摘要:'You were both wonderful!' 'So were you!' we said, returning the compliment.
complimentary
英/ˌkɒmplɪˈmentri/美/ˌkɑːmplɪˈmentri/
adj. 赞美的,表示钦佩的;免费赠送的
网络免费赠送 /赞美的 /称赞的 /奉送
There was a complimentary basket of fruit in our room.
我们房间里有一篮免费赠送的水果。
compliment
英/ˈkɒmplɪmənt/美/ˈkɑːmplɪmənt/
n. 赞扬,称赞;问候,祝贺
v. 赞美,恭维
网络恭维 /赞美 /赞扬
Don't be upset—I'm sure she meant it as a compliment.
别烦恼—我肯定她的原意是要称赞你的。
Saying she's improved comes over as a backhanded compliment.
说她进步了是一种挖苦的恭维话。
backhanded
英/ˌbækˈhændɪd/美/ˌbækˈhændɪd/
adj. 间接的;反手拍击的
v. 用手背打击;反手击球(backhand 的过去分词)
That's rather a backhanded compliment.
那倒是一则讥讽的恭维话
'You were both wonderful!' 'So were you!' we said, returning the compliment.
“你们俩太棒了!”“你也一样啊!”我们也称赞道。
complementary
英/ˌkɒmplɪˈment(ə)ri/美/ˌkɑːmplɪˈment(ə)ri/
adj. 相互补充的,相辅相成的;互补色的;(基因序列、核苷酸等)互补的;(与)补充医学(有关)的;余角的,互为余角的
网络互补 /补充的 /互补性 /相辅相成
He has done experiments complementary to those of Eigen.
他已经做了与艾根的实验互补的实验。
The team members have different but complementary skills.
队员技术不同但能互补。
mutual
英/ˈmjuːtʃuəl/美/ˈmjuːtʃuəl/
adj. 相互的,彼此的;共同的,共有的;(保险公司、建筑协会等)互助的
n. 互助公司
reciprocal
英/rɪˈsɪprək(ə)l/美/rɪˈsɪprək(ə)l/
adj. 相互的,互惠的,报答的;(路线,方向)反向的;(代词,动词)互相的;(量,函数)倒数的;互逆的,互反的
n. 反身代词,相互动词; 倒数,乘法逆元素;互相起作用的事物
complement
英/ˈkɒmplɪment/美/ˈkɑːmplɪment/
v. 补充,补足
n. 补足物,衬托物;足数,足额;补语;余角;补体,防御素
网络补集 /补体 /补足
He insists there is a vast and important difference between the two, although they complement each other.
他坚持认为,尽管两者相辅相成,但两者之间存在着巨大且重要的差异。
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