LOVE1 to love someone especially in a sexual or romantic way2 to start to love someone3 to like someone a lot and care about them4 a feeling of love5 showing that you love someone6 someone you love7 stories, films etc about love8 not lovedRELATED WORDSoppositeHATEsee alsoLIKESEXSEXYRELATIONSHIPMARRYGIRLFRIEND/BOYFRIENDGAYOBSESSION1 to love someone especially in a sexual or romantic way 爱某人，尤指异性之间的爱love /lʌv/ [transitive verb not in progressive]to have a strong feeling of liking someone, caring about them, and being sexually attracted to them 爱〔某人〕 He stroked her hair and murmured, ‘I love you.’ 他轻抚着她的头发，喃喃道：“我爱你。” He was the only man she had ever loved. 他是她唯一爱过的男人。love somebody very much We still love each other very much. 我们仍然非常相爱。be in love /biː ɪn ˈlʌv/ [verb phrase]to love someone very much, so that you think about them all the time and want to be with them all the time 在恋爱中 I think I'm in love! 我想我恋爱了！be in love with How can you marry Adam when you're in love with someone else? 你爱的是别人，怎么可以嫁给亚当呢？be madly in love/very much in lovevery strongly in love 热恋之中 We were both seventeen and madly in love. 那时我们俩都是十七岁，疯狂地热恋着。be crazy about /biː ˈkreɪzi əbaʊt/ [verb phrase]informalto love someone very much, especially in a way that you cannot control 【非正式】为…发疯，为…痴迷 Jo's crazy about you. 乔对你着迷。fancy /ˈfænsi/ [transitive verb]British spokento be sexually attracted to someone, especially someone that you do not know very well 【英口】迷恋，爱慕〔尤指不是很了解的人〕 All the girls fancy Bob. 所有的女孩子都迷恋鲍勃。 I think Stevie fancies you. 我觉得史蒂维爱上了你。have a crush on /ˌhæv ə ˈkrʌʃ ɒn/ [verb phrase not in progressive]if someone, especially a young person,has a crush on someone they have an uncontrollable feeling of love for them, especially when there is no chance of having a relationship with them 迷恋〔尤指年轻人不可能实现的感情〕 It is quite normal for adolescents to have crushes on pop stars. 青少年迷恋流行歌星是正常的。 The only reason I went to church every Sunday was that I had a crush on the minister. 我每个星期天都上教堂做礼拜，唯一原因是我迷上了那个牧师。be infatuated /biː ɪnˈfætʃueɪtd/ [adjective]to have a strong and uncontrollable feeling of love for someone you do not know very well, which does not last for a long time 着迷，迷恋〔指短时间地喜欢不是很了解的人〕 Ever since she met Rod at a party she's been totally infatuated. 自从在晚会上见到罗德之后，她就被他深深地迷住了。be infatuated with Teenage girls sometimes become infatuated with their teachers. 十几岁的女孩有时候会迷恋上自己的老师。infatuation /ɪnˌfætʃuˈeɪʃən/ [uncountable noun] I thought I was in love with Darren, but it was just infatuation. 我以为我爱上了达伦，但那不过是一时的迷恋。be besotted /biː bɪˈsɒtdǁ-ˈsɑː-/ [verb phrase]to be so much in love with someone that you do not behave sensibly or think clearly 痴心，痴迷〔指失去理智地爱上某人〕 She was too besotted to see what he was really like. 她太痴心了，看不到他的真面目。be besotted with He was obviously besotted with Julia. 他显然痴痴地爱着朱莉娅。2 to start to love someone 开始爱上某人fall in love /ˌfɔːl ɪn ˈlʌv/ [verb phrase]to begin to be in love with someone 爱上 I suddenly realized that I'd fallen in love. 我突然意识到我堕入爱河了。fall in love with I think I fell in love with Ralph the first time I met him. 我想我是第一次见到拉尔夫就爱上他的。fall/be head-over-heels (in love) /fɔːl, biː ˌhed əʊvəʳ ˌhiːlz (ɪn ˈlʌv)/ [verb phrase]to suddenly start to love someone a lot 神魂颠倒地爱上〔某人〕 I met Sam at college, and immediately fell head-over-heels in love with him. 我上大学时爱上了萨姆，对他一见倾心。 I was head-over-heels in love with someone who barely even noticed me. 我深深地爱着一个甚至都没有注意到我的人。