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词汇 esteem
释义 esteem
noun[ U ]
 formaluk /ɪˈstiːm/ us /ɪˈstiːm/
respect for or a good opinion of someone: 尊敬,敬重;好评
esteem forThere has been a drop in public esteem for teachers.公众对教师的尊重程度有所下降。
be held in esteemBecause of their achievements they were held in (= given) esteem.
hold sb in high esteemBe assured that I hold you in high esteem.
See also
self-esteem
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

Showing respect and admiration
admiration
admire
admiring
admiringly
approving
approvingly
forelock
fulsome
fulsomely
fulsomeness
glorify
grovelling
hallow
pay your respectsidiom
philogynist
philogyny
put someone on a pedestalidiom
regild
respectfully
worshipful
esteem
verb[ Tusually passive ]
uk /ɪˈstiːm/ us /ɪˈstiːm/
to respect someone or something or have a good opinion of them:
be highly esteemedHer work is highly esteemed by all her colleagues.她所有的同事对她的工作都十分推崇。
She is a justly esteemed professional.
He is my friend and esteemed colleague.
 esteem someone/somethingsomethingold-fashionedformal(alsoesteem someone/something to do something)
to consider or believe someone or something to be a particular thing:
I would esteem it an honour if you would accompany me.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Showing respect and admiration
admiration
admire
admiring
admiringly
approving
approvingly
forelock
fulsome
fulsomely
fulsomeness
glorify
grovelling
hallow
pay your respectsidiom
philogynist
philogyny
put someone on a pedestalidiom
regild
respectfully
worshipful

esteem someone/somethingsomething


phrase old-fashionedformal(alsoesteem someone/something to do something)
to consider or believe someone or something to be a particular thing:
I would esteem it an honour if you would accompany me.
We would never ask you to do anything that you esteem below your dignity.
He took sums of money which I esteemed to be rightly due to me.
Those esteemed to have higher qualifications were appointed as leaders.
He esteemed himself the luckiest man in the world when she agreed to marry him.
See also
esteemverb

esteem | American Dictionary


esteem
noun[ U ]
us/ɪˈstim/
respect for or a high opinion of someone:
We held them in high/low esteem (= We respected them a lot/very little).

esteem | Business English


esteem
noun[ U ]
uk /ɪˈstiːm/us
respect for or a good opinion of someone:
She has long been held in high esteem by the bankers who know her.
esteem
verb[ T ]
uk /ɪˈstiːm/us
to respect someone or have a good opinion of them:
Her work is highly esteemed by all her colleagues.

Examples of esteem


esteem
He denied that sanctification could be esteemed as vouchsafing ' evidence ' of justification.
Our editorial board consists of an extraordinary group of distinguished and esteemed international authorities in palliative care and the interface of psychiatry0psychology and palliative medicine.
High-technology hospitals appear to be highly esteemed both by the public and by professionals.
None of its leading figures are esteemed today, unless they made contributions in other fields.
Children who move away from their home communities are not necessarily 'lost to the system' of local support networks, whilst those close-at-hand are not necessarily esteemed or trustworthy.
Such individuals were underdogs who lived by their wits and who were esteemed in terms not of honor and social status but of an alternative moral economy.
Women did not want merely to survive - they wanted to live properly, and esteemed those who managed to do so - making social differentiation and hierarchy acceptable and expected.
The police force in many cities and boroughs are highly esteemed.
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He was a friend of many of us and esteemed and respected by all.
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An atmosphere is created which the enemy wishes to create to the effect that economy is not practised, and that truth is not esteemed.
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Industry and commerce are to be properly esteemed, not held up as monstrous polluters of the environment or manifestations of greed at its most unacceptable.
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I am sure that this will receive due attention in a country where horses are so esteemed.
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I was merely commenting on certain of the statements which that esteemed paper had made.
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The pair of them were esteemed in the locality.
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Firstly, parties are not much esteemed in any country.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
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