compliment sandwiches
When someone tries to ease the blow of a criticism by delivering it between two insincere compliments.
> Scot: "Liza, I love your hair. Your work sucks. Where did you get that sweater?"
> Liza: Thanks for the compliment sandwich, Scot.
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- national insurance na. 国民保险 [网络] 国家保险；社会保险；社会保险税
- Tewkesbury n. 图克斯伯里（英格兰西部地名）；图克斯伯里（姓氏）
- necessary adj. 必要的；必需的；必然的 n. 必需品 n. (Necessary)人名；(英)内塞瑟里
- expiate vt. 赎罪；补偿 vi. 赎罪；补偿
- hunker n. 守旧者 vi. 蹲下，盘坐
- hypomania n. 轻度躁狂
- preoccupation n. 全神贯注，入神；当务之急；关注的事物；抢先占据；成见
- ax n. 斧头 n. (Ax)人名；(德、芬)阿克斯 vt. 削减；用斧修整；解雇
- sedimentation n. [矿业][物化] 沉降，[化学] 沉淀
- central government n. 中央政府 [网络] 中央省厅；直辖市；政府概念
- upwardly adv. 向上地；在上面地
- unreported adj. 未经报道的；未报告的
- southeast n. 东南；东南地区 adj. 东南的；来自东南的 adv. 来自东南
- unconsciously adv. 不知不觉；无意识地
- beneath prep. 在…之下 adv. 在下方
- EQ abbr. 情商（Emotional Quotient）；均衡器；电器极（Electrical Quadrupole）
- USM abbr. 水下对地导弹（Underwater-to-Surface Missile）
- justin n. 贾斯廷（男子名）
- dobbin n. 挽马，驽马
- beg vi. 乞讨；请求 vt. 乞讨；恳求；回避正题 n. (Beg)人名；(德、塞、巴基)贝格
考试词汇表
- make bad weather
- make black white
- make business of
- make collections
- make comments on
- make comparisons
- make compromises
- make concessions
- make copy/backup
- make corrections
- make disposition
- make do amd mend
- make do and mend
- make electricity
- make excuses for
- make eye contact
- make eyes at sb.
- make fat profits
- make friend with
- make full use of