fall for /ˈfɔːl fɔːʳ/ [transitive phrasal verb]informalto start to love someone 【非正式】爱上 She always seems to fall for the wrong type of man. 她好像总是爱错人。 I fell for Dan almost immediately. 我对丹几乎是一见倾心。love at first sight /ˌlʌv ət fɜːʳst ˈsaɪt/ [noun phrase]a situation in which you start to love someone the first time you see them 一见钟情 When I met Tracy it was love at first sight. 我对特蕾西是一见钟情的。 I don't believe in love at first sight. 我不相信一见钟情。sweep somebody off their feet /ˌswiːp somebody ɒf ðeəʳ ˈfiːt/ [verb phrase]if someone sweeps you off your feet, you start to love them very quickly, especially when you do not expect it to happen 使某人倾心 Then Peter came into my life and swept me off my feet. 这时候，彼得出现在我的生命中，使我一见倾心。 She's just waiting to be swept off her feet by a handsome stranger. 她就是等着一个英俊的陌生人来打动她的芳心。3 to like someone a lot and care about them 非常喜欢某人，并关心他们love /lʌv/ [transitive verb not in progressive]tolove someone in your family, so that you care a lot about what happens to them, and you want them to be happy 爱〔家人〕 I really believed that my parents didn't love me. 我那时真的认为父母不爱我。 He loved his stepdaughter as if she were his own child. 他爱继女如同己出。close /kləʊs/ [adjective not usually before noun]if people areclose, they enjoy being together and they know and understand each other's feelings and thoughts 亲密的，亲近的 My sister and I used to argue a lot, but now we're very close. 以前我和妹妹经常吵架，但是现在我们很亲密。 We have always been a close family. 我们家人关系一向很密切。close to I'm still very close to my parents. 我和父母依然很亲密。be fond of /biː ˈfɒnd ɒvǁ-ˈfɑːnd-/ [verb phrase]to like someone very much, especially after spending a long time with them and getting to know them 很喜欢〔尤指在很长时间的了解之后〕 I'm very fond of my sister's children. 我非常喜欢姐姐的孩子。 All teachers have children that they are particularly fond of. 每个老师都有自己特别喜欢的孩子。 We were all very fond of Mr Edwards. 我们都很喜欢爱德华兹先生。care /keəʳ/ [intransitive verb not in progressive]to feel love and concern for someone 关心，关爱 She thinks we're interfering but we're only doing it because we care. 她觉得我们是在多管闲事，可我们只是出于关心。 Buy her some flowers to show her you really care. 给她买些花，向她表明你是很在乎的。care about I'm very lucky to have a husband, family and friends who care about me. 我有幸拥有关心我的丈夫、家人和朋友。 Of course I care about Kirsty - that's why I want to help her. 我当然关心柯丝蒂—所以我才想帮她。adore /əˈdɔːʳ/ [transitive verb not in progressive]to love someone very much and feel proud of them 深爱；敬爱；疼爱 Branwell Bronte adored his sister Anne. 布兰韦尔·勃郎特很敬爱他的姐姐安妮。 She adores her grandchildren and is always buying them presents. 她疼爱孙辈们，总是给他们买礼物。worship /ˈwɜːʳʃɪp/ [transitive verb not in progressive]to love and admire someone very much 崇拜 He worshipped his elder brother. 他崇拜他的哥哥。worship the ground somebody walks onlove someone very much, even if they behave badly 拜倒在某人脚下〔即使对方行为不好〕 In Susie's eyes he can do no wrong - she worships the ground he walks on. 在苏茜的眼里，他什么都是对的——她对他崇拜得五体投地。be devoted to /biː dɪˈvəʊtd tuː/ [verb phrase]to love someone very much and be very loyal to them or spend all your time with them 对…忠诚；深爱 He is a good man, devoted to his wife and children. 他是个好男人，深爱妻子和孩子。dote on /ˈdəʊt ɒn/ [transitive phrasal verb]to love someone, especially someone younger than you, very much and show this by your actions 宠爱，疼爱〔尤指比自己年幼者〕 He'd do anything for his children - he really dotes on them. 他愿意为孩子们做任何事—一他真的很宠他们。 She obviously dotes on her grandson. 她显然很宠她的孙子。 You should visit your aunt more often, you know how she dotes on you all. 你们应该多去看看姨妈，要知道，她这么宠你们。