| 单词 | extol |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [iks'tɔl] |
| 解释 | v.赞美 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v.赞美(to praise highly; laud) 【考】 反义词：lambaste(指 责); pan(严厉批评); deprecate(抗议); excoriate(批判); censure(责难); disparage(贬损); condemn(谴责); impugn(打击); detract(贬低); malign(诽谤) 【记】 ex+tol(举起)→举出 来→赞美; 【同】 参考：exalt(赞赏) 【例】 He keeps extolling her goodness. |
| 字源 | extol (v.) also extoll, c.1400, "to lift up," from Latin extollere "to place on high, raise, elevate," figuratively "to exalt, praise," from ex- "up" (see ex-) + tollere "to raise," from PIE *tele- "to bear, carry," "with derivatives referring to measured weights and thence money and payment" [Watkins] (cognates: Greek talantos "bearing, suffering," tolman "to carry, bear," telamon "broad strap for bearing something," talenton "a balance, pair of scales," Atlas "the 'Bearer' of Heaven;" Lithuanian tiltas "bridge;" Sanskrit tula "balance," tulayati "lifts up, weighs;" Latin tolerare "to bear, support," latus "borne;" Old English þolian "to endure;" Armenian tolum "I allow"). Figurative sense of "praise highly" in English is first attested c.1500. Related: Extolled; extolling. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. (高度)赞美; 吹捧 = laud = exalt 【记】ex出, tol举－把人举出来－赞美 = exalt 【反】lambaste(v 严厉指责); pan(v 严厉批评); censure(v /n 责难); deprecate(v 轻视; 抗议); excoriate(v 批判); vilify(vt 诽谤)disparage(v 藐视; 贬损); condemn(v 判刑; 谴责); impugn(v 打击); detract(v 转移; 贬低); malign(v 诽谤) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】ex + tall 把你捧高；ex 出 + tolerant 出于忍耐，我一直赞美你(实际上已经忍你很久了.)；ex 出+ toll 通行费，交出通行费，还高度赞美，那只是为了出关而不得已； |
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