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BNC: 670 COCA: 390
love
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Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense loves, present participle loving, past tense , past participle loved
1 VERB 爱；爱慕 If you love someone, you feel romantically or sexually attracted to them, and they are very important to you. 爱；爱慕

  • Oh, Amy, I love you. [VERB noun]

    哦，埃米，我爱你。

  • We love each other. We want to spend our lives together. [VERB noun]

    我们彼此相爱。我们希望共度一生。

SYN adore, care for, treasure, cherish
2 N-UNCOUNT 爱情；爱意 Love is a very strong feeling of affection towards someone who you are romantically or sexually attracted to. 爱情；爱意

  • Our love for each other has been increased by what we've been through together. [+ for]

    我们共同经历了这些风风雨雨后，彼此更加相爱了。

  • ...a old fashioned love story.

    老式爱情故事

  • ...an album of love songs.

    情歌专辑

SYN passion, liking, regard, friendship
3 VERB 疼爱；关爱 You say that you love someone when their happiness is very important to you, so that you behave in a kind and caring way towards them. 疼爱；关爱

  • You'll never love anyone the way you love your baby. [VERB noun]

    你决不会像疼爱自己的宝宝一样疼爱别人。

4 N-UNCOUNT 疼爱；关爱 Love is the feeling that a person's happiness is very important to you, and the way you show this feeling in your behaviour towards them. 疼爱；关爱

  • My love for all my children is unconditional. [+ for]

    我对自己所有孩子的爱都是无条件的。

  • She's got a great capacity for love.

    她很懂得如何去爱。

5 VERB 喜欢；喜爱 If you love something, you like it very much. 喜欢；喜爱

  • We loved the food so much, especially the fish dishes. [VERB noun/verb-ing]

    我们很喜欢这些食物，尤其是鱼。

  • I loved reading. [VERB noun/verb-ing]

    我很爱读书。

  • ...one of these people that loves to be in the outdoors. [VERB to-infinitive]

    喜欢户外活动的这样一个人

  • I love it when I hear you laugh. [V it wh]

    我喜欢听你笑。

SYN enjoy, like, desire, fancy [informal]
6 VERB 热爱；珍爱 You can say that you love something when you consider that it is important and want to protect or support it. 热爱；珍爱

  • I love my country as you love yours. [VERB noun]

    我热爱我的祖国，就像你热爱你的祖国一样。

7 N-UNCOUNT 热爱 Love is a strong liking for something, or a belief that it is important. 热爱

  • This is no way to encourage a love of literature.

    靠这种办法想激起对文学的热爱是行不通的。

  • The French are known for their love of their language. [+ of]

    法国人热爱自己的语言是出了名的。

8 N-COUNT [usually with poss] 爱人；情人；所爱之物 Your love is someone or something that you love. 爱人；情人；所爱之物

  • 'She is the love of my life,' he said.

    “她是我一生所爱，”他说道。

  • Music's one of my great loves.

    音乐是我的至爱之一。

9 VERB 乐于；很愿意 If you would love to have or do something, you very much want to have it or do it. 乐于；很愿意

  • I would love to play for England again. [VERB to-infinitive]

    我很乐意再次为英格兰队效力。

  • I would love a hot bath and clean clothes. [VERB noun]

    要是能洗个热水澡、换身干净的衣服就太好了。

  • His wife would love him to give up his job. [VERB noun to-infinitive]

    他妻子很乐意他辞去工作。

10 N-VOC （用于昵称）亲爱的 Some people use love as an affectionate way of addressing someone. （用于昵称）亲爱的 [British, informal, feelings]

  • Well, I'll take your word for it then, love.

    唔，那我就信你吧，亲爱的。

  • Don't cry, my love.

    别哭，亲爱的。

SYN beloved, dear, dearest, sweet
11 NUM （网球比赛中的）零分 In tennis, love is a score of zero. （网球比赛中的）零分

  • He beat Thomas Muster of Austria three sets to love.

    他3比0直取奥地利的托马斯·蒙斯特。

12 CONVENTION （给朋友或亲人写信时结尾具名前的非正式用语）爱你（们）的 You can use expressions such as 'love', 'love from', and 'all my love', followed by your name, as an informal way of ending a letter to a friend or relation. （给朋友或亲人写信时结尾具名前的非正式用语）爱你（们）的

  • ...with love from Grandma and Grandpa.

