com-men-da-tion /.komen'deijn; NAmE noun
1
[U] praise;
approval 赞扬；称赞；赞成；嘉许
2
[C]〜(for sth) an award or
official statement givirig public praise for sb/sth 奖品；奖励；表扬：a commendation ^or
bravery 因勇敢而鲞到‘漩奖
com.men.sal
/ka'mensl/
adj. {biology 生）living on another
animal or plant and getting food from the situation, but doing no harm 共生的； 共栖的 ： commensd organisms 共栖.体►
com-men.sal.ism /k9_mensliz9m/ noun [U]
commensurate /ka’menjarat/ •.〜（with sth)
{formal) matching sth in size, importance,
quality, etc. (在大小：重要性、质量等方面 >
相称的，相3的： Salary will be
commensurate with experience. ^ ^ ^ 与资历相称。PTJ3
incommensurate ► com.men.sur-
ate-ly adv.
SYNONYMS同义词辨析
comment
note ♦ remark ♦
observe
These
words all mean to say or write a fact or opinion.
以上各词均指口头或书面说明事实或发表意见。
comment to express an opinion
or give facts about
sth指发表意见邊说明事实：We/Y/wsef/to comment wnf// 在审判结果出来之前他拒绝给予任
何评论。
note {rather formal) to mention sth because it is important
.or interesting 指特别提到或指出：We noted in passing that the company's record on safety /'551/«^^5«0^0〇4他顺便提到该公司在安全方面的
记录不好。
remark to say or write what
you have noticed about asituat丨on 指说起、谈论、评论:Cf/f/csremar/cet/
沩e ptoy was r»of 〇r/；g/>w/.评论家指出这部戏剧缺
乏创意。
observe (formal) to say or write what you have noticed about a
situation 指说起、谈也评论：She observed /f was gett/ng /flte.—说天爸晚了。
COMMENT，REMARK OR OBSERVE?用 comment、 remark 还是 observe
?
If
you comment on sth you say sth about it; if you remark on sth or observe sth,
you say sth about it that you have noticed: there is often not much difference
between the three. However, while you can refuse to comment (without on), you cannot 'refuse to remark* or 'refuse to observe,
(without on). * comment on表示谈论某事，remark on或observe表示谈论或评
论注意到的事物。以上三词通常无大的区别，但拒绝评
论可用 refuse to comment (不带 on
不能说 refuse
to remark 或 refuse
to observe (不带 on
) : -He refused to remark/observe until lifter
the tfi&l.
PATTERNS AND
COLLOCATIONS
■
to
comment/note/remark/observe that...
■
to comment ort/note/remark/observe how ...
■
‘It’s long，’ he
commented/noted/remarked/ observed.
禳 to
comment/remark on sth
■
to comment/remark/observe to sb
COITI-meilt 〇*w/'kument; NAmE'kaim-l
noun, verb mnoun 1 [C, U] - (about/on sth) something that you say
or write which g知es an opinion on or
explains sb/stli 议 论；评论；解释：Have you any comment
to make about the cause o/ffte di'saster?你对桌生灾难的原因有何评论？
◊
She made comments o/rmy worfc•她h■我的工
作提出了有益的意见。◊ rhe director was not_avai/aWe /or comment.经理無示出时间来作出评论。◊ He /landed me
the document without comment.他未#任何解释就把
文件交给了我。◊ (esp«:/fl//y 8rf) What s/ie said wasjiiir
comment (= ’a reasonable
criticism)•她所讲的是合乎情
理的批评。〇 note at statement
2 [sing.，U] criticism that shows
the faults of sth 批评；指责：The results arc a dear
comment on government education policy.
果是对政府教育政策明显的批评。◊ TTiere was a
k>t oj" comment about his behaviour.也的行■为举止有很多的
议论。,no 'comment (said in reply to a
question, usually from a journalist通常用于回答记者的问题j .1 have nothing to say
about that 无可奉告：WiH you resign, sir?’
