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单词 commend
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Two entrants were also highly commended by the judges.The remuneration committee has said that the management team should be highly commended for the progress made.The hotel were also highly commended service and value for money.She was the first sniffer dog to be killed in the conflict and was commended for bravery.He was also commended by the judge at their trial.There is just so much to commend this book.People who tried to rescue four police officers trapped inside their burning patrol car were commended for their bravery yesterday.This week's poem is from the book of shortlisted and highly commended poems.I commend it also for nearly making it work.At both inquests the coroner commended the actions of staff who had tried to save the young men's lives.I can't commend the players highly enough.I actually got highly commended!

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commend

British English: commend VERB
If you commend someone or something, you praise them formally.
I commended her for that action.
  • American English: commend
  • Brazilian Portuguese: elogiar
  • Chinese: 推荐
  • European Spanish: elogiar
  • French: louer
  • German: loben
  • Italian: lodare
  • Japanese: 称賛する
  • Korean: 추천하다
  • European Portuguese: elogiar
  • Latin American Spanish: elogiar

Chinese translation of 'commend'

commend

(kəˈmɛnd) (frm)

vt

  1. (= praise) 表扬(揚) (biǎoyáng)
    to commend sb for sth/for doing sth 表扬(揚)某人某事/做某事 (biǎoyáng mǒurén mǒushì/zuò mǒushì)
    to commend sth/sb to sb (= recommend) 向某人推荐(薦)某物/某人 (xiàng mǒurén tuījiàn mǒuwù/mǒurén)
(verb) 
Definition
to praise in a formal manner
She was highly commended for her bravery.
Synonyms
praise
Many praised him for taking a strong stand.
acclaim
He was acclaimed as the country's greatest modern painter.
applaud
You should be applauded for your courage.
compliment
They complimented me on my performance.
extol
She keeps extolling his managerial skills.
approve
big up (slang)
eulogize
He eulogized Keegan's part in the operation.
speak highly of
Opposites
attack
,
knock (informal)
,
blast
,
condemn
,
slam
,
flame (informal)
,
denounce
,
put down
,
criticize
,
disapprove
,
censure
,
tear into (informal)
,
diss (slang)
,
lambast(e)
(verb) 
Definition
to recommend
I can commend it to you as a sensible course of action.
Synonyms
recommend
He recommended me for a promotion.
suggest
I suggest you ask him some specific questions about his past.
approve
MPs approved the bill by a majority of 97.
advocate
They advocate fewer government controls on business.
endorse
I can endorse this statement wholeheartedly.
vouch for
put in a good word for
(verb) 
Definition
to entrust
(formal) 
I would not commend my brother to his care.
Synonyms
entrust
She entrusted her children to the care of their grandparents while she was away on a business trip.
deliver
He was led in handcuffs and delivered over to me.
commit
The government have committed billions of pounds to the programme.
yield
He may yield control.
hand over
confide (formal)
consign
Opposites
keep
,
withdraw
,
retain
,
withhold
,
hold back
,
keep back

Additional synonyms

in the sense of acclaim
Definition
to applaud or praise
He was acclaimed as the country's greatest modern painter.
Synonyms
praise,
celebrate,
honour,
cheer,
admire,
hail,
applaud,
compliment,
salute,
approve,
congratulate,
clap,
pay tribute to,
commend,
exalt,
laud (literary),
extol,
crack up (informal),
big up (slang),
give it up for (slang),
eulogize
in the sense of advocate
Definition
to recommend a course of action publicly
They advocate fewer government controls on business.
Synonyms
recommend,
support,
champion,
encourage,
propose,
favour,
defend,
promote,
urge,
advise,
justify,
endorse,
campaign for,
prescribe,
speak for,
uphold,
press for,
argue for,
commend,
plead for,
espouse,
countenance,
hold a brief for (informal)
in the sense of applaud
Definition
to express approval of
You should be applauded for your courage.
Synonyms
praise,
celebrate,
approve,
acclaim,
compliment,
salute,
commend,
extol,
crack up (informal),
big up (slang),
eulogize,
magnify (archaic)

Synonyms of 'commend'

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