1 [U] respect (for sb/sth) the feeling that you have when you admire or have a high opinion of sb/sth 尊敬;敬重;景仰;钦佩:
I have little respectfor people who are arrogant.我毫不敬重傲慢的人。to win/lose sb's respect赢得╱失去某人的尊敬☞Look at self-respect. 参看self-respect。
2 [U] respect (for sb/sth) polite behaviour or care towards sb/sth that you think is important 敬意;尊重:
We should all treat older people with more respect.我们大家都应该多尊敬老年人。 [OPP] disrespect 反义词为disrespect
3 [C] a detail or point 细节;点:
In what respects do you think things have changed in the last ten years?你认为在过去十年间事物的哪些方面有所改变呢?Her performance was brilliant in every respect.她的表演在各方面都很出色。
with respect to sth(formal 正式) about or concerning 关于;有关
pay your respects→PAY¹
*respect²
/rɪˈspekt ||; rɪˈspɛkt/verb[T]
1respect sb/sth (for sth) to admire or have a high opinion of sb/sth 尊敬;敬重;景仰;钦佩:
I respect him for his honesty.我敬重他为人诚实。
2 to show care for or pay attention to sb/sth 尊重;注重;重视:
We should respect other people's cultures and values.我们应该尊重其他人的文化和价值观。 ➔respectful /-fl ||; -fəl/ adjrespectful (to/towards sb)The crowd listened in respectful silence.群众肃然静听。 [OPP] disrespectful 反义词为disrespectful➔respectfully /-fəli ||; -fəlɪ/ adv
respect1/rIˋspɛkt; rIˈspekt/n [U]1 when you admire someone, especially for their personal qualities [→ admiration] 敬佩﹐钦佩: +for I have great respect for her as a writer. 我深深敬佩她的写作才华。2 when you treat someone in a polite way, especially because they are older or more important than you [ disrespect ]〔尤指对年长者或地位较高者的〕尊敬﹐敬重: +for He ought to show more respect for authority (=for his parents, teachers, managers etc). 他应该对尊长多一些敬重。3 when you show by your behaviour that you think something is important 重视: countries where there is no respect for basic human rights 不尊重基本人权的国家4 in one respect/in many respects etc used to say that something is true in one way, in many ways etc 在某一方面/在许多方面等: In some respects, José is right. 在某些方面﹐若泽是对的。5 with (all due) respect spoken formal used before you say something to disagree with someone 【口, 正式】恕我冒昧﹐恕我直言〔在表示不同意之前说〕: With all due respect, that is not the point. 恕我冒昧﹐这并不是问题所在。6 with respect to sth/in respect of sthformal concerning a particular thing [ regarding ] 【正式】关于某事: With respect to your question about jobs, all our positions are filled. 关于你对工作职位的查询﹐我们所有的职位空缺都满了。7 pay your (last) respects to go to someone's funeral 参加葬礼8 pay your respectsformal to visit someone【正式】拜访
respect2v [T]1 to admire someone, especially for their personal qualities 敬佩﹐敬重: The students like and respect him. 学生们喜欢他也敬佩他。2 if you respect someone's wishes, rights, customs etc, you are careful not to do anything that they do not want, or that they think is wrong 尊重﹐顾及〔某人的愿望﹑权利﹑习俗等〕: I would like you to respect my privacy. 我希望你尊重我的隐私。the need to respect human rights 尊重人权的需要3 if you respect the law or the rules, you obey them 遵守〔法律或规章〕see box at见 OBEY 方框
respectrespectrespectsrespectedrespecting2verb (respects, respecting, respected)to have a good opinion of somebody or somethingsame meaningadmire: I respect him for his honesty.respectrespect1noun (no plural)1thinking that somebody or something is very good or clever: I have a lot of respect for your father.2being polite to somebody or something: You should treat old people with more respect.