学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2013 laud

今天我们要学的词是 laud¹.  Laud, 动词，意思是称赞，赞美。印度最高法院承认变性人为第三种性别，The landmark² judgment³ was lauded⁴ by human rights groups. 这一历史性的裁决受到人权团体的称赞。美国新闻界的最高奖项普利策奖最近举行第98界颁奖仪式，波士顿环球报获得突发新闻奖，The paper was lauded for its comprehensive coverage⁵ of the Boston Marathon bombings. 该报对波士顿马拉松比赛爆炸案全面详尽的报道受到赞誉。好的，今天我们学习的词是laud, laud, laud...

1 laud   

n.颂歌；v.赞美

参考例句：

• Kathy was very pleased to have graduated cum laud in her class.凯西在班上以优等成绩毕业，她为此而非常高兴。
• We laud him a warmhearted man.我们称赞他是个热心人。

2 landmark   

n.陆标，划时代的事，地界标

参考例句：

• The Russian Revolution represents a landmark in world history.俄国革命是世界历史上的一个里程碑。
• The tower was once a landmark for ships.这座塔曾是船只的陆标。

3 judgment   

n.审判；判断力，识别力，看法，意见

参考例句：

• The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
• He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。

4 lauded   

v.称赞，赞美( laud的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• They lauded the former president as a hero. 他们颂扬前总统为英雄。 来自辞典例句
• The nervy feats of the mountaineers were lauded. 登山者有勇气的壮举受到赞美。 来自辞典例句

5 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。