applauds

英 [əˈplɔːdz]

美 [əˈplɔːdz]

v.  鼓掌; 称赞; 赞许; 赞赏
applaud的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 鼓掌（以示赞赏）
  When a group of peopleapplaud, they clap their hands in order to show approval, for example when they have enjoyed a play or concert.
  1. The audience laughed and applauded...
     观众边笑边鼓掌。
  2. Every person stood to applaud his unforgettable act of courage.
     所有人起立为他不可磨灭的英勇之举鼓掌。
• VERB 称赞；赞许
  When an attitude or actionis ap-plauded, people praise it.
  1. He should be applauded for his courage...
     他的勇气值得称道。
  2. This last move can only be applauded...
     最后这招令人拍手叫绝。
  3. She applauds the fact that they are promoting new ideas.
     他们在宣传新思想，对此她表示赞许。

双语例句

• For most orchestras, chasing greatness is less important than connecting with the community that supports, finances and applauds them week-in week-out.
  对于多数乐团而言，相对于与长期支持、赞助并赞扬它们的社区搞好关系，追赶伟大乐团的脚步不那么重要。
• After a pause, the audience cackles and applauds.
  听众沉默了片刻，突然爆发出笑声和掌声。
• The audience applauds the performers for three minutes.
  观众为演员喝彩达3分钟之久。
• He applauds efforts to get students to China to learn Mandarin, which he calls a major strategic priority.
  他赞成让学生到中国学习普通话的方法。比塞尔将这种方法称作一个主要的战略重点。
• She applauds the fact that they are promoting new ideas.
  他们在宣传新思想，对此她表示赞许。
• But she acknowledges that some public pressure is essential, and applauds the role played by the media and charities in "shining the light" on previously obscure places.
  不过，她承认，一些公开的施压是必要的，她并赞赏媒体和慈善组织在“照亮”那些先前不够显眼的地区方面所发挥的作用。
• Mr Cheshire applauds the government's goal to simplify welfare and make work pay, but worries that the policy was designed for the labour market of2008.
  Cheshire先生很赞许政府简化福利体系和劳有所得的目标，但也担心这一政策只是为2008年的劳动力市场设计的。
• Steps forward, smiling brightly, and the audience applauds rapturously.
  趋步上前，露出灿烂的笑容，全场观众报以雷鸣般的掌声。
• That should, perhaps, make us skeptical: when the fox applauds ideas for henhouse security, watch out.
  这应该引起我们的怀疑：当狐狸为鸡窝的安全措施拍手称赞的时候，我们还是当心吧。
• Sadly for the president, the left objects to his pragmatism more than it applauds his ambitions, and the centre and right object to his ambitions more than they welcome his pragmatism.
  对奥巴马来说，不幸的是，左翼反对他的务实主义甚于赞同他的雄心，而中、右翼反对他的雄心甚于赞同他的务实主义。