commend[kə'mend]

vt.

1、把…交托给；委托，付托
She commended the child to her aunt's care.
她把孩子托付给姑母照管。
I commend my children to you.
我把我的孩子们托付给你。
2、推荐
I would like to commend him to my friends.
我愿意把他推荐给我的朋友们。
This book does not commend itself to me.
我对这本书不感兴趣。
3. 赞扬，称赞，嘉奖
His work was highly commended.
他的工作大受称赞。
We commended them for their enthusiasm.
我们赞扬了他们的热情。

【辨析】
commend/praise/acclaim/eulogize
都含“赞扬”的意思,
commend 最正式, 指“正式地称赞或嘉许”, 如:
He commended them for their enthusiasm.
他称赞他们的热情。
praise 系常用词, 指“对某人或某物衷心地称赞或钦佩”, 如:
praise one's performance
赞扬某人的行为,
acclaim 指“欢呼”、“喝采”, 如:
acclaim the winner of a race
欢呼赛跑比赛中的获胜者。

【背句子记单词】
We should commend good people and good deeds.
我们应当表扬好人好事。