Return the compliment
投桃报李,回报
🧩 词语组成解析
the
[ðə]
art. 指已提到的人（物）;指说话人与听者已知的人（物）;用于独一无二的事物前;与形容词最高级和序数词连用;
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
Look, they have a special offer on leather shoes.
看，他们这儿皮鞋有特殊优惠。
When the wolf grows old, the crows ride him.
狼老被鸦欺。
Poor Ian!He didn't want to leave this house.
可怜的伊恩！他本不想离开这幢房子。