    爱你的爷爷、奶奶

13 N-UNCOUNT 问候；致意 If you send someone your love, you ask another person, who will soon be speaking or writing to them, to tell them that you are thinking about them with affection. 问候；致意

  • Please give her my love.

    请代我问候她。

14 See also: -loved  loving  free love  peace-loving  tug-of-love 
15 PHRASE 堕入爱河；（与…）相爱 If you fall in love with someone, you start to be in love with them. 堕入爱河；（与…）相爱

  • I fell in love with him because of his kind nature. [+ with]

    我爱上他，是因为他秉性善良。

  • We fell madly in love.

    我们疯狂地相爱了。

16 PHRASE 喜欢上；喜爱上 If you fall in love with something, you start to like it very much. 喜欢上；喜爱上

  • Working with Ford closely, I fell in love with the cinema.

    与福特的密切合作开始令我爱上了电影。

17 PHRASE 对…倾心；爱慕；热恋 If you are in love with someone, you feel romantically or sexually attracted to them, and they are very important to you. 对…倾心；爱慕；热恋

  • Laura had never before been in love.

    劳拉之前从来没有恋爱过。

  • I've never really been in love with anyone. [+ with]

    我从来没有真正爱上过谁。

  • We were madly in love for about two years.

    我们疯狂地热恋了大概两年。

SYN adore, care for, treasure, cherish
18 PHRASE 喜欢；喜爱；热爱 If you are in love with something, you like it very much. 喜欢；喜爱；热爱

  • He had always been in love with the enchanted landscape of the West.

    他一向热爱西部的迷人风光。

SYN enjoy, like, desire, fancy [informal]
19 PHRASE [usu v-link PHR between pl-n] （…之间）彼此厌恶，水火不容 If you say that there is no love lost between two people or groups or there is little love lost between them, you mean that they do not like each other at all. （…之间）彼此厌恶，水火不容

  • There was no love lost between the two men who were supposed to be working in harmony on a mounting crisis.

    在一场日益严峻的危机面前，本应和睦共处、通力合作的这两个男人却势同水火。

20 PHR-RECIP 做爱；性交 When two people make love, they have sex. 做爱；性交 [Also + with]

  • Have you ever made love to a girl before?. [+ to]

    你和女孩有过云雨之欢吗？

  • One night, after 18 months of friendship, they made love for the first and last time.

    一天晚上，做了18个月的朋友之后，他们第一次也是最后一次上了床。

SYN have sexual intercourse, have sex, go to bed, sleep together
21 PHRASE [with brd-neg, PHRASE after verb] 无论如何（也不…） If you cannot or will not do something for love or money, you are completely unable to do it or you do not intend to do it. 无论如何（也不…）

  • Replacement parts couldn't be found for love or money.

    替换零件怎么都找不到。

  • I'm not coming back up here. Never, for love nor money.

    我不打算再回这里了，绝对不回了。

SYN by any means, ever, under any conditions
22 PHRASE [usu it be PHR] 一见钟情 Love at first sight is the experience of starting to be in love with someone as soon as you see them for the first time. 一见钟情

  • It was love at first sight, and he proposed to me six weeks later.

