人望 meaning in English
[书面语] (众望) prestige; popularity
Examples
- A man nearby was watching forster with amusement .
近在身边的一个人望着福尔斯特直乐。 - That too was intimidating .
这也使人望而生畏。 - He took himself so seriously; it was something appalling .
他的态度那么严肃,有些使人望而生畏。 - No one has to muster up courage to enter a less pretentious antique shop .
对于那些并不使人望而生畏的古玩店,人们不必鼓足勇气就可以进去了。 - Inside the department she was a hard taskmaster, who expected everyone to work as hard as she did .
在部里,她是个让人望而生畏的“工头”。她要求每个人都象她一样,夜以继日地工作。