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。
When you are complimenting someone, do not lay it on too thick.
当你夸奖某人时, 不可过分的吹捧.
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Here are a few magazine articles complimenting our products.
这是些称赞我们产品的杂志文章.
辞典例句
The head of the department was complimenting me.
部门的领导已经在表扬我了.
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They embarrassed her by complimenting her on her beauty.
他们恭维她的美貌使她很不好意思.
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In complimenting you, she is a promise of superior offspring.
作为对你的补充, 她将保证你得到优秀的子孙.
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Complimenting can work better than cold bargaining to persuade the other party to change their views.
赞美比单纯的冰冷的讨价还价更可以说服对方改变他们的看法.
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Grandpa was celebrating his 100 th birthday, and everyone was complimenting him on how well he looked.
爷爷过100岁生日, 大家都祝贺他,说他看上去很健康.
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Fran: No problem just as long as you promise to stop complimenting me so much!
法兰: 没问题,只要你保证不会再一直赞美我!
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