applaud 英 [əˈplɔ:d]   美 [əˈplɔd]

applaud

applaud  英 [əˈplɔ:d] 美 [əˈplɔd]

v. 喝彩;鼓掌 

进行时:applauding  过去式:applauded  过去分词:applauded  第三人称单数:applauds  名词复数:applauds 

He started to applaud and the others joined in. 他开始鼓掌,其他人也跟着鼓起掌来。
They rose to applaud the speaker. 他们起立向演讲者鼓掌。

  • To applaud is to show approval, encouragement, or appreciation. You can applaud by clapping your hands at a performance, or you can applaud with just your mouth, as when you tell someone "I applaud your decision to start exercising."
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  • v. 喝彩;鼓掌
  • 1. He started to applaud and the others joined in.

    他开始鼓掌,其他人也跟着鼓起掌来。

  • 2. They rose to applaud the speaker.

    他们起立向演讲者鼓掌。

  • 3. We applaud her decision.

    我们称赞她的决定。

  • 4. I applaud her for having the courage to refuse.

    我赞赏她敢于拒绝。

  • applaud (v.) late 15c. (implied in applauding), "to express agreement or approval; to praise," from Latin applaudere "to clap the hands in approbation, to approve by clapping hands; to strike upon, beat," from assimilated form of ad "to" (see ad-) + plaudere "to clap" (see plaudit). The sense of "clap the hands" is from 1590s; the extended meaning arrived in English before literal. Related: Applauded.
ap·plaud / əˈplɔːd ; NAmE əˈplɔːd / verb 1 [intransitive ,  transitive ] to show your approval of sb/sth by clapping your hands 鼓掌 He started to applaud and the others joined in. 他开始鼓掌,其他人也跟着鼓起掌来。 applaudsb They rose to applaud the speaker. 他们起立向演讲者鼓掌。 She was applauded as she came on stage. 她出台时人们向她鼓掌。 2 [transitive ] ( formal) to express praise for sb/sth because you approve of them or it 称赞;赞许;赞赏 applaudsth We applaud her decision. 我们称赞她的决定。 His efforts to improve the situation are to be applauded. 他为改善状况所作的努力应该受到赞许。 applaudsb (for sth) I applaud her for having the courage to refuse. 我赞赏她敢于拒绝。 applaud applauds applauded applauding ap·plaud / əˈplɔːd ; NAmE əˈplɔːd /
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