admire
US: /ædˈmaɪɹ/
UK: /ɐdmˈaɪə/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
admire /əd'maiə/- ngoại động từ
- ngắm nhìn một cách vui thích
- khâm phục, ((thông tục)) thán phục, cảm phục; hâm mộ, ngưỡng mộ; khen ngợi, ca tụng
- I forgot to admire her baby: tôi quên không khen cháu bé con bà ta
- say mê, mê
- to admire a woman: mê một người đàn bà
- (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ) lấy làm lạ, lấy làm ngạc nhiên
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (thông tục) ao ước, khao khát (làm gì)
- I should admire to know: tôi khao khát được biết
Advanced English dictionary
+ verb [VN]1 ~ sb/sth (for sth)
~ sb (for doing sth) to respect sb for what they are or for what they have done: I really admire your enthusiasm. + The school is widely admired for its excellent teaching. + You have to admire the way he handled the situation. + I don't agree with her, but I admire her for sticking to her principles.
2 to look at sth and think that it is attractive and/or impressive: He stood back to admire his handiwork. + I've just been admiring your new car. + Let's just sit and admire the view.
admiring adjective: She was used to receiving admiring glances from men.
admiringly adverb
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 wonder or marvel (at), delight in:
Typically, he most admires people who are wealthy.
2 esteem, regard or respect highly, look up to, revere, idolize, venerate, worship:
The queen is one of the most admired people in the country.
Collocation
1 have high opinion of sb/sth
ADV.
deeply, enormously, greatly, hugely, particularly, really
He admires you enormously.
| rather | clearly, openly | secretly
She secretly admired and envied him.
VERB + ADMIRE
have to
You have to admire their dedication and commitment.
PREP.
about
What do you most admire about her?
| for
I rather admire him for his determination.
PHRASES
be generally/widely admired
He is widely admired as a journalist.
| can't/couldn't help admiring/but admire
I couldn't help but admire his determination.
| you can only admire sb/sth
You can only admire her courage and determination.
2 look at sth attractive
VERB + ADMIRE
pause to, stop to | stand/step back to
He stood back to admire his handiwork.
Concise dictionary
admires|admired|admiringəd'maɪəverb
+feel admiration for
+look at with admiration
