| 词汇 | thesaurus_articles_to-admire-someone-or-something |
| 释义 | to admire someone or somethingThese words mean to feel respect and approval for someone or something. You can admire a person or their good qualities, achievements, work, etc. I've always admired her for her generous spirit. I admire his courage and determination. If you respect someone, you appreciate their good qualities or their status in life. In some cases you may not like them or approve of them. I respect her for what she has achieved, but I would have approached it very differently. To think highly of someone means to admire them and approve of their behaviour. To hold someone in high esteem and to hold someone in high regard are more formal ways of saying this. Everyone thinks highly of him. Her colleagues in Washington hold her in very high esteem. He contributed much to the life of York, and was held in high regard there. Look up to means to admire someone, especially someone who is older than you and who you know personally. She was my older sister and I looked up to her. If you worship someone, you have a very special admiration for them, often so much that you do not notice their bad qualities. You can also hero-worship or idolize someone. The UK English spelling of idolize is idolise. Teenagers have always worshipped their idols. As a young boy I hero-worshipped my older brother. We live in a culture that idolizes skinny celebrities. Revere and venerate are formal words meaning to admire and respect someone very much and think they are special. Adulate has a similar meaning, and is used especially when the admiration is more than is deserved. He was revered more for his philosophy than his politics. The older people in the village are venerated for their experience, judgment, and wisdom. Everywhere he goes, people adulate him and treat him as some kind of god. Stand or be in awe of someone or hold someone in awe are used when you admire someone very much and find their achievements extremely impressive and perhaps surprising. We are all in awe of his immense knowledge of the field. I stand in awe of your ability to hold an audience. The violinist is held in awe for his technical virtuosity. If you lionize someone, you treat them in a special way as if they were famous. The UK English spelling of lionize is lionise. You can also use celebrate or fete. Celebrate is the only one of these three verbs that can be used for people and things. Everywhere he goes he is lionized by his followers. Her art celebrates the feminine. They are feted by audiences all over the world. Related articlesa person you admire |
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