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v.赞美

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名词:extoller

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compliment  exalt  glorify  laud  praise    

extol


/ɪk'stəʊl; ɪk`stol/
v (-ll-) [Tn, Tn.pr, Cn.n/a] ~sb (as sth) (fml 文) praise (sb/sth) highly 赞颂, 颂扬(某人[某事物])
*extol the merits of small businesses 赞扬小企业的优点
* extol sb's virtues to the skies, ie greatly 把某人的美德捧上天
* extol sb as a hero 把某人当作英雄来歌颂.

extol


v past tense and past participleextolledpresent participleextolling [T]

[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin;Origin: extollere, from tollere 'to lift up']
formal to praise something very much
extol the virtues/benefits etc of sth
 a speech extolling the merits of free enterprise
1. They extol the virtues of the peaceful life.
    对于农村宁静生活的美处,他们称赞不已.

2. Though they extol the virtues of the peaceful life,
    尽管他们都交口称赞宁静的乡村生活的种种优点,

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