commends

英 [kəˈmendz]

美 [kəˈmendz]

v. (尤指公开地)赞扬，称赞，表扬; 推荐; 举荐; 受到赞同; 得到认可
commend的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

VERB 赞扬;赞许
If youcommendsomeone or something, you praise them formally.
1. I commended her for that action...
  我赞扬了她的那一举动。
2. I commend Ms. Orth on writing such an informative article...
  我对奥思太太写出内容如此翔实的文章表示赞许。
3. The book was widely commended for its candour...
  这本书以其直言不讳而广受好评。
4. The reports commend her bravery...
  这些报道赞扬了她的勇敢。
5. His actions were commended by the Jury.
  他的所作所为受到了陪审团的赞许。
VERB 推荐;举荐
If someonecommendsa person or thingtoyou, they tell you that you will find them good or useful.
1. I can commend it to him as a realistic course of action.
  我可以把这作为一个切实可行的处理方法推荐给他。
VERB 被接受;得到认可
If somethingcommends itself toyou, you approve of it.
1. The Rousseau model commended itself to a lot of early socialists.
  卢梭提出的模式被很多早期的社会主义者接受。
PHRASE 令人称道/乏善可陈
If you say that something hasmuch to commend it, you approve of it. If you say that something haslittle to commendit, you disapprove of it.
1. The Prime Minister's initiative has much to commend it.
  首相的新方案有不少令人赞许之处。