读音 英 [əˈplɔːz]；美 [əˈplɔːz] 意思 “applause” 是名词，意为“鼓掌；掌声；喝彩；赞许；嘉许”，表示观众、听众等对表演、演讲者或某一事件等表达欣赏、认可而发出的声音 。

网络释义 在娱乐行业相关报道中，常用来描述演出、颁奖典礼等场合观众的反应，比如报道一场音乐会时会说 “The singer received thunderous applause.”（这位歌手获得了雷鸣般的掌声。）

在体育赛事报道里，可用于描述观众对运动员精彩表现的肯定，例如 “The athlete's amazing performance won him enthusiastic applause from the audience.”（这位运动员惊人的表现赢得了观众热烈的掌声。）

常用搭配短语 give applause：鼓掌。

例如：Let's give applause to the performers.（让我们为表演者鼓掌。）

receive applause：得到掌声。

例如：The speaker received warm applause after his speech.（演讲者演讲结束后得到了热烈的掌声。）

thunderous applause：雷鸣般的掌声。

例如：The band got thunderous applause when they finished the show.（乐队表演结束时获得了雷鸣般的掌声。）

polite applause：礼貌性的掌声。

例如：After the short presentation, there was polite applause from the audience.（简短的展示结束后，观众给出了礼貌性的掌声。）

造句 The audience burst into applause at the end of the play.（演出结束时，观众爆发出热烈的掌声。）

His speech was greeted with enthusiastic applause.（他的演讲受到了热烈的掌声欢迎。）

Applause filled the hall as the winner stepped onto the stage.（当获胜者走上舞台时，大厅里充满了掌声。）

The comedian had the audience in stitches and then applause.（这位喜剧演员让观众笑得前仰后合，然后响起了掌声。）

She bowed to the applause of the crowd.（她向人群的掌声鞠躬致意。）

The team's victory was celebrated with wild applause.（球队的胜利伴随着疯狂的掌声庆祝。）

The pianist played beautifully and deserved every bit of the applause she got.（这位钢琴家演奏得非常美妙，她得到的每一点掌声都是应得的。）

As the curtain fell, the actors took a bow to prolonged applause.（随着幕布落下，演员们在经久不息的掌声中鞠躬谢幕。）

The new policy announcement was met with mixed applause.（新政策的宣布引发了褒贬不一的掌声。）

The young singer was nervous at first but gained confidence from the applause.（这位年轻歌手一开始很紧张，但从掌声中获得了信心。）