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。 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. 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 adulateadulate 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 Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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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