    我们一见钟情，他6周后就向我求婚了。

23 labour of love→see: labour 
Quotations
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways Elizabeth Barrett Browning Sonnets from the Portuguese
All that matters is love and work attributed to Sigmund Freud
Money was scarce but new love has no need of money. Somewhere to go, to be together is all and we were lucky. We had that. Hell is love with no place to go Dilys Rose All the Little Loved Ones
To be overtopped in anything else I can bear: but in the tests of generous love I defy all mankind Robert Burns letter to Clarinda
Love's pleasure lasts but a moment; love's sorrow lasts all through life Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian Celestine
What love is, if thou wouldst be taught,
Thy heart must teach alone -
Two souls with but a single thought,
Two hearts that beat as one Friedrich Halm Der Sohn der Wildnis
Love is like the measles; we all have to go through it Jerome K. Jerome The Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow
Love's like the measles - all the worse when it comes late in life Douglas Jerrold Wit and Opinions of Douglas Jerrold
No, there's nothing half so sweet in life
As love's young dream Thomas Moore Love's Young Dream
And all for love, and nothing for reward Edmund Spenser The Faerie Queene
'Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all Alfred, Lord Tennyson In Memoriam A.H.H.
Love means never having to say you're sorry Erich Segal Love Story
In the Spring a livelier iris changes on the burnish'd dove;
In the Spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love Alfred, Lord Tennyson Locksley Hall
Love is like any other luxury. You have no right to it unless you can afford it Anthony Trollope The Way we Live Now
Love conquers all things; let us too give in to love Virgil Eclogue
Love and do what you will Saint Augustine of Hippo In Epistolam Joannis ad Parthos
Those have most power to hurt us that we love Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher The Maid's Tragedy
My love's a noble madness John Dryden All for Love
And love's the noblest frailty of the mind John Dryden The Indian Emperor
Love's tongue is in the eyes Phineas Fletcher Piscatory Eclogues
Love is only one of many passions Samuel Johnson Plays of William Shakespeare, preface
Where both deliberate, the love is slight;
Whoever loved that loved not at first sight? Christopher Marlowe Hero and Leander
If love is the answer, could you rephrase the question? Lily Tomlin
Men love in haste, but they detest at leisure Lord Byron Don Juan
Men have died from time to time and worms have eaten them, but not for love William Shakespeare As You Like It
The course of true love never did run smooth William Shakespeare A Midsummer Night's Dream
Love is not love
Which alters when it alteration finds William Shakespeare Sonnets
Love is like linen - often changed, the sweeter Phineas Fletcher Sicelides
O my love's like a red, red rose Robert Burns A Red, Red Rose
Two things a man cannot hide: that he is drunk, and that he is in love Antiphanes
Every man is a poet when he is in love Plato Symposium
one that lov'd not wisely but too well William Shakespeare Othello
To fall in love is to create a religion that has a fallible god Jorge Luis Borges The Meeting in a Dream
Love is like quicksilver in the hand. Leave the fingers open and it stays. Clutch it, and it darts away Dorothy Parker
Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward in the same direction Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Love ceases to be a pleasure, when it ceases to be a secret Aphra Behn The Lover's Watch, Four O'Clock
Women who love the same man have a kind of bitter freemasonry Max Beerbohm Zuleika Dobson
Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it Bible: Song of Solomon
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends Bible: St. John
O lyric Love, half-angel and half-bird
And all a wonder and a wild desire Robert Browning The Ring and the Book
Man's love is of man's life a thing apart,
'Tis woman's whole existence Lord Byron Don Juan
Whoever loves, if he do not propose
The right true end of love, he's one that goes
To sea for nothing but to make him sick John Donne Love's Progress
I am two fools, I know,
For loving, and for saying so
In whining poetry John Donne The Triple Fool
How alike are the groans of love to those of the dying Malcolm Lowry Under the Volcano
Love is the delusion that one woman differs from another H.L. Mencken Chrestomathy
After all, my erstwhile dear,
My no longer cherished,
Need we say it was not love,
Now that love has perished? Edna St. Vincent Millay Passer Mortuus Est
If I am pressed to say why I loved him, I feel it can only be explained by replying: `Because it was he; because it was me.' Montaigne Essais
Love built on beauty, soon as beauty, dies John Donne The Anagram
Love thy neighbour as thyself Bible: Leviticus
ThesaurusWord Partnership
Thesauruslove Also look up:
VERB.

adore, cherish, treasure; (ant.) dislike, hate 1 3 5

N.

adoration, devotion, tenderness; (ant.) hate 4 7

Word PartnershipUse love with:
N.

love a girl/guy, love your husband/wife, love a man/woman 1 3

love -hate relationship, love and marriage, love music 2 4

love of books, love of life, love of nature 7

ADJ.

