:an occurrence in which a group of people at a play, speech, sporting event, etc., show enthusiastic approval or appreciation by clapping their hands together over and over热烈鼓掌;欢呼;喝彩
They gave her a long ovation. [=they applauded her for a long time]他们为她长时间地热烈鼓掌。
He was welcomed by/with a warm ovation when he came out onto the stage.当他走出来登上台时受到热烈的鼓掌欢迎。
He was welcomed by a warm ovation when he came out onto the stage. received a standing ovation for the masterly performance
Recent Examples on the WebThe 53-year-old actor, who portrays a 600-pound gay reclusive father and teacher in the film, has been collecting awards for the role and recently received a six-minute standing ovation at the Venice International Film Festival. Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2022 When the film premiered in Venice, as captured in a viral video shot by Variety, the actor burst into tears after receiving an enthusiastic six-minute standing ovation. Clayton Davis, Variety, 11 Sep. 2022 Those two entered to an ovation and made their way … to Table 12. Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2022 And lost lovers Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and Michonne (Danai Gurira) will be reunited on a currently untitled series that was first announced to a standing ovation at the end of TWD's Comic-Con panel in San Diego. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 8 Sep. 2022 The Whale at the Venice Film Festival last weekend, Fraser received a six-minute standing ovation for his role as Charlie, a 600-pound man mired in guilt and shame over having left his family. Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 7 Sep. 2022 Did Pugh avoid eye-contact with Wilde during that four-minute standing ovation? Brittany Bowker, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2022 The screams continued beyond the red carpet and into the Salla Grande before the screening, while afterwards the film generated a solid seven-minute standing ovation. Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2022 Fraser sobbed throughout the six-minute standing ovation, which will likely put him at the forefront of this year’s best actor Oscars race. Variety, NBC News, 5 Sep. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Latin ovation-, ovatio, from ovare to exult; akin to Greek euoi, interjection used in bacchic revels
ADJECTIVE | VERB + OVATION | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤enthusiastic, huge, long, loud, thunderous (especially NAmE) 熱情的歡迎;熱烈的掌聲;長時間的掌聲;響亮的掌聲;雷鳴般的掌聲▸➤standing起立鼓掌◇The audience gave her a standing ovation for her performance.觀眾起立為她的表演鼓掌。➤three-minute, five-minute, etc. * 3 分鐘、5 分鐘等的掌聲VERB + OVATION➤give sb對某人表示熱烈歡迎▸➤get, receive得到掌聲◇He received the longest ovation of the evening.他得到了晚會上最持久的掌聲。➤earn, win贏得掌聲PREPOSITION➤to an ovation在歡呼聲中◇He came off the field to a huge ovation.他在熱烈的歡呼聲中離開了運動場。➤ovation from來自⋯的歡呼◇The final piece won her an enthusiastic ovation from the audience.最後一支曲子為她贏得了觀眾熱烈的掌聲。