praise
noun/preɪz/
/preɪz/
[uncountable]Idioms - (also less frequent praises [plural])words that show that you approve of and admire somebody/something
赞扬；称赞；赞美 - The team coach singled out two players for special praise.
教练特别点名称赞两名队员。 - praise for something His teachers are full of praise for the progress he's making.
老师们对他的进步赞不绝口。 - praise from somebody His latest movie has won high praise from the critics.
他的最新电影受到了评论家的盛赞。 - praise for something from somebody He received widespread praise for his performance from fans on social media.
他的表现在社交媒体上得到了粉丝的广泛赞扬。 - Critics heaped/lavished/showered praise on her latest movie.
评论家对她的新电影赞誉有加。 - to deserve/earn/garner praise
值得／赢得／受到赞扬 - We have nothing but praise for the way they handled the investigation.
对于他们处理调查的方式我们唯有赞赏。 - in praise of somebody/something She wrote poems in praise of freedom.
她写诗讴歌自由。 - She left with their praises ringing in her ears.
她离开了，耳边回荡着大家的赞美声。 - They always sing his praises (= praise him very highly).
他们总是对他大加赞扬。
Homophones praise | prays | preyspraise prays preys/preɪz//preɪz/- praise noun
- This organization has never received the praise and recognition it deserves.
这个组织从未得到应有的赞扬和认可。
- This organization has never received the praise and recognition it deserves.
- praise verb
- Always praise your child for making an effort.
总是赞扬你的孩子所做的努力。
- Always praise your child for making an effort.
- prays verb (third person of pray)
- Aeneas prays to Jupiter, who sends rain.
埃涅阿斯向朱庇特祈祷，朱庇特赐予雨水。
- Aeneas prays to Jupiter, who sends rain.
- preys verb (third person of prey)
- The snake preys on small mammals and birds.
蛇捕食小型哺乳动物和鸟类。
- The snake preys on small mammals and birds.
Extra Examples- He was unstinting in his praise of his teacher.
他对自己的老师赞不绝口。 - He wrote many poems in praise of his wife.
他写了许多赞美妻子的诗。 - The French manager led the chorus of praise for the German team.
法国队的主教练首先对德国队唱起了赞歌。 - The play has attracted universal praise.
这出戏得到了普遍的好评。 - The speech earned him lavish praise from the press.
他的讲话为自己赢得了媒体慷慨的赞扬。 - There were words of praise for the show's designer.
演出设计者受到了称赞。 - These artists deserve praise for the clarity of their visions.
这些艺术家视野清晰，值得赞扬。 - This book is beyond praise.
这本书怎么赞扬也不过分。 - an article heaping praise on the government
对政府大加赞扬的文章
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- effusive
- extravagant
- …
- be full of
- be fulsome in
- be gushing in
- …
- beyond praise
- in praise of
- praise for
- …
- a chorus of praise
- a paean of praise
- have nothing but praise for somebody/something
- …
- The team coach singled out two players for special praise.
- the expression of thanks to or respect for God
（对上帝的）赞美，颂扬 - hymns/songs of praise
赞美诗；颂歌 - praise to somebody joyous singing and praise to God
对上帝的欢唱与赞美 - Praise be (to God)! (= expressing belief or joy)
愿主受赞美！
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- effusive
- extravagant
- …
- be full of
- be fulsome in
- be gushing in
- …
- beyond praise
- in praise of
- praise for
- …
- a chorus of praise
- a paean of praise
- have nothing but praise for somebody/something
- …
- hymns/songs of praise
Word OriginMiddle English (also in the sense ‘set a price on, attach value to’): from Old French preisier ‘to prize, praise’, from late Latin pretiare, from Latin pretium ‘price’. Compare with prize.
Idioms
damn somebody/something with faint praise
- to praise somebody/something only a little, in order to show that you do not really like them/it
用冷漠的赞扬贬低；寓贬于褒；名褒实贬