think the world of /ˌθɪŋk ðə ˈwɜːʳld ɒv/ [transitive verb not in progressive]to love and respect someone so much that they are very important in your life 非常敬爱，非常尊重 We all thought the world of Isaac and were devastated when he died. 我们大家都深爱艾萨克，他去世时大家都悲痛欲绝。 He thinks the world of his uncle. 他很尊重他的叔叔。4 a feeling of love 爱love /lʌv/ [uncountable noun]a feeling oflove, either for someone that you are sexually attracted to, or for a member of your family 〔对异性或家人的〕爱；爱情 All children need love, attention, and encouragement. 所有的儿童都需要爱、关心和鼓励。love for She was never able to express her love for Henry. 她从来都不会表达她对亨利的爱。unrequited loveromantic love that you feel for someone, but that they do not feel for you 单恋 She nourishes a secret, unrequited love for Harry. 她有一个秘密就是她暗恋着哈里。affection /əˈfekʃən/ [uncountable noun]a gentle feeling of love for a friend or member of your family, which makes you want to be kind to them and show them that you love them 〔对朋友或家人的〕爱；感情 She never seemed to show us any affection. 她似乎从来不向我们表现出一点爱。 children who have been starved of affection 缺乏爱的孩子affection for Alison and I had been at school together, and I felt great affection for her. 我和艾莉森一起上学，我对她很有好感。devotion /dɪˈvəʊʃən/ [uncountable noun]a strong feeling of loving and being loyal to someone, especially over a long period of time 挚爱，热爱〔尤指长期的〕 She had given her husband years of devotion and support. 她多年来给予丈夫爱和支持。 Mary expected complete devotion from her lovers. 玛丽希望她的情人都能够全心全意地爱她。passion /ˈpæʃən/ [uncountable noun]a strong and exciting feeling of love for someone you are extremely sexually attracted to 激情 All the passion in their marriage has died. 他们婚姻中的激情已荡然无存。 He loved her still, with just the same passion as he always had. 他痴心不改，一如既往地爱着她。infatuation /ɪnˌfætʃuˈeɪʃən/ [countable/uncountable noun]unreasonably strong feelings of love that you have for only a short time, especially for someone that you do not know very well 〔尤指对不是很了解的人在短时间内的〕迷恋，痴迷 She hoped that his ridiculous infatuation would soon wear off. 她希望他那种荒唐的迷恋不久会逐渐消退。infatuation with/for His infatuation with Diane seemed to be growing. 他对黛安娜的迷恋日渐加深。5 showing that you love someone 表示爱某人affectionate /əˈfekʃənɪt, əˈfekʃənət/ [adjective]someone who isaffectionate shows that they are very fond of another person by the way they behave towards them, for example by holding or kissing them 表示关爱的；充满深情的，亲切的 She's a very affectionate child. 她是个很有感情的孩子。 He gave me an affectionate hug and then left. 他深情地拥抱了我就走了。romantic /rəʊˈmæntɪk, rə-/ [adjective]something that isromantic gives you a feeling of love for your boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, wife etc - use this about places, or things people do or say 浪漫的〔用于指地方，或人们所做或所说的东西〕 We went for a lovely romantic walk by the lake. 我们去湖边散步，美好而浪漫。 Paris is such a romantic city. 巴黎是一个如此浪漫的城市。 I've always thought it would be so romantic to be serenaded. 我一直认为，有人对你唱小夜曲那是多么浪漫啊。loving /ˈlʌvɪŋ/ [adjective]behaving in a way that shows that you love someone, especially a member of your family 表示爱意的，慈爱的，钟爱的〔尤对家人〕 Her husband was loving and supportive throughout her long illness. 在她长期患病期间，丈夫给了她很多关爱和支持。 She was a devoted wife and a very loving mother. 她是一位尽心的妻子、慈爱的母亲。passionate /ˈpæʃənɪt, ˈpæʃənət/ [adjective]involving strong feelings of sexual love 〔异性之间的感情〕热烈的，充满激情的 She longed to have a mad, passionate affair with him. 她渴望和他疯狂地热恋一场。 As they got to know each other better, their love grew deeper and more passionate. 随着他们相互之间的更加了解，他们之间的爱也越来越深，越来越充满激情。