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源自拉丁语 'extollere'(意为‘举起,提升’),由 ex-(向外) + tollere(举起)构成,15世纪进入英语。
❶ 热情赞扬或高度评价某人或某事,通常带有公开表达钦佩之情的意味。
“The speaker spent an hour extolling the virtues of the new education policy.”
(演讲者花了一个小时盛赞新教育政策的优点。)
“She wrote an article extolling her mentor's influence on her career.”
(她写了一篇文章颂扬导师对她职业生涯的影响。)
extolling the virtues of — 强调某事物优点时的常用搭配,多用于正式评价或推荐场景。
“The brochure focuses on extolling the virtues of organic farming methods.”
(宣传册着重宣扬有机耕作方法的优势。)