awe-inspiring be terrified by the sight of sb. or sth be daunted at the sight of inspire awe even from distance
She was intimidated by the number of businessmen buzzing around the saleroom.
拍卖行里乱哄哄谈生意的商人们令她望而生畏。
—— 柯林斯例句He had a rather forbidding, saturnine manner.
他的举止相当乖戾阴郁,令人望而生畏。
—— 辞典例句She looked every bit as formidable as her mother.
她看上去和她母亲一样,令人望而生畏。
—— 辞典例句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。
—— 辞典例句The head of the research section was a formidable old professor.
研究室主任是个令人望而生畏的老教授。
—— 辞典例句