passionate love, romantic love, sexual love 2

great love, true love 2 4 7 8

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BNC: 670 COCA: 390
love

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + LOVE | LOVE + VERB | LOVE + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤all-consuming, burning, deep, great, immense, intense, overwhelming, passionate, profound全身心投入的愛；熾熱的愛；深深的愛；偉大的愛；巨大的愛；強烈的愛；奔湧的愛；深沉的愛◇her deep love for him她對他深深的愛➤tender溫柔的愛➤genuine, perfect, pure, real, sheer, sincere, true真愛；純粹的愛➤boundless, unconditional無限的愛；無條件的愛➤altruistic, selfless無私的愛➤abiding, enduring, eternal, everlasting, lasting, lifelong, undying持久的愛；長久的愛；永恆的愛◇He had an abiding love of the natural world.他對自然界有着一種恆久的熱愛。◇You have my undying love.我永遠愛你。➤steadfast, unfailing堅定不移的／歷久不衰的熱愛➤new-found新獲之愛➤secret暗戀➤hopeless, unrequited沒有希望的愛；沒有回應的愛◇a sad tale of unrequited love令人悲傷的單戀故事➤doomed注定無果的愛➤forbidden被禁止的愛➤lost失去的愛◇Soul Survivors is a story of lost love.《駭過陰陽線》講的是一個痛失至愛的故事。➤mutual, shared相互的愛；共同的愛➤free自由性愛◇They were into free love and avoided commitment.他們之間只是不言承諾的自由性愛關係。➤first最愛◇I like most sports but tennis is my first love.大多數運動我都喜歡，而網球是我的第一愛好。➤brotherly, familial, fatherly, maternal, parental, paternal, sisterly兄弟般的愛；家人之愛；父親般的愛；母愛；父母的愛；父愛；姐妹般的愛➤puppy, teenage早戀；少年的愛➤marital, married夫妻之愛◇The poem is a celebration of married love.這首詩是對夫妻之愛的讚頌。➤courtly, platonic, romantic典雅愛情；柏拉圖式的愛；浪漫的愛◇the cult of courtly love in the 12th century12 世紀對典雅愛情的崇尚➤erotic, physical, sexual性愛➤obsessive痴迷的愛➤heterosexual, homosexual, lesbian, same-sex異性之愛；同性戀愛；女同性戀的愛情➤redemptive救贖的愛➤➤Christian, divine, human基督之愛；神的愛；人的愛➤universal博愛VERB + LOVE➤feel, have感到愛；擁有愛◇She felt no love for him.她不愛他。◇He had a great love of life.他熱愛生命。➤experience, know感受愛；瞭解愛◇He had never known true love until now.他直到現在才懂得什麼是真愛。➤search for, seek尋找愛➤discover, find發現愛；找到愛◇At last she had found true love.她最終找到了真愛。➤rediscover, rekindle重新發現愛；重燃愛火➤receive得到愛◇From John, she received the love she had never received from her father.從約翰那裏，她得到了從父親那裏從未得到過的愛。➤earn贏得愛◇She has earned the love and respect of many people.她已經贏得了許多人的愛戴和尊敬。➤develop養成愛◇He developed a lifelong love of music.他養成了對音樂的終身熱愛。➤demonstrate, express, show體現愛；表達愛；表示愛➤prove證明愛◇He would do almost anything to prove his love for her.他幾乎願意做任何事情來證明自己對她的愛。➤hide隱藏愛◇I couldn't hide my love for her any longer.