Dreye權威釋義|applaud

vt.

向……鼓掌；向……喝采
The audience applauded the singer for three minutes.
觀眾向歌唱家鼓掌喝采達三分鐘。
稱讚；贊成
We applauded him for his courage.
我們稱讚他的勇敢。

vi.

同義:

vt.喝采；稱讚；贊成

同義參見:

以上來源於：《英漢大辭典》

v.

show approval by clapping.

▸praise or approve of.

C15: from L. applaudere, from ad- ‘to’ + plaudere ‘to clap’, reinforced by Fr. applaudir.

以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》