1ADMIREto respect and like someone because they have done something that you think is good, or to respect their qualities or skills 钦佩,赞美,羡慕
I really admire the way she brings up those kids all on her own.
我十分佩服她独力把那些孩子抚养大。
admire somebody for (doing) something
Lewis was much admired for his work on medieval literature.
刘易斯因其对中世纪文学的研究而备受赞誉。
2GOOD/EXCELLENTto look at something and think how beautiful or impressive it is 欣赏,观赏
We stopped halfway to admire the view.
我们中途停下来观赏风景。
Sal stood back to admire her work.
萨尔退后几步欣赏她的作品。
3.admire somebody from afarliterary to be attracted to someone, without letting them know 暗恋某人;暗自仰慕某人
Examples from the Corpus
admire somebody from afar• Many girls fell in love with him but could only admire him from afar.• The long grass was so wet that I decided to admire the castle from afar.• Mary was still a good looking woman and Sid had admired her from afar for a long time.
nGRAMMAR: Using the progressive
Admire is not used in the progressive in meaning 1. You say:
I admire him for his courage (=I respect and like him).
✗Don’t say: I am admiring him.
Admire is often used in the progressive in meaning 2. You say:
He was admiring himself in the mirror (=he was looking at himself).
You can also say:
He admired himself in the mirror.
THESAURUS
admire to like someone because they have achieved something special, or they have skills or qualities that you would like to have 钦佩,羡慕〔某人的技能或品质〕
I admire your courage.
我佩服你的勇气。
She admired him for the way he dealt with the situation.
她佩服他处理这个局面的办法。
respect to have a good opinion of someone, even if you do not agree with them, for example because they have achieved a lot or have high standards 尊敬
She is respected by all her colleagues at the university.
她受到大学所有同事的尊敬。
nShe’s an actor who is not prepared to compromise, and her audience loves and respects her for that.
revere /rɪˈvɪə $ -ˈvɪr/ formal to greatly admire someone because of their achievements and personal qualities, especially someone famous 尊敬,崇敬〔尤指名人〕
Mandela is revered as one of the great leaders of our time.
曼德拉被尊为我们这个时代伟大的领导人之一。
look up to somebody to admire someone who is older or who has more experience than you 钦佩某人〔指年长或更有经验的人〕
All the young comedians look up to him.
所有的年轻喜剧演员都敬佩他。
think highly of somebody to think that someone is good at what they do 对某人评价很高
His teachers seem to think very highly of him.
老师们似乎都对他评价很高。
idolize to admire someone so much that you think they are perfect – used especially about famous people or people in your family 崇拜;极度喜爱〔尤指名人或家人〕
He idolized his brother.
他崇拜他的哥哥。
Jane grew up idolizing Princess Diana.
简从小到大一直都崇拜黛安娜王妃。
nhero-worship to admire someone a lot and want to be like them – often used when this seems unreasonable or extreme
She hero-worshipped John to such an extent that she was blind to his faults.
admire the way• I especially admired the way he challenged, and overcame, convention.• I also admired the way he could peel an apple with the skin in one piece, coiled like a spring.• I must admit I admired the way he didn't even flinch when Richie took his first swing of the day.• I admire the way he has virtually renounced ancestral claims to deification.• Dexter admired the way in which his bossdisguised who she was really interested in.• I admired the wayperfume comes in so many shapes.• He had to admire the way she read.• I admired the way you rescued him.
admire the view• How most people prefer to be actively involved in sailing the boat rather than just sitting and admiring the view.• They stood on the veranda and admired the view and praised what Oliver had been able to do with the old cottage.• Or you could simply admire the view of the desert.
Originadmire
(1500-1600)Frenchadmirer, from Latinadmirari, from ad-“to” + mirari“to wonder”
1have high opinion of sb/sth評價高ADVERB | VERB + ADMIRE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤deeply, enormously, greatly, hugely, particularly, really非常欽佩;極其欣賞;格外讚賞;十分佩服◇He admires you enormously.他對你十分佩服。➤rather相當欽佩▸➤clearly, openly明確表示欽佩;公開讚賞▸➤secretly暗暗羨慕◇She secretly admired and envied him.她暗地裏對他又羨又妒。VERB + ADMIRE➤have to不得不佩服◇You have to admire their dedication and commitment.你不得不佩服他們的盡心竭力。PREPOSITION➤about佩服⋯◇What do you most admire about her?你最佩服她哪一點?➤for因⋯而佩服◇I rather admire him for his determination.我相當佩服他的決心。PHRASES➤be generally admired, be widely admired受到普遍/廣泛讚揚◇He is widely admired as a journalist.作為一名新聞工作者,他受到了廣泛讚譽。➤can't help admiring, can't help but admire禁不住要欽佩◇I couldn't help but admire his determination.我不禁對他的決心表示欽佩。➤you can only admire sb/sth你不能不欽佩⋯◇You can only admire her courage and determination.你不能不欽佩她的勇氣和決心。admire
verb²
2look at sth attractive觀賞;欣賞VERB + ADMIRE➤pause to, stop to停下來欣賞▸➤stand back to, step back to後退以便欣賞◇He stood back to admire his handiwork.他退後幾步欣賞自己的手工製品。