ADJECTIVE | VERB + ESTEEM | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤great, high極為尊重▸➤low不太尊重▸➤personal自尊◇I needed to do it for my own personal esteem.為了自尊,我需要做這件事。➤mutual相互尊重◇We parted with expressions of mutual esteem.我們分別時相互表達了敬意。➤critical, popular, public, social評論家的好評;群眾的敬仰;公眾的敬意;社會的尊重◇Her work has been steadily gaining critical esteem in recent years.近幾年,她的作品逐漸獲得評論界的認可。VERB + ESTEEM➤earn贏得尊重◇She had earned the esteem of everyone in the town.她贏得了城裏每個人的尊重。➤enjoy, have得到尊重◇the high public esteem now enjoyed by the armed forces武裝部隊如今享有的來自公眾的高度尊重➤lose失去尊重◇He had lost all of his personal esteem.他已無任何個人尊嚴可言。➤accord sb給予某人尊重◇the level of social esteem accorded to doctors社會對醫生的尊重程度➤boost, build, build up, raise推動/建立/增進/提高聲望◇Recent reviews of her work have raised her esteem.有關她作品的近期評論提升了她的聲望。PREPOSITION➤in... esteem在⋯的尊重◇the status of teachers in the public esteem教師在公眾心目中的地位➤esteem for對⋯的尊重◇the public's esteem for the president公眾對總統的尊敬◇I have great esteem for you.我非常尊重你。➤esteem of⋯的尊重◇The school's aim is to build the self-esteem of the children.這所學校的目標是培養學生的自尊。PHRASES➤hold sb/sth in great, high, low, etc. esteem非常、十分、不太尊重⋯◇He is held in the highest esteem by all who know him.在認識他的人當中,他享有極高的威望。➤a mark of esteem, a token of esteem尊敬的象徵◇We would like to offer you this gift as a mark of our esteem.我們送給您這個禮物表示對您的尊敬。