| 英语单词 | revere |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 [rɪ'vɪə(r)] 美 [rɪ'vɪr] |
| 中文释义 | n.(R~)里维尔(美国马萨诸塞州城市避暑胜地); v.尊敬;敬畏;崇敬 |
| 英语例句 | (1) Students revere the old professor. (2) I revere him greatly. (3) I will teach you to revere and worshipfully fear the Lord. (4) People came to the memorial to revere the memory of the great leader. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 学生尊敬这位老教授。 (2) 我很尊敬他。 (3) 我要教导你们敬畏耶和华。 (4) 人们来到纪念馆崇敬地纪念这位伟大的领袖。 |
| vocabulary简明 | Revere means that to respect someone so deeply that you almost worship them. Despite the size of the American military, the American people revere peacemakers like Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi. Rock stars are revered by throngs of devoted fans. |
| vocabulary扩展 | Revere is related to the words reverence ("to hold something in worshipful awe") and its opposite — irreverent. Reverence for the irreverent is actually possible. Howard Stern humor is often vulgar and absurdly irreverent yet his legions of fans and even some media analysts revere him and his ability to maintain a loyal audience. Revere is the perfect word when respect is not strong enough but worship seems a little too religious-sounding. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [VERB 动词]尊敬;崇敬;敬重 If you revere someone or something, you respect and admire them greatly. [V n] [FORMAL 正式]
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