英语单词

admire是什么意思

admire

英[əd'maɪə] |美[əd'maɪɚ]
    vt.赞赏;称赞;欣赏;想要
日语:憧れ 法语:admirer 德语:bewundern 韩语:존경하다 俄语:admirar

牛津词典

verb

  1. 钦佩;赞赏;仰慕
    to respect sb for what they are or for what they have done
    1. I really admire your enthusiasm.
      我确实钦佩你的热情。
    2. The school is widely admired for its excellent teaching.
      这所学校教学优秀,远近称誉。
    3. You have to admire the way he handled the situation.
      你不得不佩服他处理这个局面的手段。
    4. I don't agree with her, but I admire her for sticking to her principles.
      我不同意她的意见,但是我赞赏她恪守原则。
  2. 欣赏
    to look at sth and think that it is attractive and/or impressive
    1. He stood back to admire his handiwork.
      他退后几步欣赏他的手工制品。


词形变化

过去式:admired 过去分词:admired 现在分词:admiring 第三人称单数:admires



中文词源

admire 崇拜

前缀ad-, 去,往。词根mire, 惊叹,感叹,同miracle,奇迹,词源同smile, 惊奇的笑。此处字母s脱落,字母r,l流音音变。



双语例句

  1. I, for one, admire his audacity
    比如说,我就很钦佩他的胆识。
  2. He admired the way she had coped with life
    他欣赏她处世的方式。
  3. All those who knew him will admire him for his work.
    所有认识他的人都敬佩他所做的工作。
  4. We took time to stop and admire the view.
    我们特意驻足欣赏风景。
  5. Modelling yourself on someone you admire is not the same as aping all they say or do.
    以偶像为榜样并不是说要模仿他们的一言一行。
  6. I am content to admire the mountains from below
    我满足于从山脚下观赏山景。
  7. I had to admire the contortions of the gymnasts.
    我不得不为这些体操运动员们高难度的扭体动作而赞叹。
  8. Children can be seen to copy the behaviour of others whom they admire or identify with
    人们发现儿童会模仿他们所崇拜或有共鸣感的人。
  9. You've got to admire her grit.
    你不得不佩服她的勇气。
  10. The architect stepped back to admire his handiwork
    设计师后退一步以欣赏自己的作品。
  11. Walk down Castle Street and admire our little jewel of a cathedral
    沿城堡街走下去,欣赏一下我们美妙绝伦的大教堂。
  12. In particular I admire Gary Lineker.
    我特别崇拜加里·莱因克尔。
  13. His was a rags-to-riches story and people admire that.
    他白手起家,人们对他都很钦佩。
  14. She never ceased to admire the stoical courage of those in Northern Ireland
    她一直很敬佩爱尔兰北部人民的坚忍和勇敢。
  15. I had to admire David's vow that he would leave the programme.
    戴维发誓要离开这个项目,我不得不对他表示钦佩。
  16. Walk down Castle Street, admire our little jewel of a cathedral, then wonder at the castle
    沿着城堡街走下去,欣赏我们视若珍宝的教堂,继而叹服于城堡的壮观。
  17. On the one hand I admire his gifts, but on the other I distrust his judgment.
    一方面我羡慕他的才华,而另一方面我却怀疑他的判断力。
  18. Whoever passes here would stop to admire the scenery.
    但凡过路的人,都要停下一览这儿的风光。
  19. I really admire his capacity for work.
    我真钦佩他的工作能力。
  20. I admire him for his courage.
    我佩服他的勇气。
  21. I admire at your fortune.
    我羡慕你的好运气。
  22. I admire their hard-working spirit.
    我钦佩他们的苦干精神。
  23. I admire your frankness.
    我钦佩你的直率。
  24. I admire her from the bottom of my heart.
    我从心底里佩服她。
  25. We all admire her sense of humour.
    我们都赞赏她的幽默感。
  26. I admire him because of his kindness.
    他待人和气,我钦佩他。
  27. We like to admire the moon.
    我们喜欢赏月。
  28. I always admire monet's early painting.
    我一向敬慕莫奈的早期绘画。
  29. I admire her forthright way of dealing with people.
    我钦佩她那直率待人的方式。
  30. We would admire to hear.
    我们喜欢听。


语源

late 16th cent.: from Latin admirari, from ad-at + mirariwonder


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