applaud

英 [?'pl??d] 美[?'pl?d]

CET4TEM4IELTSGRE考研TOEFLCET6中低頻詞常用詞匯

第三人稱單數:?applauds;過去式:?applauded;過去分詞:?applauded;現在分詞:?applauding;

1. 小手拍一拍，大點聲。

applaud 鼓掌

前綴ap-同ad-. 詞根 plaud, 鼓掌，擬聲詞，見explode，爆炸。

applaud: applaud: [15] English probably acquired this word directly from Latin applaudere, which meant literally ‘clap at’. It was a compound formed from the prefix ad- ‘to’ and the verb plaudere ‘clap’, source also of plaudit [17] and of explode, whose original sense seems to have been ‘drive from the stage by clapping’ (or, presumably, by any other signals of disapproval favoured by Roman audiences).
=> explode, plaudit
applaud (v.): late 15c. (implied in applauding), "to express agreement or approval; to praise," from Latin applaudere "to clap the hands in approbation, to approve by clapping hands; to strike upon, beat," from ad "to" (see ad-) + plaudere "to clap" (see plaudit). Sense of "express approval of" is from 1590s; that of "to clap the hands" is from 1590s. Figurative sense arrived in English before literal. Related: Applauded; applauding.

1. Every person stood to applaud his unforgettable act of courage.: 所有人起立為他不可磨滅的英勇之舉鼓掌。

4. The analysts applaud the cuts in marginal businesses, but insist the company must make deeper sacrifices.: 分析家們贊同削減邊緣業務，但堅持認為公司必須作出更大犧牲。

5. By the Lord, he could not even applaud feelingly as he would.: 天哪, 他甚至連盡情地喝聲采也不行.