admire
verb
ədˈmaɪə
verb
1
to
respect
and
like
someone
because
they
have
done
something
that
you
think
is
good
钦佩，赞美，羡慕
I
really
admire
the
way
she
brings
up
those
kids
all
on
her
own.
我十分佩服她独力把那些孩子抚养成人。
admire
sb
for
(doing)
sth
Lewis
was
much
admired
for
his
work
on
medieval
literature.
刘易斯因其对中世纪文学的研究而备受仰慕。
2
to
look
at
something
and
think
how
beautiful
or
impressive
it
is
欣赏，观赏
We
stopped
halfway
to
admire
the
view
.
我们中途停下来观赏风景。
Sal
stood
back
to
admire
her
work.
萨尔退后几步欣赏她的作品。
3
admire sb from afar
to
be
attracted
to
someone,
without
letting
them
know
[文] 暗恋某人
literary
the
widely
admired
boss
of
Channel
4
广受赞誉的英国第四台老板