| 单词 | admiration |
| 释义 | admirationadmiration /ˌædməˈreɪʃən/ ●●○ noun [singular, uncountable] a feeling of admiring something or someone: Carlos has earned our respect and admiration.admiration for I’m full of admiration for what you’ve done.with/in admiration Brenda smiled with admiration as she listened to her husband’s speech.COLLOCATIONSadjectivesgreat/deep/profound admiration (=that you feel strongly) He’s a man for whom I have the greatest admiration.genuine/real admiration “Where did you learn to do that?” she asked with genuine admiration.grudging/reluctant admiration (=unwilling admiration) She has done so well that she has won the grudging admiration of her rivals.open admiration (=that you do not try to hide) Her father listened in open admiration as she played the violin.mutual admiration (=that two or more people feel for each other) Their friendship was based on mutual admiration.a sneaking admiration (=secret admiration) He had always had a sneaking admiration for his opponent.verbshave great/deep etc. admiration I always have a lot of admiration for people who can speak several languages.win/earn/gain somebody’s admiration His movies have won the admiration of the critics.express your admiration (=talk or write about your admiration) She wrote to him expressing her admiration for his work.show your admiration I wanted to show my admiration for what she had done. |
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