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

• 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。
• Websites like The Primal Parent extol corn-syrup-free trick-or-treating, baby slings for attachment parenting and placenta-eating for new mothers.
  诸如原始人父母之类网站倡导不要给孩子吃玉米糖浆，实行亲密育儿法，把婴儿悬挂起来，还有让产妇吃胎盘等做法。
• 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。
• For instance, is one to extol or to expose?
  比如说，歌颂呢，还是暴露呢？
• 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；
• 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。
• You know, people will extol Paulson or Soros and then whisper about them behind their backs.
  要知道，人们当面都会赞扬保尔森或索罗斯，却在背后悄悄议论他们。
• I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.
  （大卫的赞美诗）我的神我的王阿，我要尊崇你。我要永永远远称颂你的名。
• She continued to extol the virtues of equality.
  她继续颂扬平等的好处。
• Taicang, my hometown, I love and extol it for my whole life.
  太仓，我的故乡，我用一生的时间也爱不完，赞不尽的故乡。