compliment, applaud, commend, recommend
这组词都有“赞同”的意思。它们的区别是：
commend表示“称赞”,多指有节制地赞许,其目的在于要人们注意某人或某事的优点和长处; recommend表示“使受欢迎”,不仅有赞扬的意思,还有将受到欢迎的事或人向别人推荐的意思; applaud表示“称赞”,强调赞扬的方式和人数的众多; compliment表示“称赞”,强调客气和礼貌,有时含有恭维的意思。
praise，applaud，commend，compliment
这些动词均有“赞扬、表扬、称赞”之意。
praise普通用词，指用语言或其它方式表示夸奖、赞扬。
applaud指出色的表演或高尚的行为等得到同声赞许、大声叫好或热烈鼓掌。
commend正式用词，指对具体功绩或成就等表示称赞或嘉奖。
compliment侧重客气和礼貌，有时含恭维之意。
Terry actually says "Oh, shucks!" when complimented on her singing.
人们赞誉她的歌声时，特里实际上会说“噢，没什么!”
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He complimented her on her new dress.
他称赞她的新衣服漂亮.
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I complimented her on her skilful performance.
我钦佩她?熟的技艺.
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This is complimented by players staying in their own positions.
所以,球员们被固定在位置附近也就比较稳妥了(低创造力).
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He was complimented on being a grand old man.
他因为高龄而受到人们的尊敬.
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They complimented me on the way I looked each time they saw me.
每次见到我，他们都称赞我的外貌。
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He complimented my mother on the way she had trained her children.
他赞扬我母亲教子有方.
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He was complimented on a very professional piece of work.
他由于一件表现出精湛技艺的作品而受到赞扬.
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Everyone complimented Shousheng on his shrewdness.
大家称赞寿生能干.
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Men love to be complimented. Sincerely , however, not artificially.
男人爱听赞美的话, 不过必须是发自内心, 决不可虚情假意.
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I had also just complimented her on her dress.
我刚刚称赞了她的衣服.
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I complimented her mother on the way she had cultivated her children.
我称赞她母亲教子有方.
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His eyes mocked her, even while they complimented her beauty.
他的两只眼睛在嘲笑她, 即使同时在称赞她的美貌.
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He complimented her on her new dress without even looking at it.
他连看都没看一眼，就称颂她的新衣服。
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My landlady complimented me upon the good news.
我的女主人知道这个好消息,向我祝贺.
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