U 鼓掌；掌声 approval expressed by clapping the hands

　applause　的基本意思是“鼓掌；掌声”，引申可指“称颂；赞扬；夸奖”。

　command ～　博得喝彩
　deserve ～　值得称赞
　draw ～　博得喝彩
　elicit ～　博得喝彩
　get ～　获得掌声
　get ～ for　因…而受到赞扬
　give sb ～ for　因…而赞扬某人
　give sb ～ for his good work　赞扬某人工作好
　produce ～　引起掌声
　receive ～　得到掌声
　receive sb with ～　用掌声欢迎某人
　seek ～　谋求赞扬
　shout ～　喝彩
　win ～　博得鼓掌
　deafening ～　震耳欲聋的掌声
　enthusiastic ～　热烈的掌声
　general ～　普遍的赞扬
　heavy ～　经久不息的掌声
　lengthy ～　经久不息的掌声
　light ～　零落的掌声
　loud ～　响亮的掌声
　polite ～　礼貌的掌声
　prolonged ～　经久不息的掌声
　subdued ～　压低的掌声
　sustained ～　持续的赞扬
　thunderous ～　雷鸣般的掌声
　tumultuous ～　喧嚣的喝彩声
　unanimous ～　普遍的赞扬
　uproarious ～　喧嚣的喝彩声
　vociferous ～　喧嚣的喝彩声
　weak ～　零落的掌声
　wild ～　热烈的掌声
　a burst of ～　一阵掌声
　a faint ripple of ～　一阵微弱的掌声
　a ripple of ～　轻快的掌声
　a storm of ～　暴风雨般的掌声
　shouts of ～　阵阵喝彩声

　Applause broke〔burst〕 out in the hall.　大厅里爆发出喝彩声。
　The applause thundered forth.　掌声雷动。
　The applause was overwhelming.　喝彩声压倒了一切。
　The audience broke into rapturous applause.　听众中爆发出一片欢呼喝彩声。
　There was continued applause.　掌声经久不息。
　He received great applause at the end of his speech.　演讲结束时他博得许多掌声。
　He won general applause by his scientific discoveries.　他的科学发现使他赢得了普遍的赞扬。
　Her singing drew long applause.　她的演唱博得了长时间的掌声。
　Her speech drew〔got, won〕 applause for her party.　她的演讲为她的政党赢得了赞誉。
　His good conduct deserves applause.　他的优良品行值得称赞。
　His success deserves applause.　他的成功值得称赞。
　They showered applause upon the hero.　他们纷纷称赞这位英雄。
　Critics seldom give playwrights the applause they want.　评论家们很少给剧作家们所需要的赞扬。
　He was accorded general applause.　他受到普遍赞扬。
　He descended from the platform amid applause.　他在一片掌声中走下讲台。
　The band got a big round of applause at the end of the concert.　音乐会结束后，乐队赢得了全场的掌声。
　She appeared on stage on the thunderous applause of her admirers.　她随着爱慕者们雷鸣般的掌声出场。
　He was greeted with applause.　他受到鼓掌欢迎。
　His efforts were met with unanimous applause.　他的努力得到交口称赞。
　His speech met with loud applause.　他的演讲获得热烈的鼓掌。
　Applause for the performance rang out from the audience.　观众中迸发出一阵鼓掌声，为表演叫好。

　［词源］拉丁语applausus（鼓掌喝彩）