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N-UNCOUNT
驚嘆;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.
例句
She gazed in awe at the great stones...
她驚嘆地盯著那些巨石。
His fellow officers regarded him with awe as some sort of genius...
同事們很敬畏他,視他如天才。
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VERB
使驚嘆;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.
例句
I am still awed by David's courage...
戴維的勇敢依然讓我敬佩。
The crowd listened in awed silence.
充滿敬畏的人群安靜地聆聽。
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PHRASE
對…無比崇敬;對…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.
例句
Caroline hardly dared talk in Alex's presence, she was so in awe of him.
卡羅琳在亞歷克斯面前幾乎不敢說話,她對他很是敬畏。