To worship someone or something is to venerate him, her, or it—not necessarily as you would revere a deity, but at least with extreme devotion or admiration.

崇拜某人或某物，就是崇敬他、她或它——不一定要你像敬畏一个神那样去做，但起码要发自极度的虔诚或赞美。

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The spoken word can handle various vital functions: persuading or inspiring, informing, paying tribute, entertaining, or simply introducing someone or something or accepting something.

口语可以发挥各种重要的作用：说服或鼓舞人心、传达信息、表达敬意、娱乐，或者简单地介绍某人或某物或接受某物。

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The old paper's collected and then it says it's taken somewhere so that someone or something can sort it.

旧文件被收集起来，然后被带到某个地方，以便某人或某物进行分类。

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More problems can develop if a person looks down his nose at someone or something.

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You have an elegy here, a beautiful and plangent lament for something or someone lost. And we have to ask ourselves, "Could this be a paradise lost?"

它变成了挽歌，一首优美的如泣如诉的挽歌,因为某些东西或某些人消失了，我们不得不问自己，这就是失乐园吗“

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when you want someone to, not to do something that's going to be harmful or uncomfortable or strange.

或者你不希望某人做一些有害的，令人不安的或是奇怪的行为。

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We are angry about our economic woes, and we need someone or something to blame.

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Whenever I want to say "only" or "always, " someone or something proves me wrong.

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When we think of power and money, we think of gaining control and influence over someone or something outside of ourselves.

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