我再也掩藏不住對她的愛了。➤confess, declare, pledge, proclaim, profess承認愛；宣告愛；承諾愛；表明愛意◇They publicly declared their love for each other.他們公開宣佈相愛。➤deserve值得愛◇I don't deserve his love.我配不上他的愛。➤doubt懷疑愛◇Does she doubt my love for her?她懷疑我對她的愛嗎？➤inspire, instil/instill激發愛；灌輸愛➤cultivate, foster, nurture培養愛◇We want to foster a love of learning in all children.我們想要培養所有孩子熱愛學習。➤celebrate祝賀愛情◇a party with family and friends to celebrate their love為祝賀他們相愛而舉行的親友聚會➤reciprocate, return回報愛◇He didn't return her love.他沒有回報她的愛。➤share共同愛好◇They share a love of music.他們都愛好音樂。➤indulge放縱愛◇His wealth enabled him to indulge his love of fast cars.他的財富使他能夠縱情於自己對速度快的汽車的喜愛。➤pursue追求愛◇It gave me the opportunity to pursue my love of music.這給了我追求音樂愛好的機會。➤give sb, send (sb)（向某人）致意◇Bob sends his love.鮑勃向您問好。➤lavish, pour關懷備至；傾注愛◇They lavish love on Selah, their cat.他們非常寵愛他們的貓咪西拉。➤be in, fall in喜愛；愛上◇He fell in love with one of his students.他愛上了自己的一個學生。➤fall out of不再愛▸➤make (= have sex) 做愛◇It was the first time they had made love.那是他們第一次做愛。◇He wanted to make love to her.他想和她做愛。➤consummate圓房完婚LOVE + VERB➤bloom, blossom, grow愛之花盛開；愛滋長◇Love blossomed between the two of them.二人之間開出了愛情之花。➤die, fade愛消失；愛情凋謝➤prevail愛獲勝◇Can true love prevail?真愛能夠戰勝一切嗎？LOVE + NOUN➤affair風流韻事➤triangle三角戀愛➤life愛情生活➤interest, object愛慕對象◇She plays his love interest in the film.她在影片中扮演他愛慕的對象。➤rival (especially BrE) 情敵➤rat (BrE, informal) 愛情騙子➤slave愛情的奴隸➤letter, note情書；傳情紙條➤token愛情信物➤ballad, poem, poetry, scene, song, story愛情歌謠；情詩；愛情詩歌；愛情戲；愛情歌曲；愛情故事➤potion, spell春藥；愛情的魔咒➤nest愛巢PREPOSITION➤for love, out of love因為愛◇I did it for love!我是因為愛才這樣做的！➤in love在戀愛中◇We are very much in love.我們正在熱戀。➤love between⋯之間的愛◇the love between parent and child父母與孩子之間的愛➤love for對⋯的愛◇He did not know how to express his love for her.他不知道如何表達對她的愛。➤love of⋯的愛好◇She had a great love of painting.她酷愛繪畫。PHRASES➤an act of love愛的行為▸➤deeply in love, madly in love, passionately in love愛得很深／瘋狂／熱烈◇I was madly in love with her.我瘋狂地愛着她。➤desperately in love, head over heels in love, hopelessly in love愛得不顧一切／神魂顛倒／不能自拔◇They fell head over heels in love.他們相愛了，愛得神魂顛倒。➤love at first sight一見鍾情◇Do you believe in love at first sight?你相信一見鍾情嗎？➤love conquers all愛情無敵◇In his music dramas, love conquers all.在他的音樂劇裏，愛情征服一切。➤the love of sb's life某人一生的愛人◇She was the love of his life.她是他一生的愛人。
love

