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applaud (no object)
The audience applauded loudly after the performance.
观众在演出后大声鼓掌。
拍手喝彩
applauding — present participle of applaud
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
拍手喝彩
to clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
The audience applauded loudly after the performance.
观众在演出后大声鼓掌。
通过鼓掌表示赞同
To express approval (of something) by clapping the hands.
在表演后拍手或喊叫以表示赞同
clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
赞美或表示赞同
To praise, or express approval for something or someone.
表示赞同
express approval of
applaud
Base
原形
applauds
3rd person
第三人称单数
applauding
-ing
现在分词
applauded
Past
过去式
applauded
Past participle
过去分词
The audience applauds the performance.
观众为表演鼓掌。
Everyone applauded his speech.
大家都为他的演讲鼓掌。
The crowd is applauding loudly.
人群正在大声鼓掌。
She has applauded him many times.
她多次为他鼓掌。
规则动词
The audience applauded loudly after the pianist finished her performance.
钢琴家演奏结束后，观众热烈鼓掌。
AI contextual example
We all applaud the team's effort to improve customer service.
我们都称赞团队为改善客户服务所做的努力。
AI contextual example
He was applauding enthusiastically as the speaker concluded his speech.
演讲者结束讲话时，他正热情地鼓掌。
AI contextual example
I applaud your efforts
我赞赏你的努力
WordNet
The audience applauded loudly after the performance.
观众在演出后大声鼓掌。
Everyone applauded the speaker's inspiring words.
大家都为演讲者鼓舞人心的话语鼓掌。
此结构表示因某事称赞或认可某人。
We applauded the team for their hard work.
我们称赞团队的努力工作。
Not this
We applauded for the performers.
Use this
We applauded the performers.
错误原因：applaud 是及物动词，直接接被喝彩的对象，不需要介词 for。中文“为……鼓掌”中的“为”容易导致介词误加。
Not this
The audience applauded to the speaker.
Use this
The audience applauded the speaker.
错误原因：applaud 直接接宾语表示喝彩的对象，不需要介词 to。学习者受中文“向……鼓掌”影响可能误加 to。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
热烈鼓掌
The audience applauded enthusiastically after the concert.
观众在音乐会后热烈鼓掌。
赞同这个决定
Many people applauded the court's decision.
许多人赞同法院的决定。
称赞某人的努力
The teacher applauded the student's efforts to improve.
老师称赞了学生为提高所做的努力。
大声鼓掌
The crowd applauded loudly as the winner was announced.
当获胜者宣布时，人群大声鼓掌。
为表演鼓掌
The audience stood up to applaud the performance.
观众起立为表演鼓掌。
掌声雷动，大声喝彩
The audience applauded the performer to the echo.
观众对表演者报以雷鸣般的掌声。
Use applauding naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想‘applaud’中的‘plaud’像‘拍手的’发音，表示拍手称赞。
通常用于表演、演讲或比赛后的鼓掌喝彩，也可表示抽象赞同。语域偏正式，但日常称赞中也较常见。
与'applaud' (/əplɔd/) 押韵的词有'fraud'和'laud'。'audience', 'audio', 'audition', 'audit' 等词拼写含有'aud'，但发音不同（例如'/ˈɔdiəns/' vs '/əplɔd/'）。
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