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单词 acclaim
释义 ac·claim
I. \əˈklām also aˈ-\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle English acleimen, from Medieval Latin acclamare, from Latin, to shout at, approve, applaud, from ad- + clamare to shout, call; in senses 2 & 4, from Latin acclamare; in sense 3, from Medieval Latin, from Latin — more at claim
transitive verb
1. obsolete : claim
2. : praise
 < a book widely acclaimed by critics >
: welcome with praise or applause
 < acclaimed the guest of honor >
3. : to declare or proclaim approvingly — usually used with a complement now usually preceded by as
 < on the formation of the National Sculpture Society, he was acclaimed its president — Adeline Adams >
 < his eyes too openly acclaimed her a fair woman — Mary Webb >
 < the hearings have been acclaimed as something of a model of dignified and fair procedure — New Republic >
4. archaic : to call out loudly : shout
 < acclaiming my joy >
intransitive verb
: to shout praise : applaud
II. noun
(-s)
1. : the act of acclaiming
2. : praise
 < deserves the acclaim he has received — Lewis Mumford >
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