applause

英 [əˈplɔːz]

美 [əˈplɔːz]

n.  鼓掌; 喝彩

CET4CET6考研GRETEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.7743 / COCA.5599

牛津词典

noun

• 鼓掌；喝彩
  the noise made by a group of people clapping their hands and sometimes shouting to show their approval or enjoyment
  1. Give her a big round of applause !
     为她热烈鼓掌！
  2. The audience broke into rapturous applause.
     听众中爆发出一片欢呼喝彩声。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 掌声;喝彩
  Applauseis the noise made by a group of people clapping their hands to show approval.
  1. They greeted him with thunderous applause.
     他们以雷鸣般的掌声欢迎他。
  2. ...a round of applause.
     一阵掌声

英英释义

noun

• a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
  Synonym:hand clappingclapping

双语例句

• She got a resounding round of applause
  她赢得一片热烈掌声。
• Sue got a sympathetic round of applause.
  休得到了一片赞成的掌声。
• Romeo left the stage, to enthusiastic applause
  罗密欧在热烈的掌声中离开了舞台。
• The curtain fell to the loud applause of the audience.
  在观众热烈掌声中闭幕。
• 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。
• I joined in the spontaneous applause.
  我跟着也自然而然地鼓起掌来。
• The applause from the delegates was thin to the point of non-existence.
  代表们的掌声稀稀拉拉，几近于无。
• They greeted him with thunderous applause.
  他们以雷鸣般的掌声欢迎他。
• I kept hearing the sound of applause in the background
  我不断听到隐约的鼓掌声。
• The applause redoubled.
  掌声加倍热烈。