applaud

ә'plɒ:d

高考六级考研托福雅思GRE Collins 2

v. clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
v. express approval of

v. 拍手喝彩, 称赞, 赞同

Collins 星级

7,585

BNC 频率

5,722

使用频率

applaud 可以拆分为前缀 ap-（表示向或朝向）和词根 plaud（来自拉丁语，意为“拍手”或“称赞”）。整体意思是“向某人或某事拍手以表示赞赏”。

例句

1. The audience began to applaud after the amazing performance.

观众在精彩的表演后开始鼓掌。

2. We should applaud her efforts to help the community.

我们应该为她帮助社区的努力鼓掌。

3. He received applause from his classmates for his presentation.

他因演讲得到了同学们的鼓掌。