Word · Frequency #4285
praising
称赞；表扬
praising is the present participle of praise.
to express approval of someone or something
- 1.
To give praise to; to commend, glorify, or worship.
- 2.
express approval of
称赞
赞美；颂扬；称赞；赞美；赞扬；表扬
In use
The teacher praised the student for her hard work.
Many people praise the restaurant for its delicious food.
She was praised by her boss for completing the project early.
The parents praised their children for their academic performance
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。
praise sb/sth as sth
She praised the novel as a masterpiece.
她称赞这部小说是一部杰作。
praise sb/sth to sb
Connections
Collocations
- praise someone for something
- 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。
- praise someone highly
- 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。
- praise someone's work
- 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。
- praise God
- 赞美上帝
- The choir sang hymns to praise God.唱诗班唱赞美诗来赞美上帝。
- praise something to the skies
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 praise 拆成 p + raise：想象竖起大拇指（raise）来称赞别人。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
常用搭配：praise sb for sth
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词均与 praise 押韵，读作 /eɪz/。注意拼写相似的 prize /praɪz/ 和 prairie /ˈpreəri/ 发音不同。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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