commend
v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr]
(a) ~ sb (on/for sth); ~ sb/sth (to sb) speak favourably to or of sb/sth; praise sb/sth 表揚某人[某事物]; 稱贊某人[某事物]
Her teaching was highly commended. 她的教學工作受到高度贊揚.
I commended the chef on the excellent meal. I later wrote to commend him to his employer, the restaurant owner. 我稱贊廚師做的菜味道好. 隨後我給雇用他的餐館老板寫了封信表揚他.
(b) ~ sb/sth (to sb) (fml 文) recommend sb/sth 推薦某人[某事物]
That's excellent advice; I commend it to you, ie suggest that you accept it. 那意見極好, 我把它推薦給你.
2 [Tn.pr] ~ oneself/itself to sb (fml 文) be acceptable to sb; be liked by sb 為某人所接受; 被某人喜愛
Will this government proposal commend itself to the public? 政府的這項建議公眾能歡迎嗎?
3 [Tn.pr] ~ sth to sb (fml 文) give sth to sb so that it will be kept safe; entrust sth to sb 將某物托付給某人保管; 將某事物委托給某人
commend one's soul to God 把自己的靈魂托付給上帝.