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I was complimenting it on its caution in not rushing headlong into new technology in 1991, despite the attractions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He did not make it clear to my mind that he was either complimenting them or that he was satisfied with them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 On that occasion he very kindly sent me a letter complimenting us on the reorganisation on a comprehensive pattern. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am doing no more than complimenting him and remarking on his obvious enjoyment, which made his speech a pleasure to listen to. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He tried to take glory in complimenting the temperate approach of trade union leaders to this appointment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I take this opportunity of complimenting her on procuring this further publicity for her constituents. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I was complimenting also the larger body outside. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We should be complimenting it and welcoming the long-term development of the fluidised-bed boiler systems. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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