revere

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++re·vere /rɪˈvɪə $ -ˈvɪr/ verb [transitive usually passive]  formalADMIRE to respect and admire someone or something very much 尊敬，崇敬be revered as something He is revered as a national hero. 他被尊为民族英雄。n Grammar Revere is usually passive.► see thesaurus at admire→ See Verb table

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revere• Ondaatje is revered as one of Canada's best writers.• Jones is much revered as the king of country, and his fans deserve the whole picture.• Collins was revered by his fellow countrymen.• In big-band circles Bailey is revered for his section leading ability, but his solo improvising has been vastly underrated.• Whether we invoke him, or revere him, or simply live in fear of him, this deity is always dangerous.• This semester they imitate Faulkner, reject Beckett, revere Rich.• They soon recognized the humble status of these priests and so adopted the more revered robes of the literati.• His name is revered still in Ayrshire.• Most of us revere the Bible, but few of us read it regularly.• What happened to our thinking about snakes that we changed from revering them as sacred to fearing them as evil?be revered as something• Naturally the baobab is revered as the ancestor among trees.• Romulus and Remus were revered as the pair from whom the foundation of Rome derived.Origin revere (1600-1700) Latin revereri, from vereri “to fear, respect”

re·vere verb →n GRAMMAR1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable  

much something someone Corpus admire and to very respect or

Revere
Revere, Paul
(1735–1818) an American folk hero known for riding at night on the 18th April 1775 to the town of Concord in Massachusetts, in order to warn the people there that the British soldiers were coming. The next day the American Revolutionary War started. His brave action is described in Longfellow's poem Paul Revere's Ride.

revere
re‧vere /rɪˈvɪə $ -ˈvɪr/ verb [transitive usually passive]formal to respect and admire someone or something very much
    be revered as something
    He is revered as a national hero.
     

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 /rɪˈvɪə $ -ˈvɪr/ 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.

re·vereBrE /rɪˈvɪə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /rɪˈvɪr/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they revere BrE /rɪˈvɪə(r)/ 🔊 NAmE /rɪˈvɪr/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it reveres BrE /rɪˈvɪəz/ 🔊 NAmE /rɪˈvɪrz/ 🔊past simple revered BrE /rɪˈvɪəd/ 🔊 NAmE /rɪˈvɪrd/ 🔊past participle revered BrE /rɪˈvɪəd/ 🔊 NAmE /rɪˈvɪrd/ 🔊 -ing form revering BrE /rɪˈvɪərɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /rɪˈvɪrɪŋ/ 🔊 [usually passive] ~ sb (as sth) (formal) to feel great respect or admiration for sb/sth 尊敬；崇敬 SYN idolize