extol

英 [ɪkˈstəʊl]

美 [ɪkˈstoʊl]

v.  赞扬; 颂扬; 称赞

现在分词：extolling　过去分词：extolled　过去式：extolled　第三人称单数：extols　

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Collins.1 / BNC.14464 / COCA.14621

牛津词典

verb

• 赞扬；颂扬；称赞
  to praise sb/sth very much
  1. Doctors often extol the virtues of eating less fat.
     医生常常宣扬少吃脂肪的好处。
  2. She was extolled as a genius.
     她被誉为天才。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 颂扬;赞颂;赞美
  If youextolsomething or someone, you praise them enthusiastically.
  1. Now experts are extolling the virtues of the humble potato...
     现在专家们都在赞美其貌不扬的马铃薯的种种好处。
  2. They kept extolling my managerial skills.
     他们不停地赞美我的管理技能。

英英释义

verb

• praise, glorify, or honor
  1. extol the virtues of one's children
  2. glorify one's spouse's cooking
  Synonym:laudexaltglorifyproclaim

双语例句

• A man can scarce allege his own merits with modesty, much less extol them;
  一个人不能自承有功而免矜夸之嫌，更不用说是不能表扬自己底功绩了；
• We of the younger generation extol the wisdom of the great leader and educator.
  我们年轻一代崇拜那位伟大的引路人和教育家的智慧。
• In the name of free markets, we created a monster that threatens to destroy the very free markets we extol.
  我们以自由市场的名义，制造出了一个怪物，而它却有可能毁灭这个我们所颂扬的自由市场。
• If you extol dawn, then ask you to embrace night too?
  如果你曾歌颂黎明，那么也请你拥抱黑夜？
• We need foreign students to extol the benefits of their university education in this country – and that can only happen with proper investment.
  我们需要外国留学生赞美他们在这个国家接受大学教育的益处&而这只能发生在有适当投资的情况下。
• It is the humour of many heads to extol the days of their forefathers.
  许多人天生喜欢吹捧祖先的时代。
• Only truly revolutionary writers and artists can correctly solve the problem of whether to extol or to expose.
  只有真正革命的文艺家才能正确地解决歌颂和暴露的问题。
• Luce continued to extol MacArthur and his policy.
  卢斯继续颂扬麦克阿瑟和他的政策。
• They kept extolling my managerial skills.
  他们不停地赞美我的管理技能。
• He was a Shakespearean actor who came to our school to extol the virtues of Shakespeare.
  他是位莎士比亚作品演员，来我们学校为莎翁歌功颂德。