v.推薦；稱贊；嘉獎；把 ... 托付給
I should like to commend this method to you. 我想向您推薦這一方法。
I'd like to commend him to my friends. 我愿意把他推薦給我的朋友們。
He commend them for their enthusiasm. 他稱贊他們的熱情。
The guests commend him upon his good manners 客人們稱贊他有禮貌。
His work was highly commended. 他的工作備受贊賞。
She commended the child to her sister's care. 她將孩子委托給她妹妹照管。
commend的基本意思是“表揚”“稱贊”,多指有節(jié)制地贊許,其目的在于要人們注意某人或某事的優(yōu)點和長處。用于及物動詞,后跟簡單賓語。
commend的賓語后常接介詞for,動詞賓語為人,介詞賓語為事,表示“因…稱贊”。commend的賓語后面接介詞to,表示“向…推薦; 托付; 給…留下好印象”。
commend可用于被動結(jié)構(gòu)。
