applaud
verb- [intransitive, transitive]
to show your approval of somebody/something by clapping your hands (= hitting your open hands together several times) synonym clap鼓掌 He started to applaud and the others joined in. 他开始鼓掌,其他人也跟着鼓起掌来。 - applaud somebody
They rose to applaud the speaker. 他们起立向演讲者鼓掌。 She was applauded as she came on stage. 她上台时人们向她鼓掌。 The audience applauded loudly. 观众掌声雷动。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- enthusiastically
- heartily
- loudly
- …
- [transitive] (formal)
to express praise for somebody/something because you approve of them or it 称赞;赞许;赞赏 - applaud something
We applaud her decision. 我们称赞她的决定。 His efforts to improve the situation are to be applauded. 他为改善状况所作的努力应该受到赞许。 The decision to save the company has been warmly applauded. 拯救公司的决定受到了热情的称赞。 - applaud somebody (for something)
I applaud her for having the courage to refuse. 我赞赏她敢于拒绝。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- warmly
- widely
- is to be applauded
- should be applauded
- applaud something
Word Originlate 15th cent.: from Latin applaudere, from ad- ‘to’ + plaudere ‘to clap’, reinforced by French applaudir.