verb

ADVERB➤dearly, deeply, passionately, really, very much深深地愛；熱烈地愛；非常愛◇He loved his wife dearly.他深愛他的妻子。➤absolutely, totally (informal, especially NAmE) 特別愛◇I absolutely love your shoes!我太愛你這雙鞋了！➤genuinely, really, truly真正地愛；確實愛➤simply就是喜愛◇She simply loved being involved.她就是喜歡涉身其中。➤unconditionally無條件地愛◇He wanted to be unconditionally loved.他希望有人能無條件地愛他。➤secretly偷偷地愛➤universally普遍都愛◇Flowers are universally loved.人人都愛花。➤personally個人喜愛◇I personally love the song.我個人喜歡這首歌。
BNC: 670 COCA: 390
love noun
⇨ love 1 (fall madly in love with sb) ⇨ love 2 (a mother's love for her children) ⇨ darling (Goodbye, my love.) ⇨ taste 1 (a love of nature) ⇨ in love ⇨ in lovelove verb
⇨ love (I love you.) ⇨ like (I love the spring.)love2

noun

 fall madly in love with sb 疯狂地爱上某人a mother's love for her children 母亲对孩子的爱love ♦︎ affection ♦︎ tenderness ♦︎ attachment ♦︎ devotion ♦︎ likingThese are all words for the feeling you have when you like and care about sb very much. 这些词均表示对某人的喜爱、疼爱、关爱。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺 下图显示这些词所表达喜爱的程度
like➔love➔adore
be fond ofcare for sbbe devoted to sb
idolize
dote on/upon sb
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆love / affection / tenderness / liking for sb◆attachment / devotion to sb◆affection / tenderness towards sb◆love / affection / tenderness / devotion between A and B◆to do sth with love / affection / tenderness / devotion◆genuine / real love / affection / tenderness / devotion◆great / mutual love / affection / tenderness / devotion / liking◆deep love / affection / attachment / devotion◆undying / eternal love / devotion◆to show love / affection / tenderness / devotion◆to feel love / affection / tenderness / an attachment◆to have love / affection / an attachment / a liking◆to develop an affection / an attachment / a liking for sb◆a feeling of love / affection / tenderness / attachment / devotion■ love [uncountable] the feeling of caring about sb very much, especially a family member or friend （尤指对家人或朋友的）爱，关爱◆People say there is nothing greater than a mother's love for her children.人们说母亲对孩子的爱是最伟大的爱。◆He seems incapable of love.他好像不懂得爱人。◆Bob sends his love.鲍勃向你问好。 OPP hatred , hate ⇨ hatred ■ affection [uncountable, singular] the feeling of caring about sb very much, often sb who depends on you 喜爱，关爱（对象常为依赖自己的人）◆Children need lots of love and affection.孩子需要很多的疼爱与关怀。◆Open displays of affection always embarrassed her.公开表露关爱之情总使她觉得不好意思。◆He'll be remembered with genuine affection.人们将深切地怀念他。NOTE 辨析 Love or affection? Love is the most general word in this group and can describe anything from quite a mild feeling to a very strong one. * love在本组词中含义最宽泛，既可指稍微喜欢也可指强烈的爱。Compare 比较◆Bob sends his love.鲍勃向你问好。◆Bob sends his best wishes / regards.鲍勃向你表示最诚挚的祝愿／问候。 Love is slightly stronger here but not very much. 这里love语气稍强，但也不是很强烈。Compare 比较◆There is nothing greater than a mother's love for her children.母亲对孩子的爱是最伟大的爱。◆There is nothing greater than a mother's affection for her children. Affection is not as strong as love in this case. It is a gentle feeling, often shown in the way sb talks to, looks at or touches sb else. 在这种情况下，affection不如love强烈。affection表达的感情较温和，常通过讲话、眼神或抚摸的动作体现出来◆She spoke / treated him / looked at him / hugged him with great affection.她用非常慈爱的语气说话；她非常慈爱地对待／看着／搂着他。 Affection is typically felt by an adult for sb younger or much older than them, especially sb who depends on them in some way. * affection通常指成年人对比自己年少或年老，特别是依赖自己的人，所怀有的感情。 ■ tenderness [uncountable] the kind and gentle way in which you show your love or affection for sb 和善；温柔；亲切◆She spoke with loving tenderness.她说话时语气温柔亲切。◆There was tenderness in his face as he looked at her.他看着她，脸上露出温柔的表情。■ attachment [countable] a feeling of love for sb, especially one which makes you not want to leave them 依恋；爱慕◆The children have a strong attachment to their parents.孩子对父母有着很深的依恋。◆Prisoners can develop attachments to their warders.囚犯对看守会产生依恋。■ devotion dɪˈvəʊʃn; NAmE dɪˈvoʊʃn [uncountable, singular] great love, care and support for sb 挚爱；关爱；关怀◆His devotion to his wife and family is touching.他对妻子和家人的关爱感人至深。◆He cared for his mother with great devotion.他深爱着自己的母亲。ⓘ Devotion is the strongest word in this group. It suggests a feeling that is complete and does not change. * devotion在本组词中语气最强，透露出一种纯粹且长久的感情◆her total / undying / lifelong devotion to her husband她对丈夫全心／永恒／一生的爱   see also devotion ⇨ devote ■ liking [singular, uncountable] the feeling that you like sb 喜欢；好感◆She had taken a liking to him on their first meeting.她第一次见到他就对他产生了好感。◆They have little liking for each other.他们不怎么喜欢彼此。 OPP dislike ⇨ hatred love

