admired
past simple and past participle ofadmire
| 单词 | admired |
| 释义 | admired past simple and past participle ofadmire admire verb[T] uk/ədˈmaɪər/us/ədˈmaɪr/B1 tofindsomeone or somethingattractiveandpleasanttolookat: Westoodfor a fewmoments, admiring theview. I was just admiringyourjacket, Delia. B2 torespectandapproveof someone ortheirbehaviour: I admired himforhisdetermination. I really admirepeoplewho canworkin suchdifficultconditions. to admire someone or something
Showing respect and admiration
Examplesofadmiredadmired In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. To the military commanders of many of these countries, he strove to become anadmiredacquaintance, if not a close friend. From theCambridge English Corpus Simmonds remained an internationallyadmiredauthority on the history of plant genetic resources. From theCambridge English Corpus There may be nothing unusual in this, as merely one among many efforts to legitimize a political movement by appealing to anadmiredauthor's name. From theCambridge English Corpus Others see law's ability to construct authority out of thin air as a trait to beadmiredrather than a dangerous masquerade. From theCambridge English Corpus She would, through dance and movement, do things and display herself in ways that peopleadmiredand sometimes were astonished by. From theCambridge English Corpus Although headmiredthe invention he deemed all the games too difficult for beginners without the assistance of an instructor. From theCambridge English Corpus He was a cartoonist muchadmiredin his day. From theCambridge English Corpus He is deservedlyadmired, by both theoreticians and applied economists, for his work in industrial economics. From theCambridge English Corpus Artists whose work is mostadmiredare those who are perceived as having made a genuine and disinterested contribution to culture, society, or individual well-being. From theCambridge English Corpus Schoolgirls appeared to be in love with him, menadmiredhim and his creator was inundated with fan letters. From theCambridge English Corpus Songs were their way of communicating their thoughts, values, tastes and ideas - what books, poets and musicians theyadmiredand so on. From theCambridge English Corpus Its result wasadmiredby many for its picturesque qualities + not one house resembled the neighbouring premises in building style and ornament. From theCambridge English Corpus The capacity of such persons to make others jump is both feared andadmired. From theCambridge English Corpus He was not a figure universallyadmiredby his contemporaries. From theCambridge English Corpus Although sheadmiredthe ability to care for others, it was not a quality which she would attribute to herself. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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