He was elected chairman by acclamation 他在拥立声中被选为主席。
In such meetings five minutes was the time allotted to each speaker; but when martin s five minutes were up, he was in full stride, his attack upon their doctrines but half completed . he had caught their interest, and the audience urged the chairman by acclamation to extend martin s time 这种会议给每个发言人的时间只有五分钟,但是马丁的五分钟用完时他却正讲到要紧之处,他对他们的学说的攻击才进行到一半,但已引起了听众的兴趣。