德高望重: enjoy high prestige and command universal respectWe all listened to the venerable scholar with awe. 我們都懷著敬畏之心傾聽著這位德高望重的學(xué)者的講話。A very old, venerable man; an elder.最年長者德高望重的人；長者a venerable sage with white hair and beard.有著花白頭發(fā)和胡須的德高望重的智者。I hope that the prestigious man will be put into power at the next election.我希望下次大選中這位德高望重之人能當(dāng)選。It's public property now that during his last three years of office the man was senile, but his name carried so much weight his colleagues thought it worthwhile to cover up for him.在他任職的最后三年中，他已衰老了。由于他德高望重，他的同事認為值得為其隱瞞。這事現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)人人皆知了。However, times have changed, and people's views of what constitutes achievement and success in life have also changed. How many successful people today will have the patience to serve society, to interact with people from all walks of life, and to make themselves respected members of society? 但是，時代不同了，人們看待成就和人生收成的角度也變了，現(xiàn)在能有所成就的人，到底有多大的耐心去服務(wù)社會，與各階層民眾交往，使自己成為社會上德高望重的一員？The patriarch of the herd.群眾里年高德劭的人His promotion to manager was a popular appointment.他升任經(jīng)理是眾望所歸的。He rode on the wave of popularity.他在眾望所歸的情況下乘勝前進。Having the qualities associated with age, wisdom, or long use; venerable.年高德劭的具有與年紀，智謀或長久使用相關(guān)的品質(zhì)的；值得尊敬的