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praise verb ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ flatter 另见flatter条praise ♦︎ congratulate ♦︎ hail ♦︎ applaud ♦︎ celebrate ♦︎ acclaim ♦︎ commend ♦︎ glorify ♦︎ compliment ♦︎ raveThese words all mean to express admiration or approval of sb/sth. 这些词均表示称赞、赞扬。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺 下图显示这些词所表达赞美的程度| praise | ➔ | hail | ➔ | glorify | | congratulate | | applaud | | rave | | commend | | celebrate | | | | compliment | | acclaim | | |
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to praise / congratulate / applaud / commend sb for (doing) sth◆to congratulate / commend / compliment sb on sth◆to praise / hail / acclaim sb / sth as sth◆to praise / hail / applaud / commend a decision / plan◆to praise / applaud / commend sb's effort / courage◆to praise / congratulate / applaud / commend sb warmly◆to be highly / widely / universally praised / acclaimed / commended◆sb is to be / should be congratulated / applauded / commended■ praise [transitive] to express your approval or admiration for sb/sth 表扬；赞扬；称赞◆He praised his team for their performance.他称赞了队员们的表现。◆They were praised by police for reporting the theft.他们报告了失窃案，受到警方的表扬。◆Critics praised the work as highly original.评论家称赞这部作品独树一帜。OPP criticize ⇨ blame ■ congratulate / /kənˈgrætʃuleɪt/ / [transitive] to tell sb that you are pleased about their success or achievements （向某人）道贺；祝贺◆I congratulated them all on their results.他们取得了好成绩，我向他们所有人表示祝贺。◆The authors are to be congratulated on producing such a clear and authoritative work.作者们创作出这样一部清晰易懂的权威性作品，应该向他们表示祝贺。▸ congratulations / /kənˌgrætʃuˈleɪʃnz/ / noun [plural] ◆Congratulations on your exam results!祝贺你考出了好成绩！NOTE 辨析 Praise or congratulate?The object of the verb praise can be a person, or their qualities, abilities or achievements, but the object of congratulate must be a person. 动词praise的宾语可以是人、品质、能力或成就，但是congratulate的宾语必须是人◆I praised / congratulated him.我表扬／祝贺他。◆I praised his ability to stay calm under pressure.我赞赏他在压力下保持冷静的能力。◆I congratulated his ability to stay calm. You might praise a child, an employee or sb else that you are responsible for or have authority over. You would not usually praise your friend, partner, boss or sb who is older than you or has authority over you. * praise的宾语可以是归自己照管或管辖的儿童、雇员等人，但通常不可以是朋友、搭档、老板、比自己年长的人或管辖自己的人◆He praised / congratulated his son / class / team.他表扬／祝贺他的儿子／班级／团队。◆He congratulated his colleague.他向同事表示祝贺。◆He praised his colleague. You would congratulate sb on sth they have achieved on a particular occasion, especially when there is an obvious result. * congratulate可以表示就某项成就表示祝贺，尤其是成就比较明显时◆She congratulated me on passing my driving test.她祝贺我通过驾照考试。◆She praised me for the way I deal with difficult customers.她称赞我面对难缠顾客的处理方法。 ■ hail [transitive, usually passive] (especially journalism 尤用于新闻) to describe sb/sth publicly as being very good or special （公开）赞扬，称赞◆The conference was hailed as a great success.这次会议被称颂为一个巨大的成功。◆Teenager Matt Brown is being hailed a hero for saving a young child from drowning.因救起一名溺水儿童，少年马特•布朗被誉为英雄。■ applaud / /əˈplɔːd/ / [transitive] (not usually used in the progressive tenses 通常不用于进行时) (formal) to express praise for sb/sth because you approve of them/it 称赞；赞许；赞赏◆We applaud her decision.我们称赞她的决定。◆I applaud her for having the courage to refuse.我赞赏她敢于拒绝。ⓘ Common collocates of applaud are decision, effort, attitude, determination and courage. * applaud的常见搭配词有decision、effort、attitude、determination和courage。■ celebrate [transitive] (formal) to publicly express admiration of sb/sth, especially in a film, song or work of art （尤指以电影、歌曲或艺术品的形式）赞美，歌颂，颂扬◆songs that celebrate the joys of romantic love颂扬浪漫爱情的喜悦的歌曲◆It was a movie celebrating the life and work of Martin Luther King.那是一部颂扬马丁•路德•金生平事迹的影片。■ acclaim / /əˈkleɪm/ / [transitive, usually passive] (rather formal) to praise or welcome sb/sth publicly, especially a book, film, performance, etc. or a writer or performer 称誉（书、电影、表演等或作家、表演者）◆Mario Vargas Llosa, the internationally acclaimed novelist马里奥•巴尔加斯•略萨，在国际上受到广泛称誉的小说家◆The work was acclaimed as a masterpiece.这个作品被誉为大师之作。■ commend / /kəˈmend/ / [transitive] (formal) to praise sb/sth, especially publicly or officially （尤指公开或正式地）表扬，赞扬，称赞◆She was commended on her handling of the situation.她因妥善处理了那个局面而受到表扬。◆His designs were highly commended by the judges (= they did not get a prize but they were especially praised).他的设计受到评委的高度赞扬。■ glorify [transitive] (often disapproving) to describe or show sth in a way that makes it seem better or more important than it really is 吹捧；吹嘘；美化◆He denies that the movie glorifies violence.他否认该影片美化暴力。ⓘ If violence, crime, drug-taking, war, etc. is glorified, it is not exactly praised, but it is shown in a positive way that may encourage people to think it is good or acceptable. The word is most often used about the way violence, etc. is shown in films, on television or in books. 当暴力、犯罪、吸毒、战争等作glorify的宾语时，并非表示颂扬，而是以肯定的态度对待，让人觉得这些事物没什么不好，是可以接受的。这个词最常表示电影、电视或书籍对暴力等的处理方式。▸ glorification noun [uncountable] ◆the glorification of war对战争的颂扬■ compliment [transitive] to tell sb that you like or admire sth they have done, their behaviour or their appearance 赞美；称赞；钦佩◆She complimented him on his excellent German.她夸他德语棒极了。ⓘ Compliment is most often used to describe what individuals say to each other rather than a public or official expression of praise. * compliment最常指个人之间相互称赞，而非公开或正式地赞扬。 see also compliment ⇨ tribute noun , complimentary ⇨ good 6 ■ rave [intransitive] (rather informal, especially journalism 尤用于新闻) to talk or write about sth in a very enthusiastic way 热烈谈论；（撰文）热情赞扬◆The critics raved about his performance in 'Hamlet'.评论家热烈赞扬他在《哈姆雷特》中的表演。ⓘ Rave is often used to talk about sb's reaction to a film, book, play, etc., especially in newspapers and magazines. * rave常用于谈论对电影、书籍、戏剧表演等的反响，尤用于报章杂志。 |