| 单词 | awe |
| 释义 | awe (ɔː ) Word forms: awes , awed 1. uncountable noun Awe is the feeling of respect and amazement that you have when you are faced with something wonderful and often rather frightening. She gazed in awe at the great stones. His fellow officers regarded him with awe as some sort of genius. She filled me with a sense of awe. Synonyms: wonder, fear, respect, reverence 2. verb [usually passive, no cont] If you are awed by someone or something, they make you feel respectful and amazed, though often rather frightened. I am still awed by David's courage. [be VERB-ed] The crowd listened in awed silence. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: impress, amaze, stun, frighten 3. be in awe of/stand in awe of phrase If you are in awe of someone or if you stand in awe of them, you have a lot of respect for them and are slightly afraid of them. Collocations: complete awe The other side of me was in complete awe. The Sun I am in complete awe of them and hope to meet them again. Times, Sunday Times Sometimes you were stood at the other end in complete awe. The Sun Every member of the audience was amazed and in complete awe of the duo. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In chateaux, palazzi and palaces, a succession of ever-grander rooms was designed to inspire awe in the visitor and reinforce the importance of the occupants. Times, Sunday Times These clips are so dreadful that they inspire awe and command respect. Times, Sunday Times And there was plenty to inspire awe, too. Times, Sunday Times But it doesn't exactly inspire awe up close. Christianity Today But they still inspire awe - well worth the half-hour slog from the car park just before the village. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 敬畏, 敬畏 Japanese: 畏れ, 畏敬の念を起こさせる |
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