admiread•mire /əd'maɪəʳ/

vt 不用进行式

1. 佩服，赞赏

• She is admired for her outstanding administrative ability. 她由于出色的管理才能而受到赞赏。

• They admired him for what he had done. 他们对他所做的事情很钦佩。

2. 羡慕

• I admired her for her fortune. 我羡慕她的好运气。

3. 欣赏(风景)，观赏

• He wanted to drive his car and admire the view. 他想开车出去观赏风景。

4. 讽 惊讶

• I admire your audacity. 对你的厚颜我不胜惊讶。

5. 喜欢

• Tom had admired Carolyn from afar for a long time. 汤姆已经暗地里喜欢卡洛琳好久了。

vi 惊奇

• admire at a miracle 对奇迹感到惊奇

–admiring adj –admiringly adv