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admire 音標拼音: [ædm'ɑɪr] vt. 贊美,欽佩,喜歡,愛慕 贊美,欽佩,喜歡,愛慕 admire v 1: feel admiration for [ synonym: { admire}, { look up to}] [ ant: { look down on}] 2: look at with admirationAdmire \ Ad* mire"\, v. i. To wonder; to marvel; to be affected with surprise; -- sometimes with at. [ 1913 Webster] To wonder at Pharaoh, and even admire at myself. -- Fuller. [ 1913 Webster]
Admire \ Ad* mire"\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Admired}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Admiring}.] [ F. admirer, fr. L. admirari; ad mirari to wonder, for smirari, akin to Gr. ? to smile, Skr. smi, and E. smile.] 1. To regard with wonder or astonishment; to view with surprise; to marvel at. [ Archaic] [ 1913 Webster] Examples rather to be admired than imitated. -- Fuller. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To regard with wonder and delight; to look upon with an elevated feeling of pleasure, as something which calls out approbation, esteem, love, or reverence; to estimate or prize highly; as, to admire a person of high moral worth, to admire a landscape. [ 1913 Webster] Admired as heroes and as gods obeyed. -- Pope. [ 1913 Webster] Note: Admire followed by the infinitive is obsolete or colloquial; as, I admire to see a man consistent in his conduct. [ 1913 Webster] Syn: To esteem; approve; delight in. [ 1913 Webster] 49 Moby Thesaurus words for " admire": OK, accept, accord respect to, adore, apotheosize, appreciate, approve, approve of, bless, cherish, consider, countenance, dearly love, defer to, deify, delight in, endorse, entertain respect for, esteem, exalt, favor, hero- worship, hold dear, hold in esteem, hold in reverence, hold with, honor, idolize, keep in countenance, look up to, love to distraction, prize, rate highly, regard, relish, respect, revere, reverence, sanction, take kindly to, think highly of, think much of, think well of, treasure, uphold, value, venerate, view with favor, worship |
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