[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]惊叹;敬畏;畏怯Awe is the feeling of respect and amazement that you have when you are faced with something wonderful and often rather frightening.
She gazed in awe at the great stones...
她惊叹地盯着那些巨石。
His fellow officers regarded him with awe as some sort of genius...
同事们很敬畏他,视他如天才。
She filled me with a sense of awe.
她让我心生敬畏。
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[VERB 动词]使惊叹;使敬畏;使畏怯 If you are awed by someone or something, they make you feel respectful and amazed, though often rather frightened.
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I am still awed by David's courage...
戴维的勇敢依然让我敬佩。
The crowd listened in awed silence.
充满敬畏的人群安静地聆听。
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[PHRASE 短语]对…无比崇敬;对…敬畏 If you are in awe of someone or if you stand in awe of them, you have a lot of respect for them and are slightly afraid of them.
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Caroline hardly dared talk in Alex's presence, she was so in awe of him.
卡罗琳在亚历克斯面前几乎不敢说话,她对他很是敬畏。
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awe/ɔː; NAmEɔː/
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aweawesawedawingnoun[uncountable ]feelings of respect and slight fear; feelings of being very impressed by sth/sb 敬畏;惊叹◆awe and respect敬畏和尊敬◆awe and wonder敬畏和惊奇◆He speaks of her with awe.他谈到她时肃然起敬。◆‘It's magnificent,’ she whispered in awe.“真是壮丽。”她小声地惊叹道。IDIOMbe/stand in ˈawe of sb/sthto admire sb/sth and be slightly frightened of them/it 对…敬畏;对…望而生畏◆While Diana was in awe of her grandfather, she adored her grandmother.黛安娜敬畏她的祖父,但敬佩她的祖母。verbawesb [usually passive ]( formal) to fill sb with awe使敬畏;使惊叹◆She seemed awed by the presence of so many famous people.见到这么多名人出席,似乎令她惊叹不已。▶awed/ɔːd; NAmEɔːd/adjective◆We watched in awed silence.我们敬畏地默然观看着。awe/ɔː; NAmEɔː/awed/ɔːd; NAmEɔːd/
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aweawe1 /ɔː $ ɒː/ ●○○ noun [uncountable]
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1a feeling of great respect and liking for someone or something: He felt great awe for the landscape.with/in awe Kate gazed at the statue with awe.2be/stand in awe of somebody (also hold somebody in awe) to admire someone and have great respect for them and sometimes a slight fear of them: All of the neighbours were a little in awe of my mother. The villagers hold them in awe and think of them as gods.
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formal if you are awed by someone or something, you feel great respect and liking for them, and are often slightly afraid of them: The girls were awed by the splendour of the cathedral.GRAMMARAwe is usually passive.—awed adjective: an awed silence
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