fish for compliments

英 美
  • 故意要别人说赞扬话
  • compliments n.贺词;问候名词compliment的复数形式.
  • fish n.鱼;鱼肉;笨蛋;新手;新囚犯v.钓鱼;捕鱼;摸索;搜寻
  • for prep.为;因为;代表;往;支持;关于;给conj.因为
    1. I am not a very good cook.-Nonsense, you are merely fishing for compliments.
      我不是个好厨子。--废话,你只不过是为了博取别人恭维而这么说的吧。
    2. It annoys me the way that new girl is always fishing for compliments when she talks to the men.
      那个新来的姑娘同男子说话时总是想要别人恭维她,我感到讨厌。