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词汇 praise
释义 praise
verb[ T ]
uk /preɪz/ us /preɪz/

praiseverb[T] (SHOW APPROVAL)


B2
to express admiration or approval of the achievements or characteristics of a person or thing: 赞扬,表扬
He should be praised for his honesty.他应该因为诚实而获得表扬。
My parents always praised me when I did well at school.我在学校里表现好时父母总是夸奖我。
He was highly praised for his research on heart disease.他因在心脏病方面的研究而受到高度赞扬。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

to praise someone or something
praiseLawmakers praised the bipartisan deal.
congratulateI congratulated him on passing his driving test.
complimentI was just complimenting Robert on the wonderful meal he has cooked.
commendThe judge commended her for her bravery.
pay tribute toHe paid tribute to the firefighters who had saved his daughter's life.
flatterI knew he was only flattering me because he wanted to borrow some money.
His friends praised his generosity, wit, and learning.朋友们都很赞赏他的慷慨、智慧和学识。
He praised her professionalism and dynamism.他赞扬了她的专业精神和活力。
The police praised motorists for driving sensibly in the appalling conditions.警方称赞驾车人在恶劣的条件下能谨慎驾驶。
The speech praised those who had displayed gallantry in the liberation of their country.演讲赞扬了那些在祖国解放中表现出英勇行为的人们。
I tried to boost his ego by praising his cooking.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Praising and applauding
acclaim
acclamation
accolade
adulate
adulation
clap
compliment
encomium
enthrone
enthronement
eulogistic
eulogistically
laurel wreath
lay it on a bit thickidiom
ode
ooh
ooh and aahidiom
ovation
overpraise
puff

praiseverb[T] (WORSHIP)


to honour, worship, and express admiration for a god: 赞颂,赞美(神)
They sang hymns praising God.他们唱颂歌来赞颂上帝。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Worshipping a god
adoration
adore
churchgoing
deification
deify
devotional
devotionally
devout
devoutly
devoutness
glory
godliness
godly
Pharisee
piety
pious
piously
worship
worshipper
praise
noun[ U ]
uk /preɪz/ us /preɪz/

praisenoun[U] (APPROVAL)


C1
things that you say that express your admiration and approval of someone or something: 赞扬,表扬
They deserve praise for all their hard work.他们如此辛苦地工作,理应受到表扬。
His economic policies have won widespread praise for reducing government debt.他的经济政策因减少了政府债务而受到广泛赞誉。
Praise from Adrian is (high) praise indeed. (= praise from him is particularly special because he rarely praises anyone.)能得到阿德里安的表扬可真是不容易。
His boss showered him with praise.他的老板对他大加赞赏。
The committee lavished praise on the project.委员会对该工程大加赞赏。
He is sparing with his praise .
His efforts are certainly deserving of praise.他的努力当然值得表彰。
A young child needs plenty of praise and encouragement.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Praising and applauding
acclaim
acclamation
accolade
adulate
adulation
clap
compliment
encomium
enthrone
enthronement
eulogistic
eulogistically
laurel wreath
lay it on a bit thickidiom
ode
ooh
ooh and aahidiom
ovation
overpraise
puff

praisenoun[U] (GOD)


formal
an expression of respect and worship to a god: 赞颂,赞美(神)
As we give praise to God, let us remember those who are less fortunate than ourselves.在我们赞颂上帝时,让我们缅怀那些没我们幸运的人。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Worshipping a god
adoration
adore
churchgoing
deification
deify
devotional
devotionally
devout
devoutly
devoutness
glory
godliness
godly
Pharisee
piety
pious
piously
worship
worshipper

praise | American Dictionary


praise
verb[ T ]
us/preɪz/

praiseverb[T] (SHOW APPROVAL)


to express strong admiration for or approval of a person or something done:
The "Times" praised the mayor’s decision to reappoint the parks commissioner.

praiseverb[T] (WORSHIP GOD)


to honor, worship, and express admiration for (God or a god):
Praise God/the Lord.

praise


noun[ U ]us/preɪz/
His economic policies have won praise from fellow Republicans.

Examples of praise


praise
Thus, partial tolerance becomes the perfect alibi for generalized prejudice against the regional varieties and praise of the standard.
Because of this, they only take up facts and events that honor and praise the persons concerned.
This series is a momentous undertaking, which deserves full recognition and praise, including the volume at hand.
In it, twelve dancers, dressed as twelve princes, danced in imitation of the deities, accompanied by songs in their praise.
Subjects received constant encouragement and praise as well as necessary reminders "to stay alert" during the task.
The first is that their own role in arranging a superb collection, for which they deserve much praise, might go unremarked.
Her image left critics free to praise her: to note virility without suggesting that she fitted the usual authorial mould.
These excursions into political and economic theory received equal doses of praise and condemnation from critics and readers.
Clearly, then, a criticism which aims to praise cannot countenance anything in the poem that does not tally with prevailing notions of conventional morality.
Many of the progressive intellectuals did not hesitate to praise the post-revolutionary strategy of communal rural development as a truly viable option for peripheral development.
Many of these are humanistic exercises, opportunities to display learning and verbal dexterity in addition to, often rather than, sincere praise.
After all, is this not the same chorus that had earlier sung the new royal couple's praises?
This book, which now appears in paperback, has already garlanded much praise, and rightly so.
The populace that had gathered for the feast customarily kept a vigil with praises throughout the entire night.
This is another dedicatory chanson, one that praises a nobleman whose heraldic colours are red and gold.
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Collocations withpraise


praise

These are words often used in combination with praise.

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considerable praise
I should start, however, by commenting that the authors deserve considerable praise for their efforts.
critical praise
His works achieved great success at the exhibition of 1824, where he received criticalpraise.
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faint praise
It is faintpraise to say that his book is by far the best on the subject it treats.
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