| 英语单词 | commend |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 [kə'mend] 美 [kə'mend] |
| 中文释义 | v.推荐;称赞;嘉奖;把 ... 托付给 |
| 英语例句 | (1) I should like to commend this method to you. (2) I'd like to commend him to my friends. (3) He commend them for their enthusiasm. (4) His work was highly commended. (5) She commended the child to her sister's care. (6) Almighty Father, we commend all who suffer to your loving care. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 我想向您推荐这一方法。 (2) 我愿意把他推荐给我的朋友们。 (3) 他称赞他们的热情。 (4) 他的工作备受赞赏。 (5) 她将孩子委托给她妹妹照管。 (6) 全能的圣父,我们将所有受苦受难的人托付于您的关爱。 |
| vocabulary简明 | Ever shout "Bravo!" at the end of a ballet or coo "Good boy!" to the dog when he relieved himself outdoors instead of on the rug? Then you know how to commend someone — in other words, to express approval aloud. |
| vocabulary扩展 | The most common meaning of commend is to compliment. You commend someone when you tell them "Well done!" You can even say "I commend you on your hard work." Back in the days of Charles Dickens, to commend often meant to put (someone or something) in the hands of someone else for safekeeping. Case in point: David Copperfield was out of luck when his cruel stepdad commended him to the equally cruel schoolmaster Mr. Creakle at Salem house. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [VERB 动词]赞扬;赞许 If you commend someone or something, you praise them formally. [V n [V n] [FORMAL 正式]
commendation
2 [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. [V n [FORMAL 正式]
3 [VERB 动词]被接受;得到认可 If something commends itself to you, you approve of it. [V pron-refl [FORMAL 正式]
4 [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. [usu v PHR pron] [FORMAL 正式]
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