laudable

英 [ˈlɔːdəbl]

美 [ˈlɔːdəbl]

adj.  应受赞扬的; 值得赞美的

TOEFLIELTS医学

BNC.18635 / COCA.19227

牛津词典

adj.

• 应受赞扬的；值得赞美的
  deserving to be praised or admired, even if not really successful
  1. a laudable aim/attempt
     值得称赞的志向 / 尝试

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 可嘉的；值得赞美的；值得称许的
  Something that islaudabledeserves to be praised or admired.
  1. One of Emma's less laudable characteristics was her jealousy...
     忌妒心强是埃玛的一个不那么让人称道的个性特点。
  2. These may be laudable aims, but by enforcing them at gunpoint another vitally important principle is lost.
     也许用心是好的，但若诉诸枪杆子则无法坚持另一个至关重要的原则。

英英释义

adj

• worthy of high praise
  1. applaudable efforts to save the environment
  2. a commendable sense of purpose
  3. laudable motives of improving housing conditions
  4. a significant and praiseworthy increase in computer intelligence
  Synonym:applaudablecommendablepraiseworthy

双语例句

• Despite his laudable attempts to bring the two sides together, the dispute continued to drag on.
  尽管他为了促进双方和解做出了值得褒扬的努力，但是争端还是继续的延续下去。
• Emphasizing what is laudable or hopeful or to the good.
  强调那些美好的、有希望的或有好处的方面。
• How will this trend affect the current laudable drive towards universal coverage?
  这一趋势会对我们目前正推进的值得歌颂的全民覆盖产生怎样的影响？
• True, he would say, these are the uses of wealth, and very laudable uses while confined to domestic commodities, because in that case, by exactly the amount which you expend, you enrich others of your countrymen.
  确实，他会说，这些是财富的用途，并且当只限于购买本国商品时是非常值得称赞的用途。因为在这种情况下，以你所花去的款项，使你的同胞致富了。
• He has set a laudable target for the bank to end extreme poverty by 2030.
  他为世行设定了一个值得称道的目标&到2030年时消除极端贫困。
• Analysts said that, while the programme was laudable, the key was implementation.
  分析师表示，虽然该项目值得赞许，但关键在于执行。
• Such laudable and honorable strivings are the only real ways to make profit honestly.
  这种正当和值得赞赏的努力就是诚实谋利的正确途径。
• But your past is far from laudable.
  但是你过去的纪录却很差。
• Your humility is laudable, but at the very least, surely you'd put yourself above Vernon Kay?
  你的谦虚值得称赞，至少你可以把自己排在V凯之上。
• These may be laudable aims, but by enforcing them at gunpoint another vitally important principle is lost.
  也许用心是好的，但若诉诸枪杆子则无法坚持另一个至关重要的原则。