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。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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；
• 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。
• They extol their culture spontaneously with their own different, can't be known with each other, dialects.
  他们用各自不同的，大伙互不理解的方言不约而同地赞美他们的文化。
• I will extol the Lord with all my heart in the council of the upright and in the assembly.
  我要在正直人的大会中，并公会中，一心称谢耶和华。
• Equity bulls extol the boost for consumers 'wallets from cheaper petrol prices.
  看涨股市的投资者称，石油价格下跌让消费者的钱包鼓了起来。
• For instance, is one to extol or to expose?
  比如说，歌颂呢，还是暴露呢？
• Blessed to open the last dispensation, Kings shall extol him, and nations revere.
  众神祝福最后福音期开启，万王称颂全民内心敬重。