awe是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 a feeling of great respect sometimes mixed with fear or surprise -- 敬畏；驚奇，驚嘆

  • I've always held musicians in awe. 我對音樂家們總是肅然起敬。

  • As children we were rather in awe of our grandfather. 小時候，我們對祖父非常敬畏。

  • You can't help but stand in awe of (= respect greatly and fear slightly) powerful people. 在權勢人物面前，你不由自主會畢恭畢敬。

• 1 to cause someone to feel awe -- 使敬畏；使畏懼

  • I was awed but not frightened by the huge gorilla. 那隻碩大無比的大猩猩讓我驚嘆不已，但是我並不怕它。

  • Her paintings have awed and amazed the public for half a century. 半個世紀以來，她的畫作一直令公眾嘆服。

  • The audience was awed into silence by her stunning performance. 她的出色表演令觀眾嘆為觀止，大家都屏氣凝神地欣賞。