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complimentary adj.
⇨ free 2 (a complimentary breakfast) ⇨ good 6 (She was complimentary about his work.)free2 adjective a free man 自由人free tickets 免费票Are you free for lunch? 你有空吃午饭吗？free ♦︎ free of charge ♦︎ complimentary ♦︎ for nothing ♦︎ on the houseThese words all describe sth that is given or obtained without payment. 这些词均表示免费的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a free / complimentary ticket / sample / copy / subscription◆to get sth free / free of charge / for nothing■ free costing nothing 免费的◆Admission is free.免费入场。◆We're offering a fabulous free gift with each copy you buy.每购买一册就可以获赠一份精美礼品。◆There's a new website that offers free legal advice to homeowners.有一家新网站为房主提供免费的法律咨询。◆You can't expect people to work for free (= without payment).你不能指望人工作不要报酬。■ ˌfree of ˈcharge phrase (especially in business) given or obtained without payment, especially when payment would normally be expected （尤指商业活动中本应收费而）免费的◆Delivery is free of charge.免费送货。■ complimentary /ˌkɒmplɪˈmentri; NAmE ˌkɑːmplɪˈmentri/ (rather formal) (especially in business) given free, especially as part of selling other goods or services （尤指商业活动中为促销其他货物或服务）赠送的，免费提供的◆The hotel offers a complimentary breakfast and evening cocktails.这家旅馆提供免费的早餐和傍晚冷盘。■ for ˈnothing idiom (informal) given or obtained without the need for payment, work or effort 不花钱；免费；白白地◆We could have got in for nothing－nobody was collecting tickets.我们本来可以不花钱就进来的，当时根本没有人检票。◆Don't expect somebody to give you a big salary for nothing!别指望有人白白地付给你一大笔薪水！■ on the ˈhouse idiom (rather informal) (especially drinks or food) given free by a business, especially a bar or restaurant （尤指酒吧或饭店的酒水或食物）免费提供的◆Have a drink on the house.来一杯免费饮料吧。 good6 adjective in good condition/Good work! 状况良好；干得不错！Now is a good time to... 现在是做⋯的合适时机a good idea/reason/question/point 好主意；正当理由；好问题；好的观点a good actor; good at languages; good with your hands 出色的演员；语言能力强；手巧a good person/deed/life 正派人；善行；高尚的生活a good impression/opinion/reputation 良好的印象；赞同的意见；好名声a good boy/girl/dog 乖巧的男孩／女孩；温驯的狗good ♦︎ positive ♦︎ favourable ♦︎ glowing ♦︎ admiring ♦︎ complimentary ♦︎ appreciative ♦︎ flattering ♦︎ approvingThese words all describe sb/sth that shows approval of sb/sth. 这些词均表示赞同的、肯定的、支持的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆positive / complimentary about sb / sth◆favourable / complimentary to sb / sth◆admiring / appreciative / approving of sb / sth◆a good / a positive / a favourable / a complimentary / an appreciative / a flattering / an approving comment◆a good / a positive / a complimentary / an appreciative / a flattering / an approving remark◆a good / positive / favourable response◆a good / positive / favourable / glowing report◆a good / positive / favourable opinion / impression / reaction / response◆to show sb / sth in a good / positive / favourable light◆very good / positive / favourable / complimentary / appreciative / flattering / approving◆highly positive / favourable / complimentary■ good showing or getting approval or respect 赞同的；赢得赞许的；令人尊敬的◆The school has an extremely good reputation.那所学校声誉极好。◆Initial reactions to the proposal have been good so far.到目前为止，对这个提议的初步反应都不错。◆Her school report was much better this year.她今年的学业成绩好多了。■ positive expressing agreement, approval or support for sb/sth 赞同的；赞许的；拥护的◆Most of his remarks were positive, but there were a few criticisms.他的评论大多是表示赞同的，但是也有一些批评意见。◆You should try to be a bit more positive about your students.你应该尽量给你的学生多些肯定。OPP negative ⇨ negative ▸ positively adverb ◆She was portrayed very positively in the movie.那部电影把她刻画得很正面。■ favourable (BrE) (NAmE favorable) / /ˈfeɪvərəbl/ / (rather formal) showing or getting approval of sb/sth 赞同的；肯定的；支持的◆The performance drew a lot of favourable comments from reviewers.那场演出获得评论家的许多好评。◆The report was very favourable to the existing government.那份报告对现任政府很是肯定。OPP unfavourable ⓘ An unfavourable comment or attitude shows dispproval of sb/sth. * unfavourable指对某人或某事不赞同的、反对的◆The documentary presents him in a very unfavourable light.这部纪录片从十分负面的角度来描绘他。 ▸ favourably adverb ◆He speaks very favourably of your work.他对你的工作赞赏有加。NOTE 辨析 Good or favourable? Favourable is a more formal way of saying good. It is used with some structures and collocations where you cannot use good in this meaning: a favourable comment is a comment showing approval, but a good comment is a clever comment; if sth is favourable to sb it shows approval, but to be good to sb is to be kind to them. * favourable是good更正式的说法。表达此义时，有一些结构和搭配不能用good，只能用favourable：a favourable comment指好评，而a good comment指妙评；be favourable to sb指支持某人，而be good to sb指对某人好。■ glowing / /ˈgləʊɪŋ; NAmE ˈgloʊɪŋ/ [usually before noun] giving enthusiastic praise 热烈赞扬的；热情洋溢的◆He described her performance in glowing terms.他对她的表演赞誉有加。OPP damning ⇨ critical ▸ glowingly adverb ◆Reviewers wrote glowingly about the young actor.■ admiring showing strong approval and admiration of sb/sth 赞赏的；钦佩的◆She was used to receiving admiring glances from men.她习惯了男人投来的赞赏目光。ⓘ Common collocates of this word are glance, look, gaze, smile and audience/crowd. 该词的常见搭配词有glance、look、gaze、smile、audience和crowd。▸ admiringly adverb ◆'That's very clever,' he said admiringly.“那真是聪明极了。”他赞赏地说道。 see also admire ⇨ respect verb , admiration ⇨ admiration ■ complimentary /ˌkɒmplɪˈmentri; NAmE ˌkɑːmplɪˈmentri/ expressing admiration, praise or strong approval 钦佩的；赞美的；大力肯定的◆She was extremely complimentary about his work.她对他的工作给予了高度评价。 see also compliment ⇨ praise verb , compliment ⇨ tribute noun ■ appreciative /əˈpriːʃətɪv/ / showing pleasure in or enjoyment of sb/sth 欣赏的；赏识的◆The audience was highly appreciative.那些观众都很懂得欣赏。◆She watched them with an appreciative smile.她望着他们，露出赞赏的微笑。 see also appreciate ⇨ appreciate ■ flattering saying nice things about sb/sth 奉承的；恭维的；讨好的◆He made several flattering remarks.他说了几句奉承话。 see also flatter ⇨ flatter ■ approving showing that you think sb/sth is good or acceptable 赞成的；同意的◆He gave me an approving nod.他向我点头表示同意。OPP disapproving ⇨ critical ▸ approvingly adverb ◆'Your work's very good,' she said approvingly.“你的工作干得很好。”她赞许道。 |