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单词 extol
释义
extol
verb[T]
formal
uk
/ɪkˈstəʊl/us
/ɪkˈstoʊl/
-ll-
topraisesomething or someone very much:
赞扬；赞颂；赞美
Hisbookextolling thebenefitsofvegetarianismsoldthousands ofcopies.他那本宣扬素食益处的书卖出了好几千本。
She isforeverextollingthevirtuesofherchildren.她总在夸耀自己家孩子的优点。
Synonyms
exaltold use
glorify
laudformal
praise(SHOW APPROVAL)
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Praising and applauding
  • acclaim
  • acclamation
  • accolade
  • adulate
  • adulation
  • cheer
  • dispatch
  • eulogistic
  • eulogize
  • eulogy
  • exalt
  • felicitate
  • honour
  • panegyric
  • panegyrical
  • panegyrist
  • patsomeoneon the backidiom
  • plaudit
  • praise
  • rave
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(Definition ofextolfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

extol| American Dictionary

extol
verb[T]
us
/ɪkˈstoʊl/
-ll-
topraisehighly:
He often extols thevirtuesof hisstudents.
(Definition ofextolfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofextol

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Needless to say, all attempts at theoretical thinking were doomed as long as this ideal was extolled.
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Why is gift theory relevant to the understanding of a novel that openly extols the advantages of self-help and economic individualism?
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Accordingly, theyextolthe virtues of a monarch who, although autocratic, was also enlightened and improved the lot of his people.
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Of course one would reasonably expect musicians, music teachers and the music industry toextolthe educational advantages of learning and playing music.
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Yeang does not find anyone toextolthe environmental delights at street level in the modern city.
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He extolled the advantages of a caretaker state, but believed individual selfcultivation was the source of excellence in society.
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Despite extolling the vital skills of keeping a field notebook, nowhere is such an item mentioned (not even in the lists of necessary equipment).
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The articles oftenextolthe chance to improve on nature and decry the idea that anatomy is destiny.
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He continued toextoltribal culture and values and was careful to observe the tradition and project the image of a tribal leader.
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Their works extolled the middleclass consumer as sensible, independent-minded, and the bulwark of the nation's democracy.
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They are extolled as public benefactors and national heroes.
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The image of youth is paraded by totalitarian regimes toextoltheir innovativeness in comparison with the ageing liberal world.
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What party wants to appeal for votes by extolling either unemployment or inflation - or supporting war against peace?
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In situations of such complexity, for government officials with a political remit it is often alluring and convenient toextolthe virtues of self-management.
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These memoirs reveal the ways in which such individuals came to be mythologised, as their virtues were extolled with lavish enthusiasm.
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