price praise appreciate

praise[preiz]
n. 赞扬；称赞；荣耀；崇拜
vt. 赞美，歌颂；表扬
vi. 赞美；赞扬
to express admiration or approval about the achievements or characteristics of a person or thing

词组短语
full of praise 赞不绝口
with high praise 受到高度赞扬
beyond all praise 赞美不完
in praise of 歌颂；为赞扬
sing one's own praises 自吹自擂，自我表扬，自我吹嘘

例句
He praised her for her courage.
他赞扬她很勇敢。

appraise [ə'preiz]
vt. 评价，鉴定；估价
to examine someone or something in order to judge their qualities, success or needs

appreciate[ə'pri:ʃieit]
to recognize or understand that something is valuable, important or as described
vt. 欣赏；感激；领会；鉴别
vi. 增值；涨价

昨日重现

1995.6 CET-4
I would appreciate _____ it a secret.

A.your keeping
B.you to keep
C.that you keep
D.that you will keep

答案A

2000年1月CET-6真题

"The damage to his car was _____ ; therefore, he could repair it himself."

A.considerable
B.appreciable
C.negligible
D.invisible

答案C A相当大的;相当多的,值得考虑的;重要的
considerate adj. 体贴的；体谅的；考虑周到的
B可估计的;(大得)可以看到(或察觉到)的,相当可观的
C 微不足道的，可以忽略的
Dadj. 无形的，看不见的；无形的；不显眼的，暗藏的

1994年研究生入学统一考试真题
I appreciated _____ the opportunity to study abroad two years ago.

A.having been given
B.having given
C.to have been given
D.to have given

答案A

趣味单词

robust [rəu'bʌst] 乐百氏
(of a person or animal) strong and healthy, or (of an object or system) strong and unlikely to break or fail
adj. 强健的；健康的；粗野的；粗鲁的