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词汇 adulate
释义 adulate
verb[ T ]
uk /ˈædʒ.ə.leɪt/ us /ˈædʒ.ə.leɪt/
to admire or praise someone very much, especially when this is more than is deserved: 过分称赞(或敬仰);谄媚
The boxer was convicted of rape, and yet is still adulated by many.这名拳击手被认定强奸罪名成立,但很多人仍然对他顶礼膜拜。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

to admire someone or something
admireI've always admired her for her generous spirit.
respectI respect her for what she has achieved, but I would have approached it very differently.
think highly ofEveryone thinks highly of him.
hold someone in high esteemHer colleagues in Washington hold her in very high esteem.
hold someone in high regardHe contributed much to the life of York, and was held in high regard there.
look up toShe was my older sister and I looked up to her.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Praising and applauding
acclaim
acclamation
accolade
adulation
adulatory
clap
compliment
enthrone
enthronement
eulogistic
eulogistically
eulogize
hail
ode
ooh
ooh and aahidiom
ovation
overpraise
overpraised
puff

Examples of adulate


adulate
The mask of ageing speaks to the repression and denial of old age and mortality in a society that adulates youthfulness.
This country's glorious and wonderful system has been copied and adulated throughout the world.
From the
Hansard archive

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It was being adulated as frightfully sophisticated, clever and funny.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
The universally adulated individual assessment suddenly does not apply to national people's representatives.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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