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praise sb/sth (for sth)
for sth可省略
The teacher praised the student for his hard work.
老师表扬了学生努力学习。
称赞；表扬
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称赞；表扬
to express approval of someone or something
The teacher praised the student for his hard work.
老师表扬了学生努力学习。
To give praise to; to commend, glorify, or worship.
称赞
express approval of
praise
Base
原形
praises
3rd person
第三人称单数
praising
-ing
现在分词
praised
Past
过去式
praised
Past participle
过去分词
She praises her students every day.
她每天都表扬她的学生。
He praised the team for their hard work.
他表扬了团队的努力工作。
They have praised the new policy.
他们赞扬了新政策。
规则动词，注意拼写：加-ed时直接加d，加-ing时去掉e再加ing。
The teacher praised the student for her hard work.
老师因她的努力而表扬了那个学生。
AI contextual example
Many people praise the restaurant for its delicious food.
许多人称赞这家餐厅的食物美味。
AI contextual example
She was praised by her boss for completing the project early.
她因提前完成项目而受到老板的表扬。
AI contextual example
The parents praised their children for their academic performance
父母表扬了孩子们的学业成绩
WordNet
for sth可省略
The teacher praised the student for his hard work.
老师表扬了学生努力学习。
She praised the novel as a masterpiece.
她称赞这部小说是一部杰作。
He praised his colleague to the manager.
他向经理称赞了他的同事。
Not this
She praised her students' hard work.
Use this
She praised her students for their hard work.
英语中，praise 表示“因某事表扬某人”时，必须使用介词 for 引出表扬的原因，不能直接接名词短语。中文常省略介词“为”，导致此错误。
Not this
The teacher praised in the meeting.
Use this
The teacher praised the students in the meeting.
praise 是及物动词，后面必须直接跟被表扬的对象（宾语），不能单独使用。中文“表扬”有时可省略宾语，但英语中必须补出宾语。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
因某事赞扬某人
The teacher praised her for her honest answer.
老师因为她诚实的回答而表扬了她。
高度赞扬某人
His manager praised him highly for the successful project.
他的经理因这个成功的项目而高度赞扬了他。
称赞某人的作品
Critics praised the director's work as original and moving.
评论家称赞这位导演的作品新颖而感人。
赞美上帝
The choir sang hymns to praise God.
唱诗班唱赞美诗来赞美上帝。
把某事物捧上天；极力称赞
Reviewers praised the novel to the skies, but I found it dull.
评论家们把这部小说捧上了天，可我觉得它很乏味。
表扬某人的努力
The coach praised the players for their efforts even though they lost.
尽管输掉了比赛，教练仍然表扬了队员们的努力。
把某人/某事捧上天；极力称赞
The critics praised the new film to the skies.
评论家们把这部新电影捧上了天。
高度赞扬；称赞
The manager is always singing the praises of her team.
经理总是高度赞扬她的团队。
谢天谢地；感谢上帝
Praise be, we finally finished the project.
谢天谢地，我们终于完成了这个项目。
赞美主，并把弹药传递过来。（二战时期著名口号，后为歌曲名）
The teacher praised her students for their hard work.
老师称赞了学生们的努力。
宝贝，我们走了很长一段路。赞美你。（Fatboy Slim 歌曲《Praise You》歌词）
Everyone praised the singer's performance.
每个人都称赞那位歌手的表演。
发长 /eɪ/ 音 (如 rain, wait)
Use praise naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 praise 拆成 p + raise：想象竖起大拇指（raise）来称赞别人。
语域：mixed 常见场景：工作或学习中的评价、公开演讲或书面表达、宗教或正式赞美场合 praise 作动词时通常用于正式或半正式场合，如工作评价、公开讲话或宗教赞美；日常口语中也可使用，但更常见于书面或较正式的表达。注意具体含义（称赞或赞美）需根据语境判断。
常用搭配：praise sb for sth
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