| 英语单词 | extol |
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| 英美音标 | 英 [ɪk'stəʊl] 美 [ɪk'stoʊl] |
| 中文释义 | v.颂扬；称赞 |
| 英语例句 | (1) The general was extolled as the man who had led the country to victory. (2) He keeps extolling her goodness. (3) They extol the virtues of the peaceful life. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 这位将军被誉为领导全国赢得胜利的人。 (2) 他对她的善良赞不绝口。 (3) 对于农村宁静生活的美处，他们称赞不已。 |
| vocabulary简明 | If you have a crush on a guy who likes your best friend, it can be very depressing to listen to him extol your friend's virtues, while you just nod and smile. If you extol something, you praise it very highly. |
| vocabulary扩展 | The Bible says: "Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven..." Nebuchadnezzar II was king of the second Babylonian Empire, the one who sent the Jews into exile. In some translations of the Bible, the word honor is replaced with glorify. Praise, extol, honor, glorify all mean about the same. The Bible often uses five words when one would be enough. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [VERB 动词]颂扬；赞颂；赞美 If you extol something or someone, you praise them enthusiastically. [V n]
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