feelings of respect and slight fear; feelings of being very impressed by something/somebody 敬畏;惊叹 awe and respect 敬畏和尊敬 awe and wonder 敬畏和惊奇 - with awe
He speaks of her with awe. 他谈到她时肃然起敬。 - in awe
‘It's magnificent,’ she whispered in awe. “真是壮丽。” 她小声地惊叹道。
Extra ExamplesMost people hold him in some awe. 大多数人对他都有些敬畏。 I stared at the clouds, in awe of their beauty. 我盯着这些云朵,惊叹于它们的美丽。 They experienced a tremendous sense of awe in the cathedral. 在大教堂里他们感受到了一种深深的敬畏之情。 What I mostly felt was awe at her achievement. 我感受最深的是对她成就的赞叹。 They gazed in awe at the beauty of the scene. 他们凝视着美丽的景色,惊叹不已。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- be in
- hold somebody in
- stand in
- …
- in awe
- with awe
- awe at
- …
- in awe of somebody/something
- a sense of awe
Word OriginOld English ege ‘terror, dread, awe’, replaced in Middle English by forms related to Old Norse agi.