【句子】Her first college professor applauded her sense of rhythm. 【Desperate Housewives S2E8】
【发音】/hɜː(r)/ /ˈfɜː(r)st/ /ˈkɒl.ɪdʒ/ /ˈkɑː.lɪdʒ/ /prəˈfes.ə(r)/ /əˈplɔːdɪd/ /əˈplɑːdɪd/ /hɜː(r)/ /sens/ /əv/ /ˈrɪð.əm/
【发音技巧】first college失去爆破；applauded her击穿+连读；sense of连读；
【翻译】她的第一个大学教授对她的节奏感称赞不已。
【适用场合】
今天节目中我们一起来学习一下这个单词，applaud，当动词用，可以表示“鼓掌”的意思。
to show enjoyment or approval of something such as a performance or speech by clapping the hands repeatedly to make a noise
eg: You should have heard the audience applaud.
你应该已经听到了观众们的掌声。
eg: He started to applaud and the others joined in.
他开始鼓掌，其他人也加入了进来。
eg: Every person stood to applaud his unforgettable act of courage.
每个人都站起身，为他这种令人难忘的勇敢行为鼓掌。
或者可以理解成：to say that you admire and agree with a person's action or decision
“称赞、表扬某一个人的行为或者决定”；今天视频中大概率是第二种含义和用法；
eg: We applaud the family's decision to remain silent over the issue.”
我们赞赏这家人在这个问题上保持沉默的决定。
eg: We applaud her decision.
我们都称赞她的决定。
eg: I applaud her for having the courage to refuse.
我赞赏她有拒绝的勇气。
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She applauds the fact that they are promoting new ideas.
