awe
noun /ɔː/
/ɔː/
[uncountable]Idioms - feelings of respect and slight fear; feelings of being very impressed by something/somebody
敬畏；惊叹 - awe and respect
敬畏和尊敬 - awe and wonder
敬畏和惊奇 - with awe He speaks of her with awe.
他谈到她时肃然起敬。 - in awe ‘It's magnificent,’ she whispered in awe.
“真是壮丽。” 她小声地惊叹道。
- Most people hold him in some awe.
大多数人对他都有些敬畏。 - I stared at the clouds, in awe of their beauty.
我盯着这些云朵，惊叹于它们的美丽。 - They experienced a tremendous sense of awe in the cathedral.
在大教堂里他们感受到了一种深深的敬畏之情。 - What I mostly felt was awe at her achievement.
我感受最深的是对她成就的赞叹。 - They gazed in awe at the beauty of the scene.
他们凝视着美丽的景色，惊叹不已。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- be in
- hold somebody in
- stand in
- …
- in awe
- with awe
- awe at
- …
- in awe of somebody/something
- a sense of awe
词源Old English ege ‘terror, dread, awe’, replaced in Middle English by forms related to Old Norse agi. - awe and respect
Idioms
be/stand in awe of somebody/something
- to admire somebody/something and be slightly frightened of them/it
对…敬畏；对…望而生畏 - While Diana was in awe of her grandfather, she adored her grandmother.
黛安娜敬畏她的祖父，但深爱她的祖母。
- While Diana was in awe of her grandfather, she adored her grandmother.