Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #8655
aweing
使…敬畏；令…敬畏
aweing is the present participle of awe (irregular).
To fill (someone) with awe; inspire a feeling of reverential respect and wonder.
- 1.
To inspire fear and reverence in.
激发敬畏感
- 2.
To control by inspiring dread.
通过激起恐惧来控制。
- 3.
inspire awe in
使敬畏
威慑；震慑；激发敬畏感；通过激起恐惧来控制。；使敬畏；威严
In use
The grand canyon awes every visitor.
I was awed by the beauty of the sunset.
The towering mountains, awing the hikers, stood before them.
The famous professor awed the undergraduates
awe + noun
The magnificent cathedral awed the tourists.
宏伟的大教堂令游客们敬畏。
be awed by + noun
The audience was awed by the singer's performance.
观众被歌手的表演所震撼。
awe + noun + into + noun/gerund
此结构表示因敬畏而做出某种行为。
Connections
Collocations
- awe someone into submission
- 使某人敬畏而屈服
- The emperor's presence awed the rebels into submission.皇帝的出现使叛军敬畏而屈服。
- be awed by
- 被…震慑
- Visitors are awed by the cathedral's scale.游客被大教堂的规模所震慑。
- awe the audience
- 令观众惊叹
- Her performance awed the audience.她的表演令观众惊叹。
- awe someone with something
- 用某物令某人敬畏
- She awed us with her detailed knowledge.她以详尽的知识令我们敬畏。
Idioms & figurative uses
- be in awe of
- 对…深感敬畏；敬畏She has always been in awe of her grandfather.她一直对祖父心怀敬畏。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
awe 中 a 像张开的嘴，w 像连绵高山，见高山而'啊'地敬畏。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、文学描写、对自然或艺术作品的赞叹 作动词时通常用于正式或书面语，多表示“使敬畏、使惊叹”，常见于文学或描述性文字中；口语中较少单独使用。注意它常以被动形式出现，如 be awed by。
Grammar Note
常用于被动结构，如 be awed by
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the same vowel sound as awe, pronounced /ɑ/ in American English (/ɔː/ in British English). Be careful: 'owe' (/oʊ/) looks similar to awe but sounds different, and 'awed' is the past form of awe, not 'odd'.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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