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N-COUNT
贊美;恭維(話)
A compliment is 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.
例句
You can do no harm by paying a woman compliments...
對女人說些恭維話沒有壞處。
'Well done, Cassandra,' Crook said. She blushed, but accepted the compliment with good grace.
“干得好，卡桑德拉。”克魯克說。她臉一下子紅了，但還是很有風度地接受了恭維。
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VERB
贊美;恭維
If you compliment someone, you pay them a compliment.
例句
They complimented me on the way I looked each time they saw me...
每次見到我，他們都稱贊我的外貌。
Firstly I compliment you on most of your excellent Spring issue of 'Triangle'.
首先，讓我來夸幾句，你們《三角迷蹤》春季號的大部分內容都非常精彩。
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N-COUNT
贊美;贊賞
If you consider something that a person says or does as a compliment, it convinces you of your own good qualities, or that the person appreciates you.
例句
We consider it a compliment to be called 'conservative'...
我們認為被稱作“保守分子”是對我們的一種贊賞。
It's obvious he's worried about us and I'm taking it as a compliment.
顯然他擔心我們，我把這當做一種贊美。
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N-PLURAL
致謝;祝賀;致意
You can refer to your compliments when you want to express thanks, good wishes, or respect to someone in a formal way.
例句
My compliments to the chef...
請向廚師代為致意！
Give my compliments to your lovely wife when you write home.
寫信回家的時候，代我問候你可愛的妻子。
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PHRASE
回報;回敬
If you say that someone returns the compliment, you mean that they do the same thing to someone else as that person has done to them.
例句
The actors have entertained us so splendidly during this weekend, I think it's time we returned the compliment.
這周末演員們給我們帶來了精彩的演出，我覺得我們該回請他們了。
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PHRASE
(尤指贈送禮物或給予幫助時)…敬贈，請接受…的敬意
If you say that you are giving someone something with your compliments, you are saying in a polite and fairly formal way that you are giving it to them, especially as a gift or a favour.
例句
Please give this to your boss with my compliments...
請把這個給你的老板，算是我的一點心意。
On my bedside table awaited, with the compliments of the management, an appetizing breakfast.
一份讓人垂涎的早餐擺在我的床頭桌上，那是管理人員的一點小意思。