verb

  ➡ See also the entry for like verb 另见like动词词条love ♦︎ like ♦︎ be fond of sb ♦︎ adore ♦︎ be devoted to sb ♦︎ care for sb ♦︎ idolize ♦︎ dote on/upon sbThese words all mean to have feelings of love or affection for sb. 这些词均表示爱、关爱或喜欢某人。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺 下图显示这些词所表达爱的程度
liking➔love➔devotion
affection
tenderness
attachment
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to love / like / be fond of / adore / be devoted to / care for / dote on your children◆to love / like / be fond of / adore / be devoted to / care for your / sb's husband / wife / mother / father◆to really love / like / adore / care for / idolize / dote on sb◆to be really / genuinely fond of / devoted to sb◆to love / like / care for sb very much◆to love / care for sb deeply◆to clearly / obviously love / adore / idolize / dote on sb■ love [transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) to have strong feelings of affection for sb 爱；深爱◆I love you.我爱你。◆If you love each other, why not get married?要是你们俩彼此相爱，干吗不结婚呢？◆He had become a well-loved and respected member of the team.他已成为一名深受爱戴的队员。◆Relatives need time to grieve over loved ones they have lost.亲属需要时间来痛悼他们失去的亲人。 OPP hate , loathe , detest ⇨ hate   see also lovable ⇨ sweet ■ like [transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) to find sb pleasant and enjoy being with them 喜欢；喜爱◆She's nice. I like her.她人很好，我喜欢她。◆He never did like me much, did he?他从来没有怎么喜欢过我，对吗？ OPP dislike ⇨ hate   see also likeable ⇨ nice 2 ■ be ˈfond of sb

idiom

to feel affection for sb, especially sb you have known for a long time 喜爱（相识已久的人）◆Over the years, I have grown quite fond of him.经过这么多年，我已经喜欢上他了。■ adore əˈdɔːr [transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) to love sb very much 深爱；爱慕◆It's obvious that she adores him.她显然深深地爱着他。 OPP loathe ⇨ hate   see also adorable ⇨ sweet ■ be deˈvoted to sb

idiom

to love sb very much and be loyal to them 挚爱；专情于◆They are devoted to their children.他们深爱着自己的孩子。■ ˈcare for sb

phrasal verb

 (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) to love sb, especially in a way that is based on strong affection or a feeling of wanting to protect them, rather than sex 深深地爱，非常喜欢（尤指出于爱护之心）◆He cared for her more than she realized.他对她的爱比她意识到的更为深切。ⓘ Care for is often used when sb has not told anyone about their feelings or is just starting to be aware of them. It is also used when sb wishes that sb loved them, or doubts that sb does. * care for常用于尚未把喜爱之情告诉别人或感情产生之初，也用于希望或怀疑某人爱慕自己的情况◆What if he realized she was beginning to care for him?要是他意识到她正开始喜欢上他会怎么样？◆If he really cared for you, he wouldn't behave like that.要是他真的在乎你，他就不会那样做了。   see also care for sb ⇨ look after sb ■ idolize (BrE also idolise) ˈaɪdəlaɪz [transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) to admire or love sb very much and think that they are perfect 崇拜；热爱◆He longed to be a pop star, idolized by millions of fans.他渴望成为流行音乐明星，受到数百万歌迷的崇拜。  see also idol ⇨ hero ■ ˈdote on sb■ ˈdote upon sb

phrasal verb

 (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) to feel and show great love for sb, ignoring their faults 溺爱；宠爱；过分喜爱◆He dotes on his children.他溺爱他的孩子。NOTE 辨析 Idolize or dote on sb?Young people often idolize a famous person such as a pop star or football player, or a person in authority, such as a teacher or parent. Parents, grandparents, uncles, aunts, etc. may dote on children in their family. * idolize常用于年轻人崇拜流行音乐明星或足球运动员之类的名人，或者像老师或家长这样的权威人士；dote on则用于长辈等宠爱家里的孩子。love1

