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

• 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。
• 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。
• We will extol your love more than wine.
  我们要称赞你的爱情，胜似称赞美酒。
• The man extol his girlfriend to the skies.
  那人将他的女友捧上了天。
• 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。
• I would like you to extol the virtues of this breakthrough medication.
  我想你去现身说法这种药物的新突破。
• 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；
• 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。
• They extol the virtues of the peaceful life.
  对于宁静生活的美处，他们称赞不已。
• They kept extolling my managerial skills.
  他们不停地赞美我的管理技能。