listen

 Auto Play

listen

 Auto Play
PETS rank
admiration

?�★

Font Size

Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

admiration [ædmə'reɪʃən]
  1. 1. noun [u] 钦佩
    in admiration
    [stare,gasp etc+] 满怀钦佩
    to have great admiration for sth/sb
    对某物/某人无限钦佩

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

admiration [.ædmə'reʃən] [.ædmə'reɪʃən]
  1. 1. noun 钦佩赞美赞赏称赞羡慕
    mutual admiration
    相互推崇互相标榜
  2. 2. noun 钦佩(或赞美羡慕)的感觉
  3. 3. noun 令人钦佩(或赞美羡慕)的人(或物),令人赞美的对象
  4. 4. noun [Archaic] 惊异惊讶惊奇惊叹

Collins English-English Dictionary

admiration ["ædmə'reɪʃən]
  1. 1. n pleasurable contemplation or surprise
  2. 2. n a person or thing that is admired
    she was the admiration of the court
  3. 3. n [Archaic] wonder

Examples

in admiration
[stare,gasp etc+] 满怀钦佩
The readers cannot withhold their admiration.
读者无法抑制自己的敬佩。
His admiration can only feed into her vanity.
他的赞赏只能助长她的虚荣心。
Looking backwards with either envy or merely admiration tends to distort history.
回顾历史,无论是妒忌还是欣赏往往都会歪曲历史。
he held up his achievements for our admiration
to season one's admiration with reticence
称羡不已
express profuse admiration

Would you like to know more about this word? Simply click the button on the right to ask real people.
You can also check your questions and answers at ‘ My nciku > Posts ’.

Content partners 外研社collins