adulate
verb[T]
uk/ˈædʒ.ə.leɪt/us/ˈædʒ.ə.leɪt/toadmireorpraisesomeone very much,especiallywhen this is more than isdeserved:
过分称赞（或敬仰）；谄媚Theboxerwasconvictedofrape, andyetis still adulated by many.这名拳击手被认定强奸罪名成立，但很多人仍然对他顶礼膜拜。
to admire someone or something
- admireI've always admired her for her generous spirit.
- respectI respect her for what she has achieved, but I would have approached it very differently.
- think highly ofEveryone thinks highly of him.
- hold someone in high esteemHer colleagues in Washington hold her in very high esteem.
- hold someone in high regardHe contributed much to the life of York, and was held in high regard there.
- look up toShe was my older sister and I looked up to her.
Praising and applauding
- acclaim
- acclamation
- accolade
- adulation
- adulatory
- cheer
- dispatch
- eulogize
- eulogy
- exalt
- extol
- felicitate
- honour
- panegyric
- panegyrical
- panegyrist
- patsomeoneon the backidiom
- plaudit
- praise
- rave