fish for compliments
US /fɪʃ fɔr ˈkɑm.plɪ.mənts/
UK /fɪʃ fɔr ˈkɑm.plɪ.mənts/
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尋求讚美, 討好
to try to make people praise you, especially by saying negative things about yourself
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She's always fishing for compliments about her new haircut.
她總是尋求讚美她的新髮型。
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Don't pretend you don't know how good you are; you're just fishing for compliments.
別假裝你不知道自己有多好；你只是在尋求讚美。