词汇精选：applause的用法和辨析

一、详细释义：

n.

鼓掌，掌声，欢呼，喝彩 [U]

例句：

Your applause would react on the speaker.

你们的喝彩对演说者有影响。

例句：

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

总统的汽车到达时，群众热烈鼓掌欢迎。

二、词义辨析：

applause,acclaim

这两个名词均有“喝彩，鼓掌”之意。applause侧重以掌声表示喝彩和赞扬。acclaim较正式用词，现多用于引申表示赞许。

三、参考例句：

Then the applause burst out.

然后突然掌声雷动。

Your applause would react on the speaker.

你们的喝彩对演说者有影响。

Jack received enthusiastic applause from the students.

Jack得到了同学们热烈的掌声。

We all enjoy applause, compliments and praise.

我们都喜欢博得掌声，听到赞扬或受到称赞。

Enthusiastic applause lent a sense of occasion to the proceedings.

热烈的掌声给活动平添了几分隆重的色彩。

He acknowledged the applause with a small bow.

他微微地鞠了一躬表示对掌声的感谢。

His speech won the applause of the audience.

他的讲话赢得了听众的掌声。

There was a hail of applause when the speaker appeared.

演讲人出现时引来一阵掌声。

I kept hearing the sound of applause in the background.

我不断听到隐约的鼓掌声。

There was a burst of applause in the next hall.

隔壁房间里突然爆发出一阵掌声。