動詞 laud:

1. praise, glorify, or honor
   同義詞：extol, exalt, glorify, proclaim

1. The act of lauding; praise.
   贊美稱頌的行為; 稱贊
2. We laud him a warmhearted man.
   我們稱贊他是個熱心人。
3. My mother lauded me yesterday.
   我媽媽昨天表揚了我。

laud

v.tr.（及物動詞）
laud.ed,laud.ing,lauds
To give praise to; glorify.See Synonyms at praise
給予贊美；稱贊參見 praise
n.（名詞）
Praise; glorification.
贊譽；贊頌
A hymn or song of praise.
贊美詩或頌歌
Often Lauds (used with a sing. or pl. verb)
常作 Lauds （與單數(shù)或復(fù)數(shù)動詞連用）
The service of prayers following the matins and constituting with them the first of the seven canonical hours.
晨經(jīng)：晨禱之后的祈禱儀式，同晨禱一齊組成七個規(guī)定的祈禱時刻的第一部分
The time appointed for this service.
上述祈禱的時刻

來源：
Middle English lauden
中古英語 lauden
from Old French lauder
源自 古法語 lauder
from Latin laud3re
源自 拉丁語 laud3re
from laus laud- [praise]
源自 laus laud- [稱贊]

【引伸】
laud.er
n.（名詞）