| 单词 | extol |
| 释义 | extol (once / 1676 pages) v If you have a crush on a guy who likes your best friend, it can be very depressing to listen to him extol your friend's virtues, while you just nod and smile. If you extol something, you praise it very highly. The Bible says: "Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven..." Nebuchadnezzar II was king of the second Babylonian Empire, the one who sent the Jews into exile. In some translations of the Bible, the word honor is replaced with glorify. Praise, extol, honor, glorify all mean about the same. The Bible often uses five words when one would be enough. WORD FAMILYextol: extoling, extolled, extoller, extolling, extolment, extols+/extoller: extollers/extolment: extolments USAGE EXAMPLESShe extolled the beautiful, salt-extracting mangroves we saw on the way. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) Permission is granted for chocolates that proclaim high cocoa content and “premium” ingredients, often extolling organic and fair-trade origins. Wall Street Journal(Dec 19, 2016) Those were among the nine states where election administrators extolled the social network in official statements. New York Times(Oct 12, 2016) v praise, glorify, or honor extol the virtues of one's children Syn|Hypo|Hyper exalt, glorify, laud, proclaim canonise, canonize treat as a sacred person enskyexalt to the skies; lift to the skies or to heaven with praise crack uprhapsodize about hymnpraise by singing a hymn praise express approval of |
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