admiration
US: /ˌædmɝˈeɪʃən/
UK: /ˌædməɹˈeɪʃən/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
admiration /,ædmə'reiʃn/- danh từ
- sự ngắm nhìn một cách vui thích
- sự khâm phục, sự thán phục, sự cảm phục, sự hâm mộ, sự ngưỡng mộ; sự ca tụng
- người được khâm phục, người được hâm mộ, người được ca tụng; vật được hâm mô, vật được ca tụng
- (ngôn ngữ học) sự cảm thán
- note of admiration: dấu than
- (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ) sự lấy làm lạ; sự ngạc nhiên
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun[U] ~ (for sb/sth) a feeling of respect and liking for sb/sth: I have great admiration for her as a writer. + to watch / gaze in admiration
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
wonder, awe; delight, pleasure; esteem, regard, appreciation, respect:
She is lost in admiration of her mother's latest painting. Randolph was presented with a gold medal as a token of his colleagues' admiration.
Collocation
ADJ.
deep, genuine, great, sincere, tremendous | frank, open | sneaking
Inwardly, I had a sneaking admiration for them.
| grudging, reluctant | mutual
VERB + ADMIRATION
be filled with, be full of, feel, have
I'm full of admiration for him. I have the greatest admiration for the nurses.
| express, show
She wrote to him expressing her admiration.
| compel, draw, fill sb with, gain, win
a dignity that compels admiration The way he dealt with the crisis filled me with admiration. He gained the admiration of thousands of people.
| be worthy of
As a writer she is certainly worthy of admiration.
| lose
He never lost the admiration of his students.
PREP.
in ~
She stared at him in open admiration.
| with ~
gazing at her with admiration
| ~ for
admiration for his work
PHRASES
a gasp of admiration
The picture was greeted with gasps of admiration.
| have nothing but admiration for sb/sth
I have nothing but admiration for the way she tackled those bullies.
Concise dictionary
admirations‚ædmə'reɪʃnnoun
+a feeling of delighted approval and liking
+the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
+a favorable judgment
