Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #8655
awes
使…敬畏；令…敬畏
awes is the third person singular of awe.
核心释义
To fill (someone) with awe; inspire a feeling of reverential respect and wonder.
- 1.
激发敬畏感
To inspire fear and reverence in.
- 2.
通过激起恐惧来控制。
To control by inspiring dread.
- 3.
使敬畏
inspire awe in
威慑；震慑；激发敬畏感；通过激起恐惧来控制。；使敬畏
用法In use
The grand canyon awes every visitor.
用法提示：awes 作为动词的第三人称单数形式，表示‘使敬畏’。
I was awed by the beauty of the sunset.
用法提示：awed 是过去分词，用于被动语态，表示‘被震撼’。
The towering mountains, awing the hikers, stood before them.
用法提示：awing 是现在分词，表示‘令人敬畏的’。
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
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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。
习语与比喻表达
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
awe 中 a 像张开的嘴，w 像连绵高山，见高山而'啊'地敬畏。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用于被动结构，如 be awed by
发音与拼写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'.
用法优先级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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