| 词组 | praise |
| 释义 | noun | verb praise1 /preɪz/ noun words that you say or write to show that you admire and approve of someone or somethingverbsgive sb praise Give your dog plenty of praise when it behaves well.heap/lavish praise on sb also shower sb with praise (=praise them a lot) Ireland’s manager has heaped praise on his team. | The media showered the young singer with praise.get/receive praise His books did not get the praise they deserved.win/earn praise The film has won praise from audiences and critics alike.deserve praise She deserves praise for all the charity work she does.single sb/sth out for praise (=praise a particular person or thing) One painting was singled out for special praise by the judges.adjectiveshigh praise (=praise that shows you think someone or something is very good) He said she was the best young player he’d ever seen, which was high praise.special praise The actress was given special praise for her achievements.lavish praise (=very high praise) The critics heaped lavish praise on his performance.widespread praise (=from many people) She has already won widespread praise for her leadership.prepositionspraise for sth/sb There was praise for the way he handled the affair.in praise of sb/sth (=praising them) He wrote a poem in praise of his hero.praise from sb The idea has received praise from teachers.phrasesbe full of praise for sb/sth (=praise them a lot) Captain Jones was full of praise for his men. | Her teacher was full of praise for her work.have nothing but praise for sb/sth (=praise them a lot because you admire what they have done) Passengers had nothing but praise for the pilot.sing sb’s praises (=tell other people that someone is good) The boss has been singing your praises.words of praise He had words of praise for the excellent nursing care provided. | There were words of praise from government leaders.worthy of praise (=deserving praise) There was only one design that was worthy of praise.damn (sb/sth) with faint praise (=seem to praise someone or something, but in a way that does not really show admiration) The film has been damned with faint praise by critics, who said ‘it could have been a lot worse.’be (high) praise indeed (=used when emphasizing that what someone says shows that they think someone or something is very good) He said he enjoyed my singing which, coming from such a great musician, was praise indeed. noun | verb praise2 /preɪz/ verb [T] to say that you admire and approve of someone or something, especially publiclyadverbsbe highly praised (=be praised a lot) The actor’s performance was highly praised by the critics.be widely praised (=by many people) Their efforts have been widely praised.prepositionspraise sb for sth The Mayor praised the rescue teams for their courage.THESAURUS: praise congratulate to tell someone that you think it is good that they have achieved something: I congratulated him on his success. | The government should be congratulated for what they have achieved. compliment to say to someone that you like how they look, or you like something they have done: She complimented me on my new hairstyle. | He complimented my cooking. flatter to praise someone in order to please them or get something from them, even though you do not mean it: "I like your hair." "You’re just flattering me!" | The salesman had persuaded her to buy it by flattering her and being charming. rave about sth informal to talk about something you enjoy or admire in a very excited way, and say that it is extremely good: Everyone is raving about the movie. enthuse about sth formal to talk about something you enjoy or admire in an excited way, and say that it is good: She enthused about the joys of motherhood. applaud formal to publicly praise a decision, action, idea etc: Business leaders applauded the decision. | A spokesperson applauded the way the festival had been run. commend formal to praise someone or something, especially officially: After the battle, Andrew Jackson commended him for ‘his courage and fidelity’. | The officers should be commended for their prompt action. hail sb/sth as sth especially written to describe someone or something in a way that shows you have a very good opinion of them, especially in newspapers, on television reports etc: The book was hailed as a masterpiece. | Journalists and music writers hailed the band as ‘the next big thing’. | He is being hailed as the new James Dean. |
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