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admire
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- Conjugation :
past
admired
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ing
admiring
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Derivatives :
n
admirer
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adv
admiringly
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- admire
[əd'maɪər]
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1.
vt.
[+person]
(like,respect) 钦佩
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2.
vt.
[+something beautiful]
(look at) 欣赏
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I admire your courage/honesty
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我钦佩你的勇气/诚实
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- admire
[ədˈmaɪər]
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1.
vt.
钦佩,羡慕
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My younger brother admires a cartoon character.
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我的弟弟崇尚卡通人物。
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2.
vt.
欣赏,赞赏
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My father stood in the driveway, admiring his new sports car.
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我父亲站在车道上,欣赏着他的新跑车。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- admire
[əd'maɪə]
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1.
vt.
[tr]
to regard with esteem, respect, approval, or pleased surprise
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2.
vt.
[Archaic]
to wonder at
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3.
vt.
[Etymology]
C16: from Latin admirari to wonder at, from ad- to, at + mirari to wonder, from mirus wonderful
Examples
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to dislike someone personlly, but admire his art
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不喜欢某人,但赞赏他的技艺
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I can do nothing else than admire people so poor that they go on smiling like if they were the richest of the world.
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我敬佩这些人,尽管贫穷但他们仍保持微笑,就好像自己是世界上最富有的人一样。
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I really admire Carl's excellent management.
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我很崇拜卡尔的杰出管理才能。
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I really admire your good remembrance of English words.
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我真佩服你对英语单词的记忆力这么好。
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We all totally admire him for what he does.
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我们所有人都对他所做的赞不绝口。
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The more I see of men, the more I admire dogs.
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越和人在一起,我就越是欣赏狗。
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