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give sb a standing ovation
standing ovation 指观众起立鼓掌，是极为热烈的赞扬方式。
The audience gave the performers a standing ovation.
观众起立为演员们热烈鼓掌。
热烈欢迎；热烈鼓掌；喝彩
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热烈欢迎；热烈鼓掌；喝彩
ovation
The audience gave the performers a standing ovation.
观众起立为演员们热烈鼓掌。
(为表彰某成就的)仪式
A (ceremony for the) recognition of some achievement.
长时间热烈的掌声
Prolonged enthusiastic applause.
After the final song, the band received a long ovation from the audience.
最后一首歌结束后，乐队获得了观众长时间的喝彩。
The teacher's retirement speech was followed by an ovation from all the students.
老师的退休演讲结束后，全体学生报以热烈的掌声。
At the talent show, the young singer got an ovation that seemed to last forever.
在才艺表演中，那位年轻歌手获得的欢呼似乎经久不息。
standing ovation 指观众起立鼓掌，是极为热烈的赞扬方式。
The audience gave the performers a standing ovation.
观众起立为演员们热烈鼓掌。
receive 比 get 正式，常用于叙述某人得到观众的起立鼓掌。
After her speech, she received a standing ovation from the crowd.
演讲结束后，她获得了全场起立鼓掌。
Not this
The audience gave the hero standing ovation.
Use this
The audience gave the hero a standing ovation.
ovation（以及 standing ovation）是可数名词，单数形式前必须有冠词 a/an；中文没有冠词，所以容易漏掉 a。
Not this
The crowd made an ovation when the singer appeared.
Use this
The crowd gave an ovation when the singer appeared.
英语表达“喝彩、热烈鼓掌”时，动词搭配用 give an ovation，不用 make an ovation；make 没有这种用法。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
起立鼓掌
The audience gave the singer a standing ovation.
观众向歌手起立鼓掌。
雷鸣般的掌声
The announcement was met with a thunderous ovation.
这一宣布获得了雷鸣般的掌声。
受到鼓掌欢迎
The veterans received an ovation at the ceremony.
退伍军人在仪式上受到了鼓掌欢迎。
狂热的喝彩
The dancers returned for a rapturous ovation.
舞者们再次登台，赢得了狂热的喝彩。
起立鼓掌
The audience gave the singer a standing ovation.
观众起立为这位歌手鼓掌。
雷鸣般的掌声；热烈的欢迎
The speech ended with a thunderous ovation.
演讲在雷鸣般的掌声中结束。
为某人热烈鼓掌；为某人喝彩
The crowd gave the returning hero an ovation.
人群为归来的英雄热烈鼓掌。
Use ovation naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
发音像“哦喂神”，想象观众见偶像时起立高喊“哦！”并热烈鼓掌——ovation 就是这种喝彩。
语域：formal 常见场景：剧院演出结束后、颁奖典礼、政治集会 ovation 比较正式，多用于书面语或正式场合，表示热烈鼓掌或欢迎；口语中通常说 applause 或 cheers。
These six words all end in /-eɪʃən/ and rhyme with ovation. Beware lookalikes ending in -tion, such as action (/ˈækʃən/) and option (/ˈɒpʃən/): their stressed vowel is different, so they do not rhyme.
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