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Laudable Word Highly Describe Deserves Praise 英 Lɔːdəbl] 美

英语单词 laudable
英美音标 英 ['lɔːdəbl] 美 ['lɔːdəbl]
中文释义 adj.值得称赞的
英语例句 (1) Her work for charity is highly laudable.
(2) It's highly laudable and exemplary a thing as it is held to be.
中文例句 (1) 她的慈善工作值得高度赞扬.
(2) 这正如所认为的那样是一件值得高度称赞和仿效的事情。
vocabulary简明 Use the word laudable to describe something that deserves praise or admiration, like your laudable efforts to start a recycling program at your school.
vocabulary扩展 When you break apart the word laudable, you can see the verb laud, meaning praise or acclaim, followed by the suffix -able, which is a tip-off that this word is an adjective. So laudable describes things that are worthy of praise, such as a laudable effort to end poverty, and it can also describe admirable ideas or beliefs, such as a laudable compassion for others.
柯林斯解释
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]可嘉的;值得赞美的;值得称许的 Something that is laudable deserves to be praised or admired.
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  • One of Emma's less laudable characteristics was her jealousy...

    忌妒心强是埃玛的一个不那么让人称道的个性特点。

  • These may be laudable aims, but by enforcing them at gunpoint another vitally important principle is lost.

    也许用心是好的,但若诉诸枪杆子则无法坚持另一个至关重要的原则。

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