➡ 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
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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。OPPcriticize ⇨ 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/ /
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[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] (ratherformal) 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] (oftendisapproving) 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
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[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 ⇨ tributenoun, complimentary ⇨ good6■rave [intransitive] (ratherinformal, 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。
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pray ♦︎ worship ♦︎ praise ♦︎ venerateThese words all mean to speak to God or show your respect for him.这些词均表示祈祷、敬拜、崇拜。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to pray to / worship / praise God■pray [intransitive, transitive] to speak to God, especially to give thanks or ask for help祈祷；祷告◆They knelt down and prayed.他们跪下来祷告。◆I'll pray for you.我将为你祈祷。◆to pray for peace / rain / forgiveness祈求和平；求雨；祈求宽恕◆She prayed to God for an end to her sufferings.她祈求上帝结束她的苦难。◆We prayed (that) he would recover from his illness.我们为他的康复祈祷。◆He prayed to be forgiven.他祈求宽恕。▸prayer
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[countable, uncountable] ◆to say your prayers祷告◆prayers for the sick为病人做的祈祷◆It was a prayer she had learnt as a child.这是她儿时就学会了的祷文。◆They knelt in prayer.他们跪下祈祷。■worship(-pp-) [transitive, intransitive] to show respect for God or a god, by saying prayers, singing, etc. with other people in a church, temple, etc.; to go to a religious service崇拜（上帝或神）；（在宗教场所）做礼拜◆The Mayans built jungle pyramids to worship their gods.玛雅人在丛林里建起了金字塔来膜拜他们的神。◆We worship at St Mary's.我们在圣玛丽教堂做礼拜。▸worship
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[uncountable] ◆an act / a place of worship礼拜；礼拜场所◆devil / ancestor worship对恶魔的崇拜；祭祖◆morning / evening worship(= a church service in the morning / evening)早晨的／晚上的礼拜■praise [transitive] to express your thanks to or your respect for God颂扬，赞颂（上帝）◆Praise the Lord.赞美上帝。◆Allah be praised.感谢真主。▸praise
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[uncountable] ◆hymns / songs of praise赞美诗；颂歌◆Praise be (to God)!(= expressing belief or joy)赞美主！■venerate / /ˈvenəreɪt/ / [transitive] (formal) to have and show a lot of respect for sb/sth, especially sb/sth that is considered to be holy敬重；崇敬；敬仰◆He was later venerated as a saint.他后来被奉为圣人。▸veneration
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[uncountable] ◆The relics were objects of veneration.这些圣人遗物是倍受敬奉之物。
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praise ♦︎ credit ♦︎ approval ♦︎ acclaim ♦︎ flattery ♦︎ adulation ♦︎ a pat on the backThese are all words for feelings or words that express admiration for sb's actions, achievements or appearance.这些词均表示赞赏、赞扬、赞美。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆praise / credit / approval / acclaim / a pat on the back for sth / doing sth◆praise / approval / acclaim / adulation / a pat on the back from sb◆great praise / credit / acclaim◆public praise / approval / acclaim / adulation◆universal / widespread praise / approval / acclaim◆to deserve praise / credit / acclaim / a pat on the back◆to earn / win praise / approval / acclaim◆to get praise / credit / approval / a pat on the back◆to receive praise / credit / approval / acclaim◆to give sb praise / credit / approval / a pat on the back■praise [uncountable] ( less frequentpraises [plural]) words that show that you admire sb/sth or are pleased with what they have done赞扬；称赞；赞美◆His teachers are full of praise for the progress he's making.老师们对他的进步赞不绝口。◆She wrote poems in praise of freedom.她写诗赞美自由。◆His latest movie has won high praise from the critics.他的最新影片得到了评论家的高度赞扬。◆They always sing his praises(= praise him very highly).他们总是对他大加赞赏。■credit [uncountable] praise for sb because they are responsible for sth good that has happened赞扬；称赞；认可◆I can't take all the credit for the show's success－it was a team effort.演出成功不能都算成我一个人的功劳－这是集体努力的成果。◆We did all the work and she gets all the credit!工作都是我们干的，而功劳却都归了她！◆At least give him credit for trying(= praise him because he tried, even if he did not succeed).至少该表扬他努力过。OPPblame ⇨ faultNOTE辨析 Praise or credit?Praise describes what you actually say, for example * praise指称赞的话，如◆Well done!干得好！◆You did a great job.你做得非常好。◆I think he's a wonderful cook.我觉得他饭做得棒极了。Credit more often refers to an opinion or a feeling of admiration, not the actual words you say. * credit较常指赞赏的看法或态度，并非赞美之词◆We should give due credit to the organizers of this event(= we think they did a good job).我们该感谢这次活动的组织者。Credit can suggest that you are rewarded for the good thing you have done. * credit可意味着对出色表现给予奖励◆Credit will be given in the exam for good spelling and grammar(= you will get extra marks).考试中拼写和语法出色者将获得加分。■approval [uncountable] the feeling that sb/sth is good or acceptable; a positive opinion of sb/sth赞成；同意◆Do the plans meet with your approval?这些计划你赞成吗？◆Several people nodded in approval.几个人点头表示同意。OPPdisapproval ⇨ criticism see also approve ⇨ in favour (of sb/sth)■acclaim / /əˈkleɪm/ / [uncountable] (ratherformal) public praise for sb/sth, especially an artistic achievement（尤指对艺术成就的）称誉，高度评价◆Her latest novel has received widespread critical acclaim.她最新出版的小说受到了评论界的普遍称誉。◆The play opened last week to universal acclaim.该剧上周开演，受到一致好评。■flattery [uncountable] praise that is not sincere, especially in order to get what you want from sb奉承；阿谀；讨好◆You're too intelligent to fall for his flattery.你很聪明，不至于让他的阿谀奉承迷惑吧。◆Flattery will get you nowhere(= it will not get you what you want).阿谀奉承无济于事。 see also flatter ⇨ flatter■adulation /ˌædjuˈleɪʃn; NAmEˌædʒəˈleɪʃn/ [uncountable] (formal) great admiration and praise for sb, especially for sb famous（尤指对名人的）称赞，吹捧，奉承◆The band enjoy the adulation of their fans wherever they go.乐队无论走到哪里，都受到崇拜者的极力追捧。ⓘ Adulation often suggests too much admiration. * adulation常表示过度赞赏◆He found it difficult to cope with the adulation from those around him.他疲于应付周围人的阿谀讨好。■a ˌpat on the ˈback
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(ratherinformal) praise or approval for sth that you have done well表扬；赞许◆He deserves a pat on the back for all his hard work.他付出了很大努力，值得嘉许。◆Give yourself a pat on the back!表扬一下自己吧！