warmly applauded• Her speech was warmly applauded by a full chamber.• His plans for better irrigation and agriculture were warmly applauded by the people of Lancre, who then did nothing about them.• The 300-strong crowd of party supporters warmly applauded her when she argued Labour's policies would give a fairdeal to women.
applaud ... decision• The audience applauded the decision, but I pointed out that we ought not to relax about this matter.• I applaud the decision of my localcouncil to installcameras around the centre.
Originapplaud
(1400-1500)Latinapplaudere, from ad-“to” + plaudere“to applaud”
1clap your hands鼓掌ADVERB➤enthusiastically, heartily, loudly, wildly熱情地/由衷地/響亮地/瘋狂地鼓掌◇The audience applauded loudly.觀眾掌聲雷動。➤politely禮貌地鼓掌applaud
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2praise sb/sth稱讚ADVERB | PHRASESADVERB➤warmly, widely熱情/廣泛稱讚◇The decision to save the company has been warmly applauded.拯救公司的決定受到了熱情的稱讚。PHRASES➤is to be applauded, should be applauded理應/應當受到稱讚◇His efforts to help people should be applauded.他幫助別人的努力應受到稱讚。