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单词 commend
释义
commend
verb[T]
uk
/kəˈmend/us
/kəˈmend/
toformallypraisesomeone or something:
赞扬，称赞，表彰
Thejudgecommended herfor/onherbravery.法官称赞了她的勇敢。
For a low-budgetfilm, it has much to commend it(= itdeservespraise).作为一部低预算影片，它有不少值得称道之处。
It says on the backcoverof thebook"highlycommended".书的封底上写着“隆重推荐”。
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.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Praising and applauding
  • acclaim
  • acclamation
  • accolade
  • adulate
  • adulation
  • cheer
  • dispatch
  • eulogize
  • eulogy
  • exalt
  • extol
  • felicitate
  • honour
  • panegyric
  • panegyrical
  • panegyrist
  • patsomeoneon the backidiom
  • plaudit
  • praise
  • rave
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(Definition ofcommendfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

commend| American Dictionary

commend
verb[T]
us
/kəˈmend/
toformallypraiseormentionwithapprovalsomeone or something:
Lamos should be commended forcreatingimportantopportunitiesforminorityactors.

commendable

adjectiveus
/kəˈmen·də·bəl/
Thereporterdid a commendablejobunderdifficultcircumstances.
(Definition ofcommendfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcommend

commend
Otherwise, there is not much tocommendit to an academic audience.
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However, the editors are to be commended for tolerating disagreement amongst contributors.
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The editors and contributors are to be commended for producing such a thought-provoking and at the same time useful work.
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For these and other achievements, the editors and contributors to this project should be commended.
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There is much tocommendit as a vademecum for comparative researchers and as a source-book for teaching.
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Here he commends it under the title of 'the people's veto'.
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Wecommendtheir effort and suggest three avenues of research.
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The e-mail forum, once assured of the genuine motives for the research, welcomed it and commended the research process.
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They may thencommendfree-will theism as supporting a rich religious life for those who make the requisite changes in belief and practice.
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The sheer richness of illustration is also to be highly commended, and makes the cover price very good value.
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In this regard he is to be commended for not pushing his personal choice treatment agenda.
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This chapter is also to be commended for its excellent discussion of the methodological issues to consider when doing sociolinguistic research on sign languages.
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This proposal has a great deal tocommendit.
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The book is a fascinating demonstration of the subject of its own investigation, and is to be commended as an adventure in publishing.
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The calculation of residuals and total residuals is commended as a means of enquiry.
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