詞彙精選：applause的用法和辨析

一、詳細釋義：

n.

鼓掌，掌聲，歡呼，喝彩 [U]

例句：

Your applause would react on the speaker.

你們的喝彩對演說者有影響。

例句：

As the President's car arrived the crowd broke into loud applause.

總統的汽車到達時，羣衆熱烈鼓掌歡迎。

二、詞義辨析：

applause,acclaim

這兩個名詞均有“喝彩，鼓掌”之意。applause側重以掌聲表示喝彩和讚揚。acclaim較正式用詞，現多用於引申表示讚許。

三、參考例句：

Then the applause burst out.

然後突然掌聲雷動。

Your applause would react on the speaker.

你們的喝彩對演說者有影響。

Jack received enthusiastic applause from the students.

Jack得到了同學們熱烈的掌聲。

We all enjoy applause, compliments and praise.

我們都喜歡博得掌聲，聽到讚揚或受到稱讚。

Enthusiastic applause lent a sense of occasion to the proceedings.

熱烈的掌聲給活動平添了幾分隆重的色彩。

He acknowledged the applause with a small bow.

他微微地鞠了一躬表示對掌聲的感謝。

His speech won the applause of the audience.

他的講話贏得了聽衆的掌聲。

There was a hail of applause when the speaker appeared.

演講人出現時引來一陣掌聲。

I kept hearing the sound of applause in the background.

我不斷聽到隱約的鼓掌聲。

There was a burst of applause in the next hall.

隔壁房間裏突然爆發出一陣掌聲。