单词	revere
释义	reverere‧vere /rɪˈvɪə $ -ˈvɪr/ verb [transitive usually passive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINrevere Origin: 1600-1700 Latin revereri, from vereri ‘to fear, respect’ Verb Table VERB TABLE revere Simple Form Present I, you, we, they revere he, she, it reveres Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they revered Present perfect I, you, we, they have revered he, she, it has revered Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had revered Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will revere Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have revered Continuous Form Present I am revering he, she, it is revering you, we, they are revering Past I, he, she, it was revering you, we, they were revering Present perfect I, you, we, they have been revering he, she, it has been revering Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been revering Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be revering Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been revering Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Collins was revered by his fellow countrymen. Most of us revere the Bible, but few of us read it regularly. Ondaatje is revered as one of Canada's best writers. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS His name is revered still in Ayrshire. In big-band circles Bailey is revered for his section leading ability, but his solo improvising has been vastly underrated. Jones is much revered as the king of country, and his fans deserve the whole picture. They soon recognized the humble status of these priests and so adopted the more revered robes of the literati. This semester they imitate Faulkner, reject Beckett, revere Rich. What happened to our thinking about snakes that we changed from revering them as sacred to fearing them as evil? Whether we invoke him, or revere him, or simply live in fear of him, this deity is always dangerous. Thesaurus THESAURUS► admire to like someone because they have achieved something special, or they have skills or qualities that you would like to have: · I admire your courage.· She admired him for the way he dealt with the situation. ► respect to have a good opinion of someone, even if you do not agree with them, for example because they have achieved a lot or have high standards: · She is respected by all her colleagues at the university.· She’s an actor who is not prepared to compromise, and her audience loves and respects her for that. ► revere formal to greatly admire someone because of their achievements and personal qualities, especially someone famous: · Mandela is revered as one of the great leaders of our time. ► look up to somebody to admire someone who is older or who has more experience than you: · All the young comedians look up to him. ► think highly of somebody to think that someone is good at what they do: · His teachers seem to think very highly of him. ► idolize to admire someone so much that you think they are perfect – used especially about famous people or people in your family: · He idolized his brother.· Jane grew up idolizing Princess Diana. ► hero-worship to admire someone a lot and want to be like them – often used when this seems unreasonable or extreme: · She hero-worshipped John to such an extent that she was blind to his faults. Longman Language Activatorto admire someone very much► idolize also idolise British to admire someone very much, especially a famous person, so that you think everything about them is perfect: · Monroe was idolized by movie fans all over the world.· As a child, Ted idolized his father. ► revere formal to respect someone greatly for their achievements or personal qualities, especially someone in public life: revere by: · Collins was revered by his fellow countrymen.revere somebody as something: · Ondaatje is revered as one of Canada's best writers. ► worship to admire and love someone so much that you cannot see any faults in them: · She absolutely worships Elvis Presley.worship the ground somebody walks on (=to admire absolutely everything about a person): · Garvey worshipped the ground his wife walked on. ► put somebody on a pedestal to admire someone so much that you treat them or talk about them as though they are perfect -- used especially when you think someone is wrong to do this: · You shouldn't put him on a pedestal. He doesn't deserve it.· I used to put Sarah on a pedestal. Now I don't even like to be in the same room with her. ► hero-worship to greatly admire someone and want to be like them: · His fans hero-worshipped him.· The brother Ian had once hero-worshipped was now an unemployed drug addict. formal to respect and admire someone or something very muchbe revered as something He is revered as a national hero.GRAMMAR Revere is usually passive.► see thesaurus at admire
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