idolize
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++i·dol·ize (also idolise British English) /ˈaɪdəl-aɪz/ verb [transitive] ADMIREto admire and love someone so much that you think they are perfect 崇拜，极度喜爱〔某人〕 They had one child, a girl whom they idolized. 他们只有一个女儿，对这个孩子宠爱有加。► see thesaurus at admire→ See Verb table
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idolize• He is both idolized and despised within the Union movement.• And he helped her by showing that she had married a man of her own color who was idolized by all.• Monroe was idolized by movie fans all over the world.• Susan idolizes her mother.• It was a pleasure to flog her, to defend her, to scrutinize, criticize and idolize her.• As a child, Ted idolized his father.• Denied parents for so much of the year, Angel had idolized Pedro.• But no, he idolized the girl from the start.• In the late seventies, when Ian was starting out as a pro, he idolized Watson.i·dol·ize verbChineseSyllable
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idolize
i‧dol‧ize
(also idolise British English) /ˈaɪdəl-aɪz/ verb [transitive]
to admire and love someone so much that you think they are perfect:
They had one child, a girl whom they idolized.
▪ 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.
i‧dol‧ize
(also idolise British English) /ˈaɪdəl-aɪz/ verb [transitive]to admire and love someone so much that you think they are perfect:
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