praise, acclaim
这两个词都有“称赞”的意思,它们的区别是：
acclaim侧重称颂的动作,通常表示热情和公开地喝彩或称颂。praise 比较常用,侧重称颂的内容,指用语言或其他方式热烈称赞或表扬某人的品德 、业绩或成就,也可用来表示信教者对神的崇拜或赞美。
praise, admire
这两个词都是“称赞”“夸奖”的意思,且都可用于admire sb for sth 句型。其差别在于：praise是普通用语,而admire带有感叹意味。另外, praise可用于上级对下级的称赞,而admire则多用于平等者。
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。
The girl flushed from modesty when the man praised her appearance.
那男人夸奖这姑娘长得漂亮时,她羞得脸红了.
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He praised her role in the struggle against apartheid.
他称赞了她在反种族隔离制的斗争中发挥的重要作用。
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They were rightly praised for their thrift and enterprise.
他们勤俭节约，积极进取，得到了当之无愧的赞扬。
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Detectives praised him for his coolness.
侦探们称赞他沉着冷静。
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She chatted to them about the show and praised them fulsomely.
她和他们聊起了演出，把他们捧上了天。
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He praised the union's aims but predicted its early demise.
他赞扬协会的目标,但预期这一协会很快会消亡.
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She had on occasions praised him extravagantly.
有时候她过分夸赞他。
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His son was praised for speeches of remarkable fluency.
他儿子因为发言流畅自然而得到了表扬。
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He praised the two leaders warmly for their statesmanship.
他热情地称赞了两位领导人的政治家风范。
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He was praised in print and memorialized in stone throughout the South.
在整个南方地区，他被人们著书称颂，刻碑纪念。
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He was magnanimous in defeat and praised his opponent's skill.
他对失败表现得很洒脱，并且赞扬了对手的才能。
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He was praised for his enthusiasm and his open-mindedness.
人们称赞他的热情与开明。
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The New York critics had praised her performance.
纽约的影评家们高度评价了她的表演。
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They were praised for their courage and saintliness.
他们的勇敢和善良受到人们的称赞。
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He was praised for his neat and careful work.
他因工作认真、利索而受到赞扬.
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