commend[kə'mend]

vt.

1、把…交托給；委托，付托
She commended the child to her aunt's care.
她把孩子托付給姑母照管。
I commend my children to you.
我把我的孩子們托付給你。
2、推薦
I would like to commend him to my friends.
我愿意把他推薦給我的朋友們。
This book does not commend itself to me.
我對這本書不感興趣。
3. 贊揚，稱贊，嘉獎
His work was highly commended.
他的工作大受稱贊。
We commended them for their enthusiasm.
我們贊揚了他們的熱情。

【辨析】
commend/praise/acclaim/eulogize
都含“贊揚”的意思,
commend 最正式, 指“正式地稱贊或嘉許”, 如:
He commended them for their enthusiasm.
他稱贊他們的熱情。
praise 系常用詞, 指“對某人或某物衷心地稱贊或欽佩”, 如:
praise one's performance
贊揚某人的行為,
acclaim 指“歡呼”、“喝采”, 如:
acclaim the winner of a race
歡呼賽跑比賽中的獲勝者。

【背句子記單詞】
We should commend good people and good deeds.
我們應當表揚好人好事。