com·mend /kəˈmend/ ●○○ verb [transitiveT] formal 1 PRAISEto praise or approve of someone or something publicly 〔公开地〕赞扬commend somebody for something Inspector Marshall was commended for his professional attitude. 马歇尔督察因其专业的态度而受到表彰。
The paper was highly commended in the UK Press Awards. 该报获得了“英国新闻奖”的高度褒奖。
► see thesaurus at praise 2 PRAISEto tell someone that something is good or that it deserves attention 推荐,推崇 SYN recommend Colleagues, I commend this report to you. 各位同事,我向你们推荐这份报告。
McKellen’s performance had much to commend it (=was very good). 麦凯伦的表演很值得推崇。
3 commend itself (to somebody) formal if something commends itself to you, you approve of it 得到(某人的)认可,得到(某人的)赞同 The plan did not commend itself to the Allies. 该计划未得到同盟国的认可。
commend itself (to somebody)• This view did not commend itself to the pope. had much to commend it• Ian McKellen's performance, too, had much to commend it.