[VERB 动词]颂扬;赞颂;赞美 If you extol something or someone, you praise them enthusiastically.
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Now experts are extolling the virtues of the humble potato...
现在专家们都在赞美其貌不扬的马铃薯的种种好处。
They kept extolling my managerial skills.
他们不停地赞美我的管理技能。
Oxford
extol/ɪkˈstəʊl; NAmEɪkˈstoʊl/verb(-ll-)( formal) to praise sb/sth very much 赞扬;颂扬;称赞extolsb/sth ◆Doctors often extol the virtuesof eating less fat. 医生常常宣扬少吃脂肪的好处。extolsb/sth as sth ◆She was extolled as a genius.她被誉为天才。extolextolsextolledextollingextol/ɪkˈstəʊl; NAmEɪkˈstoʊl/
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extolex‧tol /ɪkˈstəʊl $ -ˈstoʊl/ verb (past tense and past participle extolled, present participle extolling) [transitive]
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formal to praise something very muchextol the virtues/benefits etc of something a speech extolling the merits of free enterprise
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