admire
admire — verb
1. to look at a person, place, or thing and feel pleasure because you find them bea
to look at a person, place, or thing and feel pleasure because you find them beautiful, impressive, or interesting to see.
Rashida stood by the window, admiring the snow on the rooftops across the street.
admire + noun (object of visual pleasure)
Tourists in Kyoto often stop on the bridge to admire the cherry trees in spring.
admire + plural natural object
Jamal admired his new red bicycle for a long time before he finally rode it.
The children gathered around the pond to admire the bright orange fish.
Aunt Rosa paused at the gallery door to admire the painting one more time.
- appreciate
broader; can include hearing or tasting, not only seeing
- gaze at
stresses long looking; admire adds a feeling of pleasure
文法句型
admire + noun (object)
用法筆記
Object is something you can see directly — a view, an object, a person's appearance, a building. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense focuses on visual pleasure, not respect for someone's character or actions.
常見錯誤
2. to think very highly of a person, or of an action or skill they have shown, beca
to think very highly of a person, or of an action or skill they have shown, because you see their character or behaviour as good and worth copying.
Mei has always admired her grandmother for raising six children on her own.
admire someone for + -ing
Many young writers admire Toni Morrison for her honest stories about family life.
admire someone for + noun phrase
I admire firefighters who run into burning buildings to save strangers.
The team admired their new coach for staying calm during every difficult game.
Yusuf deeply admired his older brother's patience with the younger kids in the family.
- respect
wider in scope; respect can be granted formally without warm feeling
- look up to
informal; usually used for someone older or more senior
- esteem
formal; common in writing, less natural in everyday speech
- despise
strong opposite; suggests active dislike of the person's character
- look down on
informal; treat someone as inferior
文法句型
admire someone for something
admire someone for + -ing
用法筆記
Frequently followed by 'for + reason' to name what is admired. Subject is normally a person; object can be a person, a quality, or an action. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense is about respect for character or behaviour, not visual pleasure.