词汇搭配
用作名词 (n.)
动词+～- add one's compliments加上某人的问候
- exchange compliments互相问候
- say a compliment说恭维话
形容词+～- best compliment最高的赞扬
- courteous compliment有礼貌的问候
- delightful compliment令人高兴的恭维
- graceful compliment得体的称赞
- neat compliment简洁的赞词
- sincere compliment由衷的称赞
介词+～- out of compliment for出于对…的敬意
～+介词- compliment about sb's new hat称赞某人的新帽子
- compliment to sb向某人致敬
词组短语
compliment someone on称赞某人的…
left-handed compliment言不由衷(或挖苦人)的恭维话
同近义词辨析
applaud, compliment, praise, commend
这组词都有“赞扬、表扬、称赞”的意思，其区别是：
applaud指出色的表演或高尚的行为等得到同声赞许、大声叫好或热烈鼓掌。
compliment侧重客气和礼貌，有时含恭维之意。
praise普通用词，指用语言或其它方式表示夸奖、赞扬。
commend正式用词，指对具体功绩或成就等表示称赞或嘉奖。
complement, compliment, supplement
complement补充，补足，把有缺陷的两个东西结合成一个整体
supplement增补，追加，使完整物体进一步完善
双语例句
用作名词(n.)
- I was embarrassed by their compliment.
对他们的称赞我感到很不安。 - I feel greatly flattered at your compliment.
我对你的称赞感到受宠若惊。 - They paid him a high compliment.
他们非常恭维他。 - My compliments to your wife.
向您的夫人致意。
用作及物动词(vt.)
- He complimented her on her new dress without even looking at it.
他连看都没看一眼，就称颂她的新衣服。 - The teacher should compliment a student when he does well.
当一个学生取得好成绩时,教师应该给以表扬。
权威例句
The compliment formulaGerman compliment responses ☆Compliments and Compliment Responses in New Zealand EnglishSex-Based Differences in Compliment BehaviorCompliment responses: Notes on the co-operation of multiple constraintsPAYING COMPLIMENT: A SEX-PREFERENTIONAL POSITIVE POLITENESS STRATEGYCompliment responses among British and Spanish university students: A contrastive studyStudying Compliment Responses: A Comparison of DCTs and Recordings of Naturally Occurring TalkOn the universality of face: evidence from chinese compliment response behaviorEffects of Video Modeling Alone and With Self-Management on Compliment-Giving Behaviors of Children with High-Functioning ASD.
