英英释义：(of actions and behavior) deserving praise, even if there is little or no success.
相当于 praiseworthy.
当我们想表示”（勇气）可嘉” “（尝试/计划）值得称道“时就可以用 laudable。
sentence
1. The intention is laudable, but the result (is) lamentable/undesirable.
2. Although the efforts to curb waste are laudable, the trash-sorting approach is questionable.
3. Much of this is laudable in principle. In practice, there is a risk that the salary cuts deprive AMLO of the necessary expertise to run a complex state.（注意这句中 in principle 和 in practice 是反义词，意思分别是“原则上/理论上”、“实际上”）
4. Digitization is meant to preserve books and expand the number of people with access to them, a laudable goal.
5. Its aims are laudable but implementation is proving a nightmare.（这句话值得我们背下来）
practice
尽管目的值得称赞，但是他为达目的采用的手段并不正当。
Though his aim is laudable, his approach is unjustified.
参考翻译：Although the ends are laudable, his means are questionable.
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