vt. 赞赏；称赞；欣赏； <美口> 想要
用作动词(v.)
用作及物动词
S+～+n./pron.
He is a man of integrity.
We all admire him.他是一个正直的人,我们都敬佩他。
Only John admires his brother.
只有约翰夸奖他的弟弟。
The worker operated the machine expertly; we admired him greatly.
那位工人操纵机器很熟练,我们对他很钦佩。
“Charming!” he admired the roses in the garden.
“多迷人啊!”他赞美园中的玫瑰花。
S+～+v-ing
I very admire Andra's refusing to give up.
我非常佩服安德拉拒绝认输。
用作宾补动词
S+～+n./pron.+asn./pron.
We admired him as a mathematical genius.
我们称赞他是数学天才。
1. I had to admire David's vow that he would leave the programme.
戴维发誓要离开这个项目，我不得不对他表示钦佩。
2. We admire her dedication to the cause of humanity.
我们敬佩她对人类事业的献身精神。
3. We took time to stop and admire the view.
我们特意驻足欣赏风景。
4. His was a rags-to-riches story and people admire that.
他白手起家，人们对他都很钦佩。
5. I am content to admire the mountains from below.
我满足于从山脚下观赏山景。
6. All those who knew him will admire him for his work.
所有认识他的人都敬佩他所做的工作。