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Admiration I Great ˌædməˈreɪʃn Feeling Liking Respect N

The word "admiration" is a noun referring to a feeling of respect and liking for someone or something. It is often expressed as "钦佩", "羡慕", or "赞赏" in Chinese.

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/æ̱dmɪre͟ɪʃ(ə)n/
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]钦佩;羡慕;赞赏 Admiration is a feeling of great liking and respect for a person or thing.
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  • I have always had the greatest admiration for him...

    我始终对他最为钦佩。

  • Meg's eyes widened in admiration.

    梅格羡慕地睁大了双眼。


Oxford ad·mir·ation / ˌædməˈreɪʃn ; NAmE ˌædməˈreɪʃn / noun [uncountable ] a feeling of respect and liking for sb/sth 钦佩;赞赏;羡慕 to watch/gaze in admiration 赞赏地观看╱凝视着 admirationfor sb/sth I have great admiration for her as a writer. 我十分钦佩她这个作家。 ad·mir·ation / ˌædməˈreɪʃn ; NAmE ˌædməˈreɪʃn /
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admirationad‧mi‧ra‧tion /ˌædməˈreɪʃən/ ●●○ noun [uncountable]
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a feeling of great respect and liking for something or someone:  Daniel gazed at her in admiration.admiration for I wanted to express my admiration for the way the crew handled the crisis.admiration of Her riding soon drew the admiration of the older girls.COLLOCATIONSadjectivesgreat/deep admiration (=that you feel strongly)· He’s a man for whom I have the greatest admiration.· She had a deep admiration for the work of Russian writers.profound admiration (=very great admiration)· Bacon had often expressed his profound admiration for Picasso’s paintings.genuine/real admiration· ‘Where did you learn to do that?’ she asked with genuine admiration.a sneaking admiration (=that you secretly feel, but do not show)· I have always had a sneaking admiration for his music.open admiration (=that you do not try to hide)· Her father looked at her in open admiration.grudging/reluctant admiration (=unwilling admiration)· There was grudging admiration in his voice.mutual admiration (=that two or more people feel for each other)· Their friendship was based on mutual admiration.phrasesbe full of admiration/be filled with admiration· I’m full of admiration for what you’ve done.have nothing but admiration for somebody (=have a lot of admiration for someone)· I have nothing but admiration for his work.verbshave great/deep/a lot of etc admiration· She always had great admiration for people who could speak so many languages.win somebody’s admiration (also draw somebody’s admiration formal)· His films have won the admiration of the critics.· At the club, her singing soon drew the admiration of the older girls.express your admiration (=talk or write about your admiration)· She wrote to him expressing her admiration for his work.show your admiration· I wanted to show my admiration for what he had done.
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admiration

[ˌædməˈreɪʃn]

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钦佩(62%),赞赏(38%)
n.钦佩;赞赏;羡慕;赞美

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