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  • Conjugation : past  admired ; ing  admiring
  • Derivatives : n  admirer ; adv  admiringly
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

admire [əd'maɪər]
  1. 1. vt. [+person] (like,respect) 钦佩
  2. 2. vt. [+something beautiful] (look at) 欣赏
    I admire your courage/honesty
    钦佩你的勇气/诚实

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

admire [ədˈmaɪər]
  1. 1. vt. 钦佩羡慕
    My younger brother admires a cartoon character.
    我的弟弟崇尚卡通人物
  2. 2. vt. 欣赏赞赏
    My father stood in the driveway, admiring his new sports car.
    父亲站在车道上,欣赏他的新跑车。

Collins English-English Dictionary

admire [əd'maɪə]
  1. 1. vt. [tr] to regard with esteem, respect, approval, or pleased surprise
  2. 2. vt. [Archaic] to wonder at
  3. 3. vt. [Etymology] C16: from Latin admirari to wonder at, from ad- to, at + mirari to wonder, from mirus wonderful

Examples

to dislike someone personlly, but admire his art
不喜欢某人,但赞赏他的技艺
I can do nothing else than admire people so poor that they go on smiling like if they were the richest of the world.
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。
I really admire Carl's excellent management.
我很崇拜卡尔的杰出管理才能。
I really admire your good remembrance of English words.
我真佩服你对英语单词的记忆力这么好。
We all totally admire him for what he does.
我们所有人都对他所做的赞不绝口。
The more I see of men, the more I admire dogs.
越和人在一起,我就越是欣赏狗。

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