- to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb
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- to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom)
- to adulate sb
This phrase is used to describe a situation where someone shows extreme respect or admiration for someone else, often to the point of submitting completely to their authority or greatness.
He prostrates himself in admiration of the entrepreneur's achievements and greatly admires him.
She adulates this artist, believing her works are unparalleled.
This meaning indicates the act of excessively praising or idolizing someone, often to an exaggerated degree.
zài在yǎn jiǎng演讲huì会shǎng上,guān zhòng观众men们duì对yǎn jiǎng演讲zhě者wǔ tǐ tóu dì五体投地,jǐ yǔ给予le了rè liè热烈de的zhǎng shēng掌声。
At the conference, the audience adulated the speaker with enthusiastic applause.
Generated collocations (experimental)
wǔ tǐ tóu dì五体投地de的jìng yì敬意profound respectduì对tā他wǔ tǐ tóu dì五体投地to admire him greatlywǔ tǐ tóu dì五体投地de的zàn měi赞美excessive praisewǔ tǐ tóu dì五体投地de的chóng bài崇拜devout admirationwǔ tǐ tóu dì五体投地de的fú cóng服从complete obedienceXiàng向wěi dà伟大rén wù人物wǔ tǐ tóu dì五体投地to prostrate oneself before great figuresduì yú对于dà shī大师wǔ tǐ tóu dì五体投地de的tài du态度an attitude of complete admiration for the masterwǔ tǐ tóu dì五体投地de的gǎn jī感激immense gratitudewǔ tǐ tóu dì五体投地de的tuī chóng推崇great acclaimwǔ tǐ tóu dì五体投地de的zūn zhòng尊重deep respect