Revere
[rɪ'vɪə] or [rɪ'vɪr]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) American silversmith remembered for his midnight ride (celebrated in a poem by Longfellow) to warn the colonists in Lexington and Concord that British troops were coming (1735-1818).
錄入:梅利特--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(v. t.) To regard with reverence, or profound respect and affection, mingled with awe or fear; to venerate; to reverence; to honor in estimation.
凯思琳校對
同義詞及近義詞:
v. a. Venerate, reverence, adore, honor, regard highly.
德威特編輯
解釋/意思:
v.t. to regard with respectful awe: to venerate.—adj. Revēr′able worthy of reverence.—n. Rev′erence fear arising from high respect: respectful awe: veneration: honour: an act of revering or obeisance: a bow or courtesy: a title of the clergy.—v.t. to regard with reverence: to venerate or honour.—n. Rev′erencer.—adjs. Rev′erend worthy of reverence: a title of the clergy (see Rev.): (B.) awful: venerable; Rev′erent showing reverence: submissive: humble; Reveren′tial proceeding from reverence: respectful: submissive.—advs. Reveren′tially; Rev′erently.—n. Re′verer one who reveres.—Do reverence to do honour; Make reverence to worship; Saving your reverence with all due respect to you.
安格斯校對
例句/造句/用法:
- These men had been taught from infancy to revere, almost to worship, the holy places whereon their happy eyes were resting now. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- Samaritan and Jew, Moslem and Christian alike, revere it, and honor it with their visits. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- The latter accorded not with the principles of freedom which they had been taught to revere. 本傑明·佛蘭克林. 佛蘭克林自傳.
- Venice reveres those relics above all things earthly. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- His revered parent continued in a solemn tone-- 'I'm a-goin' to leave you, Samivel, my boy, and there's no telling ven I shall see you again. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- Thus he spoke, and the other Greeks revered the priest and assented. 柏拉圖. 理想國.
- One old gray-headed woman, long past work, but much revered as a sort of chronicle of the past, rose, and leaning on her staff, said--Well, chil'en! 哈麗葉特·比切·斯托. 湯姆叔叔的小屋.
- Also, on the other hand, that it will never cause him to be applauded as a prophet, revered as a priest, or exalted as a king. 湯瑪斯·哈代. 還鄉.
- Were my name and city known to the Zodangans I would shortly be sitting on the banks of the lost sea of Korus with my revered and departed ancestors. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
- Mr. Moore had also certain reminiscences about the trials of his revered mother. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
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