n.鼓掌；喝彩；赞许

His speech won the applause of the audience. 他的讲话赢得了听众的掌声。

Let's have a good round of applause for the next performer. 咱们为下一个表演者热烈鼓掌吧。

His speech was frequently interrupted by stormy applause. 他的演说不时被暴风雨般的掌声打断。

He waited until the applause had subsided. 他一直等到掌声平息后才继续下去。

As the President's car arrived, the crowd broke into loud applause. 总统的汽车到达时，群众中爆发出热烈的掌声。

The actor basked in appreciative applause. 这位演员受到热烈喝彩，心里感到乐滋滋的。

When the place came for loud applause it was only moderate. 到了应该博得高声喝彩的地方，听到的喝彩声却不大。

The tax reform was met with unanimous applause. 税制改革得到众口一词的称赞。

Her new novel was greeted by reviewers with rapturous applause. 她的新小说备受书评家推崇。

applause的基本意思是“鼓掌；掌声”，引申可指“称颂；赞扬；夸奖”。