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单词 respect
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respectnoun

uk/rɪˈspekt/us/rɪˈspekt/

respect noun (ADMIRATION)

B1 [ U ] admiration felt or shown for someone or something that you believe has good ideas or qualities:

I have great/the greatest respect for his ideas, although I don't agree with them.
She is a formidable figure who commands a great deal of respect (= who is greatly admired by others).
New teachers have to earn/gain the respect of their students.
See also
self-respect

More examples

  • He inspired respect and devotion from his pupils.
  • She won the grudging respect of her boss.
  • You should show more respect to your parents.
  • He has no respect for authority whatsoever.
  • Certainly in our society teachers don't enjoy the respect that is accorded to doctors and lawyers.

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Showing respect and admiration

  • admiration
  • admire
  • admiring
  • awe
  • awestruck
  • glory
  • hero worship
  • honorific
  • honour
  • idolatry
  • idolize
  • impress
  • recognition
  • regard
  • respectful
  • reverential
  • salute
  • sb deserves a medal idiom
  • sit at the feet of sb idiom
  • stan

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respect noun (HONOUR)

B1 [ U ] politeness, honour, and care shown towards someone or something that is considered important:

You really should treat your parents with more respect.
She has no respect for other people's property (= she does not treat it carefully).

[ U ] a feeling that something is right or important and you should not attempt to change it or harm it:

In their senseless killing of innocent people, the terrorists have shown their lack of respect for human life.
She grumbled that young people today have/show no respect for the law.

[ U ] the feeling you show when you accept that different customs or cultures are different from your own and behave towards them in a way that would not cause offence:

She teaches the students to have respect for different races and appreciate the diversity of other cultures.
sb's respects formal

polite formal greetings:

Please convey/give my respects to your parents.

More examples

  • These days it goes against the grain to show respect for authority.
  • Certainly in our society teachers don't enjoy the respect that is accorded to doctors and lawyers.
  • Children need to be taught to have respect for other people's property.
  • He has no respect for authority whatsoever.
  • You should show your parents more respect.

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Polite and respectful

  • chivalrous
  • chivalry
  • civil
  • civility
  • civilized
  • civilly
  • courtly
  • couth
  • deferential
  • euphemism
  • gallant
  • gentlemanly
  • gracious
  • keep a civil tongue in your head idiom
  • polite
  • politely
  • politically correct
  • refined
  • respectful
  • well mannered

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Accepting & agreeing
Meeting people

respect noun (FEATURE)

B2 [ C ] a particular feature or detail:

This proposal differs from the last one in many important respects/one important respect.
In most respects, the new film is better than the original.

More examples

  • The new version is worse in every respect - I much preferred the original.
  • It is arguable that the government has failed in this respect.
  • His theory is deficient in several respects.
  • It's essentially a dictionary but it differs in one or two respects.
  • While I accept that he's not perfect in many respects, I do actually quite like the man.

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Conditions and characteristics

  • -ance
  • -ancy
  • ability
  • ambience
  • attribute
  • character
  • complexion
  • condition
  • detail
  • feature
  • hallmark
  • karma
  • lineament
  • local colour
  • middle name
  • mien
  • nature
  • resonate
  • savour
  • smack

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Idiom(s)

in respect of sth
pay your respects
with (all due) respect

respectverb [ T ]

uk/rɪˈspekt/us/rɪˈspekt/

respect verb [ T ] (ADMIRE)

B1 to feel or show admiration for someone or something that you believe has good ideas or qualities:

I deeply respect David for what he has achieved.
respect yourself

to be proud of your own qualities or achievements

More examples

  • It was a sane decision and one we all respected.
  • All non-violent religious and political beliefs should be respected equally.
  • Visitors are asked to respect the rules of the organization.
  • We must respect the rights of sovereign nations to conduct their own affairs.
  • David was brought up to respect authority.

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Showing respect and admiration

  • admiration
  • admire
  • admiring
  • awe
  • awestruck
  • glory
  • hero worship
  • honorific
  • honour
  • idolatry
  • idolize
  • impress
  • recognition
  • regard
  • respectful
  • reverential
  • salute
  • sb deserves a medal idiom
  • sit at the feet of sb idiom
  • stan

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Confidence & self-assurance

respect verb [ T ] (HONOUR)

to treat something or someone with kindness and care:

to respect someone's feelings
We should respect the environment and not pollute it.

B2 to accept the importance of someone's rights or customs and to do nothing that would harm them or cause offence:

The agreement will respect the rights of both nations.
I would appreciate it if you would respect my privacy.

to accept that something is right or important and not to attempt to change it or harm it:

The president pledged to respect the existing frontiers between the two countries.

to think that it is important to obey a law or rule:

I was always taught to respect the law.
respect sb's wishes

B2 to do what someone has asked to have done:

His children respected his last wishes and held a simple funeral for him.

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Treating someone well

  • allowance
  • be spoilt for choice idiom
  • coddle
  • cosset
  • do as you would be done by idiom
  • do sb proud idiom
  • indulge
  • indulgence
  • kid
  • make much/a lot of sb idiom
  • mollycoddle
  • pander to sb/sth
  • proud
  • see sb right idiom
  • smother
  • spoil
  • spoil sb rotten idiom
  • succour
  • treat
  • wrap sb (up) in cotton wool idiom

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Accepting & agreeing
Obeying & breaking the law
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