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commendation
[英] [ˌkɔmənˈdeɪʃən] [美] [ˌkɑmənˈdeʃən] 生词本

n.

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  • 英英释义

1. VERB 赞扬;赞许 If you commend someone or something, you praise them formally. 

  • I commended her for that action...

    我赞扬了她的那一举动。

  • I commend Ms. Orth on writing such an informative article...

    我对奥思太太写出内容如此翔实的文章表示赞许。

  • The book was widely commended for its candour...

    这本书以其直言不讳而广受好评。

commendation

  • The Company received a commendation from the Royal Society of Arts.

    公司受到了皇家艺术协会的赞扬。

2. VERB 推荐;举荐 If someone commends a person or thing to you, they tell you that you will find them good or useful. 

  • I can commend it to him as a realistic course of action.

    我可以把这作为一个切实可行的处理方法推荐给他。

3. VERB 被接受;得到认可 If something commends itself to you, you approve of it. 

  • The Rousseau model commended itself to a lot of early socialists.

    卢梭提出的模式被很多早期的社会主义者接受。

4. PHRASE 令人称道/乏善可陈 If you say that something has much to commend it, you approve of it. If you say that something has little to commend it, you disapprove of it. 

  • The Prime Minister's initiative has much to commend it.

    首相的新方案有不少令人赞许之处。

Noun

1. an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement

2. a message expressing a favorable opinion;

  • "words of approval seldom passed his lips"