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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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。
• 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。
• 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。
• In reality, all Puranas extol the virtues of mainly Vishnu and Shiva, and there are few references to Brahma.
  事实上，所有宇宙古史主要地赞美毗瑟奴和湿婆的优点，很少提到梵天。
• The stallholders insistently extol the virtues of the latter when they notice me and my friend looking on curiously.
  在注意到我和朋友好奇地打量狗肉的时候，摊主便执意对其自卖自夸。
• Praise the Lord, all you nations; extol him, all you peoples.
  万国阿，你们都当赞美耶和华。万民哪，你们都当颂赞他。
• 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。
• 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。
• She continued to extol the virtues of equality.
  她继续颂扬平等的好处。
• 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；