admire學測 L3KK [æˈdmaɪr] | /æˈdmaɪr/
欣賞;讚嘆·欽佩;敬重·敬佩;仰慕
三民、龍騰高二課本都收錄的常考動詞
Even his rivals admire the way he stays calm under pressure.
就連對手也佩服他在壓力下依然保持冷靜的樣子。
一個畫面:睜大眼睛仰望
睜大眼睛看到喜歡的東西,忍不住多看兩眼
微笑點頭覺得對方做得好,微笑點頭稱讚
由衷佩服打從心裡覺得對方很了不起
義項
凝視美景B1verb欣賞;讚嘆
Every morning, I admire the flowers in my grandmother's garden.
我每天早上都欣賞奶奶花園裡的花。
admire the flowersadmire the view
點頭稱許B1verb欽佩;敬重
The whole class admires the teacher's hard work.
全班同學都敬重老師的認真。
truly admirereally admire
由衷佩服B1verb敬佩;仰慕
I admire my coach for winning the race.
我很佩服教練贏得比賽。
deeply admiresecretly admire
片語
admire from afar遠遠仰望 →保持距離默默欣賞
greatly admire由衷欽佩 →打從心底非常佩服
admire the scenery欣賞美景 →欣賞眼前的風景
你會不會這樣說?
I really ___ your patience with the students. (admire / admit)
看答案
admire
admire 是「欽佩」,admit 是「承認」,兩字外型相近,容易看錯。
Which is correct? (A) I admire of her hard work. (B) I admire her hard work.
看答案
(B)
admire 後面直接加受詞,不能加 of,這是及物動詞的用法。
字族
admiration 欽佩;仰慕(名詞)・admirable 令人欽佩的(形容詞)・admirer 仰慕者;粉絲