commend

verb

/kəˈmend/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they commend	/kəˈmend/ /kəˈmend/
he / she / it commends	/kəˈmendz/ /kəˈmendz/
past simple commended	/kəˈmendɪd/ /kəˈmendɪd/
past participle commended	/kəˈmendɪd/ /kəˈmendɪd/
-ing form commending	/kəˈmendɪŋ/ /kəˈmendɪŋ/

commend somebody/something (for something/for doing something) | commend somebody/something (on something/on doing something) to praise somebody/something, especially publicly（尤指公开地）赞扬，称赞，表扬
- She was commended on her handling of the situation.她因妥善处理了那个局面而受到表扬。
- His designs were highly commended by the judges (= they did not get a prize but they were especially praised).他的设计受到了评委的高度赞扬。
- His book was highly commended.他的书受到高度赞扬。
Collocations Dictionary
preposition
- for
- to
phrases
- be highly commended
- be widely commended
- something has little, much, nothing, etc. to commend it
- …
commend somebody/something (to somebody) (formal) to recommend somebody/something to somebody推荐；举荐
- She is an excellent worker and I commend her to you without reservation.她工作出色，我毫无保留地把她推荐给你。
- The movie has little to commend it (= it has few good qualities).这部电影乏善可陈。
- The proposed site has much to commend it.拟议中的选址颇有些亮点。
- She said she would commend the proposal to the Board.她说她会向董事会推荐这个建议。
Topics Suggestions and advicec2
commend itself to somebody (formal) if something commends itself to somebody, they approve of it受到赞同；得到认可
- His outspoken behaviour did not commend itself to his colleagues.他直言不讳的行为不受他同事的欢迎。
commend somebody/something to somebody (formal) to give somebody/something to somebody in order to be taken care of把…托付给（或委托于）
- We commend her soul to God.我们把她的灵魂托付给上帝。

词源Middle English: from Latin commendare, from com- (expressing intensive force) + mandare ‘commit, entrust’. Compare with command.