ad‧mire S3 / ədmaɪə $ -maɪr / 动词 [及物动词，不用于进行时]

1 to respect and like someone because they have done something that you think is good :

I really admire the way she brings up those kids all on her own.

admire somebody for (doing) something

Lewis was much admired for his work on medieval literature.

2 to look at something and think how beautiful or impressive it is :

We stopped halfway to admire the view .

Sal stood back to admire her work.

3 admire somebody from afar literary to be attracted to someone, without letting them know

THESAURUS

admire to like someone because they have achieved something special, or they have skills or qualities that you would like to have : I admire your courage. | She admired him for the way he dealt with the situation.

respect to have a good opinion of someone, even if you do not agree with them, for example because they have achieved a lot or have high standards : She is respected by all her colleagues at the university. | She’s an actor who is not prepared to compromise, and her audience loves and respects her for that.

revere / rɪvɪə $ -vɪr / formal to greatly admire someone because of their achievements and personal qualities, especially someone famous : Mandela is revered as one of the great leaders of our time.

look up to somebody to admire someone who is older or who has more experience than you : All the young comedians look up to him.

think highly of somebody to think that someone is good at what they do : His teachers seem to think very highly of him.

idolize to admire someone so much that you think they are perfect – used especially about famous people or people in your family : He idolized his brother. | Jane grew up idolizing Princess Diana.

hero-worship to admire someone a lot and want to be like them – often used when this seems unreasonable or extreme : She hero-worshipped John to such an extent that she was blind to his faults.