compliment

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsnoun: /ˈkɒmplɪment/, verb: /ˈkɒmplɪment/ /ˈkɒmplɪmənt/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/n. ˈkɑmpləmənt; v. ˈkɑmpləˌmɛnt/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(n. kom′plə mənt; v. kom′plə ment′)


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WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2026:

主要翻译
英语中文
compliment noften plural (flattering comment)SCSimplified Chinese 赞美 zàn měi
TCTraditional Chinese 讚美 / 贊美
  SCSimplified Chinese 恭维 zàn měi，gōng wéi
 Shy people find it difficult to accept compliments.
 害羞的人不容易接受赞美。
compliment [sb]⇒ vtr(say [sth] nice to [sb])SCSimplified Chinese 赞美 zàn měi
TCTraditional Chinese 讚美 / 贊美
  SCSimplified Chinese 恭维 zàn měi，gōng wéi
 I'm not used to people complimenting me.
 我不习惯别人恭维我。
compliment [sb] on [sth]⇒ vtr(say [sth] nice to [sb])SCSimplified Chinese 为（某事）恭维（某人）
 Amy complimented me on my new haircut.
 艾米对我的新发型赞不绝口。
compliment [sth]⇒ vtr(say [sth] nice about [sth])SCSimplified Chinese 称赞 chēng zàn
TCTraditional Chinese 稱讚 / 稱贊
  SCSimplified Chinese 赞扬 chēng zàn，zàn yáng
 Shelley blushed when I complimented her hair.
 我赞美雪莱的发型，她脸红了。
compliments npl(praise)SCSimplified Chinese 赞美 zàn měi
TCTraditional Chinese 讚美 / 贊美
  SCSimplified Chinese 赞颂 zàn měi，zàn sòng
 Please give my compliments to the chef.
 请代我赞美厨师。
 有所遗漏？报告错误或提出改进建议

WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2026:

复合形式：
英语中文
backhanded compliment n(insult disguised as flattery)SCSimplified Chinese 反讽的恭维话
  SCSimplified Chinese 挖苦的恭维话
left-handed compliment,
backhanded compliment n		figurative (false compliment, insult)SCSimplified Chinese 明褒暗损的恭维
 He said my cake tasted better than it looked - a left-handed compliment if I ever heard one! He paid her a left-handed compliment, saying she was well-built for her height.
pay [sb] a compliment v expr(make a flattering comment to)SCSimplified Chinese 赞美，夸奖 zàn měi，kuā jiǎng
TCTraditional Chinese 讚美 / 贊美
  SCSimplified Chinese 恭维 gōng wéi
 I was stunned when my boss said he liked my report; it was the first time he had ever paid me a compliment.
 有所遗漏？报告错误或提出改进建议

Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011:

compliment [n ˈkɔmplɪmənt] [vb ˈkɔmplɪmɛnt]
I n [c]
1 (=remark) 赞(讚)美 zànměi [种 zhǒng]
2 (=action) 荣(榮)幸 róngxìng
II vt 赞(讚)美 zànměi
  • to pay sb a compliment
    赞(讚)美某人 zànměi mǒurén
  • to take sth as a compliment
    把某事当(當)作是对(對)自己的肯定 bǎ mǒushì dàngzuò shì duì zìjǐ de kěndìng
  • (my) compliments to the chef!
    向厨(廚)师(師)致意！ Xiàng chúshī zhìyì！
  • to compliment sb on sth
    为(為)某事赞(讚)美某人 wèi mǒushì zànměi mǒurén
  • to compliment sb for doing sth
    因为(為)做某事赞(讚)美某人 yīnwèi zuò mǒushì zànměi mǒurén
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在英文解释里：
flatter - kind word - lay it on thick - left-handed compliment
中文：
夸奖

在单词列表中： Series, 更多……
习惯性搭配： a [nice, welcoming, great, supreme, genuine] compliment, paid her the [highest, greatest, best] possible compliment (on), paid him compliments on his [success, attire, effort, cooking], 更多……

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