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admire

Word family 
ad·mire /ədˈmaɪə $ -ˈmaɪr/ ●●● S3 verb [transitiveT]
1  ADMIREto respect and like someone because they have done something that you think is good, or to respect their qualities or skills 欽佩，贊美，羨慕
I really admire the way she brings up those kids all on her own.
我十分佩服她獨力把那些孩子撫養大。
admire somebody for (doing) something
Lewis was much admired for his work on medieval literature.
劉易斯因其對中世紀文學的研究而備受贊譽。
2  GOOD/EXCELLENTto look at something and think how beautiful or impressive it is 欣賞，觀賞
We stopped halfway to admire the view.
我們中途停下來觀賞風景。
Sal stood back to admire her work.
薩爾退後幾步欣賞她的作品。
3. admire somebody from afar literary to be attracted to someone, without letting them know 暗戀某人；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.
n GRAMMAR: 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 欽佩，羨慕〔某人的技能或品質〕
I admire your courage.
我佩服你的勇氣。
She admired him for the way he dealt with the situation.
她佩服他處理這個局面的辦法。
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.
她受到大學所有同事的尊敬。
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.
曼德拉被尊爲我們這個時代偉大的領導人之一。
look up to somebody to admire someone who is older or who has more experience than you 欽佩某人〔指年長或更有經驗的人〕
All the young comedians look up to him.
所有的年輕喜劇演員都敬佩他。
think highly of somebody to think that someone is good at what they do 對某人評價很高
His teachers seem to think very highly of him.
老師們似乎都對他評價很高。
idolize to admire someone so much that you think they are perfect – used especially about famous people or people in your family 崇拜；極度喜愛〔尤指名人或家人〕
He idolized his brother.
他崇拜他的哥哥。
Jane grew up idolizing Princess Diana.
簡從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.
Examples from the Corpus
admire• I was just admiring your lovely garden.• Morrow's new production of 'The Nutcracker' has been greatly admired.• Old-fashioned amateurs used to admire colours with a golden glow, which conservators have demonstrated were the effect of discoloured varnish.• Rollins is most admired for her poetry, but she also writes fiction.• People admired her for her beauty and intelligence.• Prince Charles admired her sense of style and colour and left the burden of decoration to her.• I admired him as the ultimate in dandyism.• Corbin is a superb musician. I really admire him.• What I admire most about Lee is his patience.• But a chief from Puna who had greatly admired Naihe's surfing ability sent a servant to wake the sleeping chanter.• Who can fail to admire such immense success?• I greatly admire the former San Francisco mayor and legislator.• We stopped at the top of the mountain to admire the view.• We stopped halfway up the hill to admire the view.• I admire the way Sarah has brought up the children on her own.
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 boss disguised who she was really interested in.• I admired the way perfume 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.
Origin admire
(1500-1600) French admirer, from Latin admirari, from ad- “to” + mirari “to wonder”

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