[VERB 动词]赞扬;赞许 If you commend someone or something, you praise them formally.
[V n for/on n/-ing]
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I commended her for that action...
我赞扬了她的那一举动。
I commend Ms. Orth on writing such an informative article...
我对奥思太太写出内容如此翔实的文章表示赞许。
The book was widely commended for its candour...
这本书以其直言不讳而广受好评。
The reports commend her bravery...
这些报道赞扬了她的勇敢。
His actions were commended by the Jury.
他的所作所为受到了陪审团的赞许。
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The Company received a commendation from the Royal Society of Arts.
公司受到了皇家艺术协会的赞扬。
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[VERB 动词]推荐;举荐 If someone commends a person or thing to you, they tell you that you will find them good or useful.
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I can commend it to him as a realistic course of action.
我可以把这作为一个切实可行的处理方法推荐给他。
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[VERB 动词]被接受;得到认可 If something commends itself to you, you approve of it.
[V pron-refl to n]
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The Rousseau model commended itself to a lot of early socialists.
卢梭提出的模式被很多早期的社会主义者接受。
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[PHRASE 短语]令人称道/乏善可陈 If you say that something has much to commend it, you approve of it. If you say that something has little to commend it, you disapprove of it.
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[FORMAL 正式]
The Prime Minister's initiative has much to commend it.
首相的新方案有不少令人赞许之处。
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com·mend/kəˈmend; NAmEkəˈmend/verb1commendsb (for sth/for doing sth) |commendsb (on sth/on doing sth) to praise sb/sth, especially publicly (尤指公开地)赞扬,称赞,表扬◆She was commended on her handling of the situation.她因妥善处理了那个局面而受到表扬。◆His designs were highly commendedby the judges (= they did not get a prize but they were especially praised).他的设计受到了评委的高度赞扬。2commendsb/sth (to sb) ( formal) to recommend sb/sth to sb 推荐;举荐◆She is an excellent worker and I commend her to you without reservation.她工作出色,我毫无保留地把她推荐给你。◆The movie has little to commend it(= it has few good qualities).这部电影乏善可陈。3commenditself to sb ( formal) if sth commendsitself to sb, they approve of it 受到赞同;得到认可◆His outspoken behaviour did not commend itself to his colleagues.他直言不讳的行为不受他同事的欢迎。4commendsb/sth to sb ( formal) to give sb/sth to sb in order to be taken care of 把…托付给(或委托于)◆We commend her soul to God.我们把她的灵魂托付给上帝。commendcommendscommendedcommendingcom·mend/kəˈmend; NAmEkəˈmend/
1to praise or approve of someone or something publiclycommend somebody for something Inspector Marshall was commended for his professional attitude. The paper was highly commended in the UK Press Awards.► see thesaurus at
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2to tell someone that something is good or that it deserves attentionSYN recommend: Colleagues, I commend this report to you. McKellen’s performance had much to commend it (=was very good).3commend itself (to somebody) formal if something commends itself to you, you approve of it: The plan did not commend itself to the Allies.
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