Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense awes, past tense, past participle awed
1N-UNCOUNT 惊叹;敬畏;畏怯Awe is the feeling of respect and amazement that you have when you are faced with something wonderful and often rather frightening. 惊叹;敬畏;畏怯
She gazed in awe at the great stones.
她惊叹地盯着那些巨石。
His fellow officers regarded him with awe as some sort of genius.
2VERB [usually passive, no cont]使惊叹;使敬畏;使畏怯 If you are awed by someone or something, they make you feel respectful and amazed, though often rather frightened. 使惊叹;使敬畏;使畏怯
3PHRASE 对…无比崇敬;对…敬畏 If you are in awe of someone or if you stand in awe of them, you have a lot of respect for them and are slightly afraid of them. 对…无比崇敬;对…敬畏
Caroline hardly dared talk in Alex's presence, she was so in awe of him.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + AWE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤great強烈的敬畏VERB + AWE➤be in, hold sb in, stand in敬畏;對某人懷有敬畏之情;心懷敬畏◇Most people hold him in some awe.大多數人對他都有些敬畏。➤feel感到敬畏▸➤inspire, instil/instill喚起敬畏之情◇Everest has always inspired awe and respect among climbers.珠穆朗瑪峰總是讓登山者驚歎、崇敬。PREPOSITION➤in awe, with awe敬畏地◇We gazed in awe at the massive building.我們敬畏地注視着這幢宏偉的大樓。➤awe at驚歎於⋯◇What I mostly felt was awe at her achievement.我感受最深的是對她成就的讚歎。PHRASES➤in awe of sb/sth驚歎於⋯◇I stared at the clouds, in awe of their beauty.我盯着這些雲朵,驚歎於它們的美麗。➤a sense of awe敬畏感◇They experienced a tremendous sense of awe in the cathedral.在大教堂裏他們感受到了一種深深的敬畏之情。