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。
• 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 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。
• The man extol his girlfriend to the skies.
  那人将他的女友捧上了天。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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；
• 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。