praise
单词辨析：
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。
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Praise is a great confidence booster.
赞扬是一种很好的信心增强剂。
Ottershaw's been singing your praises for years
奥特肖多年来对你一直高度赞赏。
He received praise for the atmospheric monochrome shots in David Lynch's The Elephant Man.
他在大卫·林奇的电影《象人》中所拍摄的那些渲染气氛的黑白镜头受到了好评。
He praised the excellent work of the UN weapons inspectors.
他赞扬了联合国武器核查人员的出色工作。
His work won the praise of the broad masses.
他的工作博得广大群众的称许。
Mark says the ideas are Katie's own, and is quick to praise her talent
马克说这些都是凯蒂自己的想法，并随即称赞起她的天赋来。