a feeling of respect for and approval of somebody/something钦佩;赞赏;羡慕- He never lost the admiration of his students.他从未失去学生对他的尊敬。
- admiration for somebody/something I have great admiration for her as a writer.我十分钦佩她这个作家。🔊🔊
- in admiration to watch/gaze in admiration 赞赏地观看/凝视着
Extra Examples- As a writer she is certainly worthy of admiration.作为一名作家,她当之无愧地值得人们尊敬。
- He gained the admiration of thousands of people.他赢得了成千上万人的钦佩。
- He gazed at her with admiration.他赞赏地凝视着她。
- I have nothing but admiration for the way she tackled those bullies.她对付那些恃强凌弱者的方法令我叹服。
- I have the greatest admiration for the nurses.我最钦佩护士。
- I'm full of admiration for him.我对他满怀钦佩之情。
- Inwardly, I had a sneaking admiration for them.我在心里暗暗地佩服他们。
- She stared at him in open admiration.她盯着他看,钦佩之情显露无遗。
- She wrote to him expressing her admiration.她给他写信,表达钦佩之情。
- The picture was greeted with gasps of admiration.这幅画让大家赞叹不已。
- The way he dealt with the crisis filled me with admiration.他化解这场危机的方式让我钦佩不已。
- a dignity that compels admiration让人不得不钦佩的尊严
- admiration for his work对他工作的赞赏
- We watched in admiration as the gymnasts practised their routines.体操运动员在做常规训练,我们看了赞叹不已。
Topics Preferences and decisionsc1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + admiration- be filled with
- be full of
- feel
- …
preposition- in admiration
- with admiration
- admiration for
- …
phrases- a gasp of admiration
- have nothing but admiration for somebody/something
See full entry Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘marvelling, wonder’): from Latin admiratio(n-), from the verb admirari, from ad- ‘at’ + mirari ‘wonder’.