compliment
单词辨析：
侧重于客气和礼貌的赞扬，有时含恭维之意。
The boss paid her a compliment because of her diligence.
上司夸奖她工作勤奋。
Being compared to Rammstein is a great compliment.
能和德国战车乐队相提并论是极大的荣耀。
All his guests paid him extravagant compliments.
他的所有客人都对他赞不绝口。
You can do no harm by paying her compliments.
对她说些恭维话没有坏处。
指因某种成就而受到的赞誉或奖励。
Her new discovery received accolades from the papers.
她的新发现受到报纸的赞扬。
He enjoys the double-edged accolade of being a 'friend of China'.
他很享受作为“中国人的朋友”而获得的双方的赞誉。
She received the highest accolades in the music business.
她获得了音乐界的最高奖项。
Her approval was the highest accolade that I could have received.
她的嘉许就是我所能得到的最高赞赏。
尤指对勇敢或很成功的人的赞扬，通常后接介词 for。
Three of the firefighters received commendations for their bravery.
消防人员中有3位因表现英勇而受到表彰。
The local government issued an order of commendation to them.
地方政府给他们颁发了嘉奖令。
His conduct earned the commendation of the prime minister.
他的行为赢得了首相的赞赏。
尤指公开地赞扬。
She was praised by her teacher for being ready to help others.
她因乐于助人而受到老师的表扬。
The governor praised him for his act of great bravery.
州长称赞了他的大无畏行为。
指强烈赞成、认同某个想法、计划等。
He applauded the decision to raise the income tax threshold.
他为提高个税起征点的决定拍手叫好。
She should be applauded for her generosity.
她的宽宏大量应当受到赞许。
词义同 praise，但多用于正式文体。
The senator was commended for his public-spirited action.
那位参议员因热心公益事业而受到称赞。
His work has been highly commended.
他的作品大受好评。
指说好听的话，含恭维之意，多用于 compliment sb on sth 的结构中。
My boyfriend complimented me on my new earrings.
我的男朋友称赞我的新耳环。
Even his foreign teacher complimented him on his excellent French.
甚至连他的外教也夸奖他的法语棒极了。
相关例句：
'Well done, Cassandra,' Crook said. She blushed, but accepted the compliment with good grace.
“干得好，卡桑德拉。”克鲁克说。她脸一下子红了，但还是很有风度地接受了恭维。
It's obvious he's worried about us and I'm taking it as a compliment.
显然他担心我们，我把这当做一种赞美。
I want to compliment more and criticize less.
我想更多的赞扬和批评少。
They complimented me on the way I looked each time they saw me
每次见到我，他们都称赞我的外貌。
He's always criticizing her, and never pays her a compliment.
他总是批评她，从来也不恭维一句。
Give my compliments to your lovely wife when you write home.
写信回家的时候，代我问候你可爱的妻子。