complimentcom•pli•ment /'kɒmplɪment/

vt 赞美；恭维

• I complimented her on her good English. 我夸她英语好。

vi 恭维；祝贺

• They know better than to compliment with one another. 他们很明智不互相恭维。

词组compliment away 赠送，把…作为赠品散发 compliment sb.into 用恭维话使某人…

• He complimented his leader into a better opinion of himself. 他恭维领导使其对自己有较好的看法。

compliment sb. out of sth. 恭维某人以骗取某物