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admiration

/ad-muh-rey-shuhn/US // ˌæd məˈreɪ ʃən //UK // (ˌædməˈreɪʃən) //

钦佩,欣赏,仰慕,敬佩

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a feeling of wonder, pleasure, or approval.
    • : the act of looking on or contemplating with pleasure: admiration of fine paintings.
    • : an object of wonder, pleasure, or approval: The dancer was the admiration of everyone.
    • : Archaic. wonder; astonishment.

Synonyms & Antonyms

noungreat respect
Antonyms

Examples

  • France’s wealthiest man spoke of Tiffany as an American icon and expressed his “intense respect and admiration” for the business.

  • They have a deep and sometimes pathological need for admiration and status—in fact, they may feel entitled to it.

  • Improvisation is a highly complex form of creative behavior that justly inspires our awe and admiration.

  • Others placed hand written messages next framed photos of the late-Supreme Court justice expressing their love and admiration for her.

  • I once managed to land a job offer by casually referencing my admiration for Leonard Cohen during the interview.

  • Others earn our admiration because they belong more to a particular moment.

  • The pride and admiration Vial has for the artists who put on Cirque du Soleil is evident.

  • He made no bones about his great admiration for FDR, who was his mentor, and he had roots too in the Truman administration.

  • In the ruling, she expressed her admiration for Ms. Fitzmaurice.

  • To his close friends, Picasso did not hide his admiration for the Iberian sculptures.

  • One of the first out-goings of admiration towards form is the child's praise of "tiny" things.

  • Admiration for brilliant colours, for moving things, such as feathers, is common to the two.

  • The mother played her accompaniments and at the same time watched her daughter with greedy admiration and nervous apprehension.

  • His unbounded generosity won for him the admiration of all his race, who graciously recognized him as their Maguinoó.

  • Mrs. Pell was a very elegant and accomplished woman; her manners were the theme of universal admiration in our neighbourhood.