commend
verb- commend somebody/something (for something/for doing something) | commend somebody/something (on something/on doing something)
to praise somebody/something, especially publicly （尤指公开地）赞扬，称赞，表扬 She was commended on her handling of the situation. 她因妥善处理了那个局面而受到表扬。 His designs were highly commended by the judges (= they did not get a prize but they were especially praised). 他的设计受到了评委的高度赞扬。 His book was highly commended. 他的书受到高度赞扬。
Oxford Collocations Dictionarypreposition- for
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- be highly commended
- be widely commended
- something has little, much, nothing, etc. to commend it
- …
- commend somebody/something (to somebody) (formal)
to recommend somebody/something to somebody 推荐；举荐 She is an excellent worker and I commend her to you without reservation. 她工作出色，我毫无保留地把她推荐给你。 The movie has little to commend it (= it has few good qualities). 这部电影乏善可陈。
Extra ExamplesTopics Suggestions and advicec2The proposed site has much to commend it. 拟议中的选址颇有些亮点。 She said she would commend the proposal to the Board. 她说她会向董事会推荐这个建议。
- commend itself to somebody (formal)
if something commends itself to somebody, they approve of it 受到赞同；得到认可 - commend somebody/something to somebody (formal)
to give somebody/something to somebody in order to be taken care of 把…托付给（或委托于）
Word OriginMiddle English: from Latin commendare, from com- (expressing intensive force) + mandare ‘commit, entrust’. Compare with command.