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
- 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
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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。
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2. They rose to applaud the speaker.
他们起立向演讲者鼓掌。
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3. We applaud her decision.
我们称赞她的决定。
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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.
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