But sometimes the only way to gain your superior’s respect is to defy him.

——House of Cards

但有些时候,要想赢得上司的尊重就只能违抗他。

——《纸牌屋》

一、下面我们来看看respect有几种含义

n.

1.尊敬,尊重 [U] feeling of admiration for sb / sth because of their good qualities or achievements

His manner was a blend of friendliness and respect.

他的态度是友好中带有尊敬。

 

2.敬意,问候 high or special regard

Just a little token to show my respect to you.

不成敬意。

 

3.考虑,关心,重视 an act of giving particular attention

He did it quite without respect to the results.

他毫不考虑后果就干了。

 

4.细节,方面 [U,C] a particular aspect or detail of sth

They felt that we had performed a miracle in this respect.

他们感到在这方面我们创造了奇迹。

 

v.

1.尊重,尊敬 [T] to have a very good opinion of sb / sth; to admire sb / sth

If you don't respect yourself, how can you expect others to respect you?

自己不自重,又怎能受到别人尊重呢?

 

2.考虑;重视 [T] to consider worthy of high regard

We must respect their national customs.

我们必须考虑他们的民俗。

 

3.遵守;不妨害 [T] to agree not to break a law, principle, etc

We must respect the laws of a country we are in.

我们必须遵守所在国家的法律。

 

二、词义辨析:还有哪些词语能表达“尊重”的意思呢?

admire, honour, respect, regard, esteem

这些动词均含“尊重、钦佩”之意。

admire侧重指对某人或某物的仰慕、钦佩,并含欣赏爱慕之情。

honour侧重指对某人或某物表示极大的敬意。

respect指对人的行为、品德、才华或成就等的仰慕尊重。尤指对年长或地位高的人的尊敬。

regard最正式用词,中性,含义不很明确,一般需用修饰语加强或明确其意。

esteem除表示尊敬之外,还暗示由此而产生的称赞。

 

三、最后,做个填词游戏吧

The man jammed out his cigarette to show his ______ for the lady.

那个男人拈灭了香烟以显示他对该女士的尊敬。