Pay a compliment
表达敬意
🧩 词语组成解析
pay
[pe]
vt.& vi. 付款;偿还;补偿;（对…）有利;
vt. 给予;支付;
n. 工资;薪水;报答;
adj. 收费的;需付费的;
pac-, peac-, peas- 表”和平的,平静的”#词根助记：古英语payen,表示”和解,取悦,付酬”,源自古法语paier和拉丁语pacare
compliment
['kɑmpləmənt]
n. 恭维;敬意;道贺，贺词;致意;
vt. 向…道贺;称赞;向…致意;
com全部+pli满，填满+ment名词后缀→[让人]+分满足→恭维[别人]
🗣️ 情景例句
for a cheeseburger and french fries?
吃一顿芝士汉堡和炸薯条？
Omelets are not made without breaking eggs.
有失才有得。
A crowd of people gathered round him and a lady rubbed his arm with soap and butter, but George was firmly stuck.
这时在他周围上了许多人，一位女士在乔治胳膊上抹了肥皂，黄油，但乔治的胳膊仍然卡得紧紧的。