‘iVo comment/’:, “i先生丨'你会辞职吗？！ 无
可奉告！”
■
verft
〜（on/upon sth) to
express an opinion about sth 表 达意见：[V] / don't feel I
can comment on their decision. 我觉得我无法对他们的决定作出评论。◊ He to
comment imti7 q/ter the triaZ.他拒绝在审判前棒任何评
论。◊ [V that]
A spokesperson
commented that Zevek 〇/ carbon dioxide were
very hig/i.发言人称二氧化碳的爸
量很髙。◊ [V speech]
‘Wot
his best pe/formance，’ she commented to the woman
sitting next to her. “这术是他 的最佳表现。”她对坐在她旁边的女士议论道。
com-men-tary /'kDmantri; NAmE 'kaimanteri/ noun {pi. -ies) ~ (on sth) 1 [C,
U] a spoken description of an event that is given while it is
happening, especially on the radio or television (尤指电台或电视台所作的）实况报 道，现场解说：a sports commentary体育实况报道◊ Our
reporters will give a running commentary (= a continuous one) on
the election results as they are announced我们的记者将对选举的公布结果作实况追踪报
道 0 ◊ He kept up a
running commentary on everyone who came m or went out•他不断地对上下场的每一名队
员进行解说。2 [C]
a written explanation or discussion of sth such as a book or a
play 注释；解释；评注；
评论：a critical commentary on the final speech
of the pZay对这剧本结尾的台词所作的批评性评论3 [C, U] a criticism
or discussion of sth 批评；议’论：The petty quarrels were a sad commentary on the state
of the government.这些鸡毛蒜皮的争吵说明了政府的状况很
糟糕。◊ p〇Hrica〖 commentary政治评论
com-men-tate /'kDmanteit; NAmE 'ka:m-/ verb [v] ~ (on sth)
to give a spoken description of an event as it happens, especially on
television or radio (尤指在电 台或电视台上）作实况报道，作现场解说：W/iowiH be commentating on the game?谁来对这场比赛作现场
解说？
com.men.ta.tor /’kran9nteite(r); NAmE 'ka:m-/ noun
（on sth) 1 a person who
is an expert on a particular subject and talks or writes about it on television
or radio, or in a newspaper (电台、电视台或报刊的）评论
^,： a political commentator 2 a person who
describes an event while it is
happening, especially on television or radio (尤指电视台或电台的）现场解说员. 实况播音员：a teZevfsion/sports
commentator 电视台 / 体育@动实况解说员
com-merce /*kDm3：s; NAmE 'ka:m3：rs/ noun [u] trade, especially
between countries; the buying and selling of goods and services (尤指国际间的）贸易：商业；
商务：feaders 〇/ industry
and commerce 工商界领导人 —see also Chamber of Commerce com-mercial Ow /ka'maiXl; NAmE k0'm3：rjl/ adj., noun
madj. 1 [usually before noun] connected
with the buying and seliing of goods and services 努易的；商业的：the commerdaZ heart o/the
c办城市的 1舍^t^L、oacommer- cial vehicle (= one that
is used for carrying goods or passengers'who pay)商用车辆◊
commercfaZ baby/oods 市面上时婴儿食昂◊ the卢加commerci’aZ_/Iigftts
across fhe Artanric头it汝横跨夭西洋的商业飞行o note at economic 2 [only before noun]
making or intended to make a profit贏利的；以获翱为目的的：The movie was not a
commercial success (= did not make money). 这部电影票房收入不佳。6 : note at
successful 3 [disapproving) more
concerned with profit and being popular than with quality偏重利润和声望的：商业化
.的：Thefr more recent musk
is/ar foo commerdd•他们 最近的音乐过分商业化了。/ 4 (of television or
radio电士见 或电台）paid for by the money
charged for broadcasting advertisements由广告收入支付的；商业性的：a commerciai radio
starion/TVchannd 商业电台 / 电视频道 ► com mer-daMy
/-Jali/
adv. ： commercially produced/