noun

 fall madly in love with sb 疯狂地爱上某人a mother's love for her children 母亲对孩子的爱love ♦︎ desire ♦︎ passion ♦︎ romance ♦︎ lust ♦︎ attraction ♦︎ crush ♦︎ infatuationThese are all words for a strong feeling of liking sb in a romantic or sexual way. 这些词均表示爱情、情欲。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆love / desire / passion / lust / attraction / infatuation for sb◆love / passion / romance / attraction between A and B◆to kiss sb, look at sb, etc. with love / desire / passion◆sexual / physical / mutual love / desire / passion / lust / attraction◆great love / desire / passion / romance◆overwhelming love / desire / passion / attraction◆to be consumed with desire / passion / lust◆to find love / romance◆love / desire / passion / attraction grows◆love / desire / passion dies■ love [uncountable] a strong feeling of caring about sb and being sexually attracted to them 爱情；恋爱◆We're in love!我们相爱了！◆She was madly / deeply in love with him.她和他疯狂地／深深地相爱了。◆They fell in love with each other.他们彼此相爱了。◆It was love at first sight (= they were attracted to each other the first time they met).那是一见钟情。◆At last she had found true love.最终她找到了真爱。◆a love song / story爱情歌曲／故事  see also in love ⇨ in love ■ desire [countable, uncountable] a strong wish to have sex with sb 情欲；肉欲；性欲◆She felt a surge of love and desire for him.她对他骤生爱意和欲望。◆He felt he was nothing more to her than an object of desire.他觉得对她来说自己不过是个性欲对象而已。■ passion [uncountable] a very strong feeling of sexual love （尤指两性间）强烈的爱◆His passion for her made him blind to everything else.他钟情于她，到了不顾一切的地步。◆They kissed with passion.他们狂热地亲吻。▸ passionate

adjective

◆passionate love / feelings狂热的爱；热切的感情◆a passionate kiss / embrace / affair / lover狂热的吻／拥抱／私情／情侣NOTE 辨析 Love, desire or passion? Love is a very general word and can be used in any context. It can sometimes refer to sex. * love含义很宽泛，可用于任何语境，有时可指性行为◆physical / sexual love性爱◆to make love (= to have sex) 做爱But it is more often to do with feelings and the way these make you behave. 但它更多指爱的情感和爱的表达◆romantic love浪漫爱情 Desire and passion are stronger words, and are much more to do with physical love and sex. * desire和passion语气较强，且更多指性爱与性行为◆to burn with / be filled with desire / passion欲火攻心Both desire and passion can mean the feeling of wanting to have sex, but only passion can refer to the act of having sex. * desire和passion都可表示性欲，但只有passion可指性行为◆a night of passion激情之夜 ■ romance [uncountable] the feeling of being in love and the kind of behaviour that goes with this feeling 恋爱；爱情◆How can you put the romance back into your marriage?怎样才能使你的婚姻再次充满浪漫爱意呢？◆People find romance in strange places.人们往往能在陌生的地方找到爱情。  see also romance ⇨ relationship 2 ▸ romantic

adjective

◆a romantic candlelit dinner浪漫的烛光晚餐◆romantic stories / fiction / comedy爱情故事／小说／喜剧■ lust [uncountable] (often disapproving) very strong sexual desire, especially when love is not involved （尤指无爱的）强烈性欲；色欲；淫欲◆Their affair was driven by pure lust.他们私通纯粹是受淫欲的驱使。■ attraction [uncountable, singular] a feeling of liking sb, especially in a sexual way （尤指两性间的）爱慕，吸引◆Sexual attraction is a large part of falling in love.坠入爱河多半是出于性吸引。◆She felt an immediate attraction for him.她对他顿生爱慕之情。  see also be attracted to sb ⇨ attracted to sb ■ crush [countable] a strong feeling of love, that usually does not last very long （短暂的）热恋，迷恋◆It's only a schoolgirl crush, it'll pass.这不过是女学生的一时迷恋而已，会过去的。◆I had a huge crush on her when I was younger.我年轻时对她爱慕至极。ⓘ A crush is usually a feeling that a young person has, often for sb older or for sb that they know they cannot have a relationship with. * crush通常指年轻人对年长者的爱慕之情，或是明知爱慕的对象是可望而不可即的。   see also have a crush on sb ⇨ attracted to sb ■ infatuation ɪnˌfætʃuˈeɪʃn [countable, uncountable] a strong feeling of love or attraction for sb, especially when this is unreasonable or does not last long （尤指不理性的或短暂的）热恋，痴迷◆It isn't love, it's just a passing infatuation.那不是爱情，只不过是一时的痴迷。◆My infatuation with her continued to grow.我对她的爱恋与日俱增。ⓘ You can also talk about infatuation with an activity or a thing. * infatuation也可指对某种活动或事情的痴迷◆the current infatuation with popular culture时下对流行文化的痴迷   see also infatuated ⇨ in love
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