1. vt.称赞　praise sb/sth publicly; publicly praise sb for a major achievement
2. vt.为…喝彩　 welcome sb/sth publicly; greet with approval; publicly recognize

　～ a history-making decision　欢呼永垂青史的决议
　～ a new film　赞扬一部新影片
　～ a victory　欢呼胜利
　～ sb's performance　盛赞某人的表演
　～ sb's positive contributions to...　赞扬某人为…所作的积极贡献
　～ the new king　欢呼拥戴新国王
　～ the nominee　热烈拥护被提名的人
　～ the opening of the congress　欢呼代表大会的召开
　～ the winner　对优胜者报以喝彩
　～ enthusiastically　热烈地欢呼
　～ deafeningly　震耳欲聋地欢呼

　The crowd acclaimed the firemen for rescuing two people from the burning house.　人们称赞消防队员从燃烧的房屋中救出两个人。
　Critics enthusiastically acclaimed the new play.　评论家们热情洋溢地称赞这部新剧。
　The whole nation warmly acclaimed the opening of the congress.　全国人民欢呼代表大会的召开。
　The mayor was acclaimed.　市长以全票当选。
　This singer was acclaimed far and wide for his unique vocal style.　这位歌手以其独特的演唱风格到处赢得喝彩声。
　He has been widely acclaimed for his paintings.　他的绘画受到广泛赞扬。
　Her latest play has been widely acclaimed by critics.　她最近的一部戏剧受到评论界的广泛赞扬。
　The new works have been quickly and widely acclaimed by the readers.　这些新作品很快就博得了读者普遍的赞扬。
　The crowd acclaimed the speaker their leader.　这群人拥戴讲演的人作领袖。
　The mob deafeningly acclaimed him their leader.　那群乌合之众震耳欲聋地欢呼，拥立他为领袖。
　The people acclaimed him king.　人民拥立他为国王。
　The judge acclaimed her the winner.　裁判宣布她为胜者。
　The newspapers acclaimed the fireman a hero.　报界称赞那位消防队员是英雄。
　They acclaimed him the best writer of the year.　他们推举他为当年最佳作者。
　We acclaimed him our captain.　我们拥立他为我们的队长。
　As soon as this horse was led out, all people present acclaimed it (as) "a wonderful horse!"　这匹马一牵出来，在场的人就连连称赞：“好马，好马！”
　He was acclaimed the winner.　人们向他欢呼，承认他是得胜者。
　He was acclaimed a hero for saving the child's life.　他拯救了那孩子的生命，人们称赞他为英雄。
　She is being acclaimed as the greatest dancer of her generation.　她被称赞为当代最伟大的舞蹈家。
　It is a new British film that has been widely acclaimed by the critics and public as a classic of its kind.　这是一部被评论家和公众称颂为同类作品中的经典之作的英国新片。
　The new drug has been acclaimed as the most important discovery for years.　这种新药很受欢迎，被认为是近年来最重要的发明。
　The work was acclaimed as a masterpiece.　该作品被誉为杰作。
　Acclaimed as a "pearl in the desert", the city is thriving as never before.　这个城市空前地繁荣兴旺起来，被誉为“沙漠中的明珠”。
　The new technique was acclaimed a medical breakthrough.　这一新技术被称赞为医学上的一大突破。

 ♣ acclaim, praise
　这两个词都有“称赞”的意思，其区别是：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。

U C 欢呼，喝彩，称赞praise and approval for sb/sth, especially an artistic

　acclaim　的意思是“欢呼，喝彩，称赞”，尤指对艺术成就的称誉或高度评价，通常不可数。偶尔可用于复数形式，意为“阵阵欢呼声”。

　gain wide ～　受到广泛好评
　receive wide ～　受到广泛好评
　win nationwide ～　赢得全国的赞扬
　international ～　国际上的赞扬
　loud ～s of the audience　观众的大声喝彩
　popular ～　公众的赞扬
　unusual ～　异乎寻常的欢迎
　with loud ～s　在阵阵纵情的欢呼声中
　～ from　来自…的好评

　He acknowledged the acclaim of the crowd.　他感谢群众的赞扬。
　In a recent poll, Glasgow won acclaim as Britain's most progressive city.　在最近的一次民意调查中，格拉斯哥赢得了英国最进步城市的美誉。
　The play received considerable critical acclaim.　该剧本获得评论界的高度赞扬。
　The movie has won him wide acclaim.　这部影片为他赢得了广泛的赞扬。
　Einstein's achievements earned him the acclaim of the entire scientific community.　爱因斯坦的成就为他赢得了整个科学界的赞誉。
　Despite the critical acclaim, the novel did not sell well.　虽然受到了评论界的好评，这本小说的销售状况并不好。
　Hamlet was played by Romania's leading actor, Ion Caramitrou, to rapturous acclaim.　哈姆雷特由罗马尼亚的一流演员伊恩·克拉米宙来饰演，以引起轰动。
　Garcia's first novel was greeted with widespread critical acclaim.　加西亚的第一部小说受到评论界的广泛赞誉。
　The astronaut was welcomed with joyous, resounding acclaim.　人们欢声雷动地迎接那位宇航员。
　The new opera was greeted with universal acclaim.　那出新歌剧受到普遍赞扬。
　He deserves the acclaim he was received.　对于人们的赞扬他受之无愧。
　I don't deserve the acclaim I have received.　我对所受到的赞扬当之有愧。

　［派生词］ acclamation n.欢呼；喝彩；拥护；赞成