awe

英 [ɔː]

美 [ɔː]

n.  敬畏; 惊叹
v.  使敬畏; 使惊叹

过去分词：awed　过去式：awed　复数：awes　第三人称单数：awes　现在分词：awing　

考研TOEFLGRETEM4TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.8655 / COCA.7103

习惯用语

n.

be/stand in awe of sb/sth
• 对…敬畏；对…望而生畏
  to admire sb/sth and be slightly frightened of them/it
• While Diana was in awe of her grandfather, she adored her grandmother.
  黛安娜敬畏她的祖父，但敬佩她的祖母。

牛津词典

noun

• 敬畏；惊叹
  feelings of respect and slight fear; feelings of being very impressed by sth/sb
  1. awe and respect
     敬畏和尊敬
  2. awe and wonder
     敬畏和惊奇
  3. He speaks of her with awe .
     他谈到她时肃然起敬。
  4. ‘It's magnificent,’ she whispered in awe .
     “真是壮观。”她小声地惊叹道。

verb

• 使敬畏；使惊叹
  to fill sb with awe
  1. She seemed awed by the presence of so many famous people.
     见到这么多名人出席，似乎令她惊叹不已。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 惊叹；敬畏；畏怯
  Aweis the feeling of respect and amazement that you have when you are faced with something wonderful and often rather frightening.
  1. She gazed in awe at the great stones...
     她惊叹地盯着那些巨石。
  2. His fellow officers regarded him with awe as some sort of genius...
     同事们很敬畏他，视他如天才。
  3. She filled me with a sense of awe.
     她让我心生敬畏。
• VERB 使惊叹；使敬畏；使畏怯
  If youare awed bysomeone or something, they make you feel respectful and amazed, though often rather frightened.
  1. I am still awed by David's courage...
     戴维的勇敢依然让我敬佩。
  2. The crowd listened in awed silence.
     充满敬畏的人群安静地聆听。
• PHRASE 对…无比崇敬;对…敬畏
  If youare in awe ofsomeone or if youstand in awe ofthem, you have a lot of respect for them and are slightly afraid of them.
  1. Caroline hardly dared talk in Alex's presence, she was so in awe of him.
     卡罗琳在亚历克斯面前几乎不敢说话，她对他很是敬畏。

英英释义

noun

• an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
  1. he stared over the edge with a feeling of awe
• a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
  1. the fear of God
  2. the Chinese reverence for the dead
  3. the French treat food with gentle reverence
  4. his respect for the law bordered on veneration
  Synonym:fearreverenceveneration

verb

• inspire awe in
  1. The famous professor awed the undergraduates

双语例句

• The students are a little in awe of their professor.
  同学们对教授有些敬畏。
• Her eyes were wide with wonder and awe.
  她的眼睛因惊奇和敬畏而睁得大大的。
• We feel awe when we stand near vast mountains.
  人们靠近莽莽崇山时会产生敬畏之感。
• His fellow officers regarded him with awe as some sort of genius
  同事们很敬畏他，视他如天才。
• They looked at him with a mixture of horror, envy, and awe.
  他们带着一种恐惧、嫉妒和敬畏交织在一起的复杂心情望着他。
• With deep and reverent awe I replaced the candelabrum in its former position.
  因为心中有了深深的敬畏，我把烛台挪到了原来的位置。
• He was in awe of her; she held him spellbound.
  他对她十分敬畏；她令他着迷。
• At once we were in awe, humbled and reverent in this place of death;
  我们对这儿充满敬畏，谦卑和虔诚。
• They stared at one another for a space with awe and horror in their eyes.
  他们又盯着一个用于空间敬畏他们的眼睛和恐怖的研究。
• It is with a tremendous feeling of awe to worship this great country.
  这是一个巨大的敬畏的感觉，崇拜这个伟大的国家。