praise

[preiz]

vt.赞美, 称赞
n.赞美, 称赞, 崇拜
vi.赞美

n.

1. 赞扬, 称赞[U]

I'm sure I don't deserve so much praise.

我肯定自己不值得这么多赞扬。

2. 赞美的话, 赞词[P][(+of)]

3. 【宗】(对神的)赞美, 崇拜[U]

Let us give praise to God.

让我们赞美神吧。

vt.

1. 赞美, 表扬; 歌颂[(+for)]

The publishers praised his novel pretty highly.

出版商们对他的小说评价甚高。

The mayor praised the boy for his courage.

市长赞扬这个男孩很勇敢。

2. 【宗】赞美(上帝)

词形变化

名词: praiser | 动词过去式: praised | 动词过去分词: praised | 动词现在分词: praising | 动词第三人称单数: praises |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.赞美; 表扬; 赞成

compliment  extol  commend  laud  glorify  flatter  approve of  

同义参见:

sympathize  glory  consecrate  glory  congratulate  salute  acclaim  exalt  cheer  eulogy  prayer  appreciate  celebrate  applause  applaud  blessing  bless  tribute  honor  

反义:

vt.赞美; 表扬; 歌颂

blame  criticize  censure  

反义参见:

dispraise  disdain  scold  criticism  scandal  rebuke  condemn  

英英释义

名词 praise:

an expression of approval and commendation

同义词：congratulations, kudos, extolment

offering words of homage as an act of worship

动词 praise:

express approval of

短语词组

be beyond (all) praise

1. 赞美不尽

His heroism was beyond all praise.

他的英勇行为使人赞美不尽。

in praise of

1. 为赞扬

The teacher spoke in praise of those students who helped each other.

老师表扬了那些互相帮忙的学生。

sing one's own praises

1. 自吹自擂

He loves to sing his own praises.

他总喜欢自吹自擂。

补充

praisepraise英:[preiz] 美:[prez]vt.1.称赞, 赞赏They have been praising you all the time.他们总在夸奖你。Critics praised the works as highly original.评论家称赞该作品独树一帜。2.赞美; 颂扬; 崇拜He was praised for his neat and careful work.他因工作认真、利索而受到赞扬。n.1.称赞, 赞美; 赞扬, 表扬Let us give praise to God.让我们来赞美上帝吧。2.崇拜; 荣耀He despised people who were lavish with their praises.他看不起那些阿谀奉承的人。3.赞美的话

例句

1. That is high praise indeed.那的确是很高的赞誉。 2. The judges reserved particular praise for two new artists.评委们将特别赞誉留给了两位艺术新人。 3. Three entrants were singled out for special praise.三位参与者被专门给予特殊称赞。 4. He delivered a strong speech in praise of the pound.他发表了慷慨激昂的演讲称赞这次打击行动。 5. He wrote in praise of Joan Hunter Dunn.他写了一篇文章称赞琼•亨特•邓恩。 6. the usual speeches in praise of the country's achievements赞颂国家成就的老一套讲话 7. She is full of praise for the range of excellent services available.她对提供的一系列优质服务赞不绝口。 8. All the ladies are full of praise for the staff and the service they received.所有女士都高度赞扬了工作人员和他们所提供的服务。 9. I have nothing but praise for the police.我对警方只有称赞。 10. Hindus were singing hymns in praise of the god Rama.印度教教徒在唱圣歌赞美罗摩神。 11. Worshippers gave praise to God.礼拜者们赞美上帝。 12. the belief that the U.S. had signalled a policy shift by damning with faint praise the mediation efforts认为美国对调停努力明褒实贬是表明其政策已发生转变的观点 13. In a critical essay on her works, he damned her with faint praise.在一篇评论她的作品的文章中, 他对她明褒实贬。 14. He proved himself to be a master of the art of damning with faint praise.事实证明他最会对别人明褒实贬。 15. Ottershaw's been singing your praises for years.奥特肖多年来一直对你高度赞扬。 16. Andy Sinton is not a man given to singing his own praises.安迪•辛顿不是一个习惯自吹自擂的人。 17. Everyone praises her cooking.人人赞赏她的厨艺。 18. The teachers praised our work.老师们称赞我们的工作。 19. Sylvia had a stern father who never praised her.西尔维娅有一个严厉的父亲, 他从来没有夸奖过她。 20. He praised the fans for their continued support.他称赞追随者们不断的支持。 21. The American president praised Turkey for its courage.美国总统赞扬了土耳其的勇气。 22. Many others praised Sanford for taking a strong stand.还有很多人称赞桑福德立场坚定。 23. She asked the congregation to praise God.她请教众赞美上帝。 24. He praised her for her courage.他赞扬她很勇敢。 25. They praised God for their safe deliverance from the difficult position.他们赞颂上帝使他们从困境中安全脱险。 26. we can't praise Chris enough—he did a brilliant job.我们怎么表扬克里斯都不过分——他干得棒极了。 27. we praise God for past blessings.我们赞美上帝过去所赐予的祝福。 28. the audience was full of praise for the whole production.观众对整部作品称赞不已。 29. give praise to God.赞美上帝。 30. Uncle Felix never stopped singing her praises.费利克斯叔叔没完没了地赞扬她。 31. The fireman was praised for his courage.那消防员因表现英勇而获得嘉许。 32. The survivors were full of praise for the paramedics.幸存者对医护人员赞不绝口。 33. Critics praised her as both an actor and director.评论家称赞她既可当演员又可当导演。 34. He praised her cooking.他夸奖了她的厨艺。 35. A good teacher praises students when they do well.好老师会在学生们表现好的时候给予表扬。 36. His poems praise nature.他的诗歌赞美了大自然。 37. We praise God for your safe arrival.我们感谢上帝让你平安到达。 38. praise Allah that you are safe! [=I thank Allah that you are safe]感谢真主，你平安无恙。 39. People gather in churches to praise the Lord.人们聚集在教堂里赞颂上帝。 40. Critics have praised the play to the skies.评论家把这部剧捧上了天。 41. He deserves praise for the way he's handled this crisis.他处理这次危机的方式值得称赞。 42. He won critical praise [=acclaim] for his performance.他的表演赢得了评论家的赞扬。 43. “Good job” is high praise coming from her. She rarely compliments anyone's work.她说出“做得好”就是高度赞扬了，她几乎从不称赞别人的工作。 44. I have nothing but praise for the hospital staff.对医院的工作人员我唯有赞扬。 45. The poem is in praise of nature. [=the poem praises nature]这首诗赞颂了大自然。 46. The critics heaped praises on her performance. = The critics sang the praises of her performance. = The critics sang her praises. [=the critics praised her performance in a very enthusiastic way]评论家对她的表演大加赞赏。 47. People gathered in the church to sing praises to the Lord.人们聚集在教堂唱颂歌赞美上帝。 48. hymns/songs of praise赞美诗；颂歌 49. You made it here safely. praise be to God! [=thank God]感谢上帝，你平安到达了。 50. "We were not, praise be [=thankfully], required to join hands and sing songs."谢天谢地！没让我们手拉手唱歌。