tender /ˈtendəʳ/ [adjective]loving and gentle, especially because you are concerned about someone 温柔的；亲切的；体贴的 When she spoke, her voice was full of tender concern. 她说话时，声音里充满了温柔的关切。 Fleury saw an expression of tender devotion come over his father's face. 弗勒里看到父亲的脸上现出温柔慈爱的神色。tender loving care I was feeling rather fragile, and in need of tender loving care. 我感到心里非常脆弱，需要体贴入微的关爱。tenderness [uncountable noun] He looked after his wife with infinite care and tenderness. 他用无限的爱心和体贴照顾他的妻子。lovesick /ˈlʌvˌsɪk/ [adjective]spending all your time thinking about someone you love, especially someone who does not love you 害相思病的，为情所困的〔尤指对方不爱你〕 He knew he was behaving like a lovesick teenager. 他知道自己的行为就像是一个为情所困的少年。devoted /dɪˈvəʊtɪd, dɪˈvəʊtəd/ [adjective only before noun]very loving and loyal towards someone 热爱的；忠心的 With the support of his devoted wife, he carried on writing until the age of 73. 在他挚爱的妻子的支持下，他坚持写作到73岁。 They remained devoted friends for many years. 他们多年来都是忠心的朋友。doting /ˈdəʊtɪŋ/ [adjective only before noun]doting mother/grandparent/husband etca mother, grandparent etc that shows that they love someone, especially someone younger, by paying them a lot of attention 宠爱孩子的母亲/宠爱孙辈的祖父母/宠爱妻子的丈夫等 The doting grandmother smiled and chatted about how well the boy was doing at school. 那位溺爱孙子的祖母微笑着大谈这孩子在学校里表现如何如何好。 She managed to find a rich and doting husband for herself. 她终于找到一个有钱而钟爱她的丈夫。lovey-dovey/gooey /ˌlʌvi ˈdʌvi◂, ˈguːi/ [adjective]informalexpressing your love for someone in a way that other people think is silly 【非正式】〔以别人认为可笑的方式〕缠绵的；过分多情的 It is possible to love someone without going all gooey over them. 爱一个人不一定要缠缠绵绵的。 We ended up sitting next to a lovey-dovey couple. 我们最后坐在一对卿卿我我的情人旁边。6 someone you love 你爱的人somebody's loved ones /somebodyˈs ˈlʌvd wʌnz/ [plural noun]the people you love, especially the members of your family 某人所爱的人；〔尤指〕某人的亲人 Many prisoners find it difficult being separated from their loved ones. 许多囚犯感到和亲人分开很痛苦。 They are fighting to protect their loved ones from oppression and violence. 他们作战是为了保护自己的亲人，不让他们遭受压迫和暴力。the one you love /ðə ˌwʌn juː ˈlʌv/ [noun phrase]your boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, or wife - used especially in advertisements or sayings 所爱的人〔尤用于广告或谚语中〕 Flowers are the perfect gift for the one you love. 鲜花是送给所爱之人的最佳礼物。 You know what they say: you always hurt the one you love. 你知道有一句话是这么说的：爱一个人却总是要伤害他。the love of your life /ðə ˌlʌv əv jɔːʳ ˈlaɪf/ [noun phrase]the person who you have loved the most in your life 一生中最爱的人 Claude has always been the love of her life. 克劳德一直以来是她一生中最爱的人。 He knew as soon as he met her that Sumana would be the love of his life. 他遇到苏玛娜的时候就知道她将是他生命中的最爱。old flame /ˌəʊld ˈfleɪm/ [countable noun]someone who was your girlfriend or boyfriend in the past, especially someone that you still like 〔尤指你仍然喜欢的〕旧情人 I met up with an old flame, and we sat and chatted for a while. 我遇见了一个旧情人，我们坐着聊了一会儿。7 stories, films etc about love 有关爱情的故事、电影等romance/love story /rəʊˈmæns, ˈrəʊmæns, ˈlʌv ˌstɔːri/ [countable noun]a story about two people who are in love with each other 浪漫故事，爱情故事 The book is very exciting, as well as being a wonderful love story. 这本书非常激动人心，同时也是一个精彩的爱情故事。 a well-known writer of popular romances 写通俗言情小说的一位著名作家romantic /rəʊˈmæntɪk, rə-/ [adjective]aromantic story or film is about people who are in love 描写爱情故事的，浪漫的 a romantic comedy in which Meg Ryan plays a single mother looking for love 由梅格·瑞恩扮演一名追求爱情的单身母亲的一部爱情喜剧8 not loved 不被人爱的unloved /ˌʌnˈlʌvd◂/ [adjective]not loved by someone or anyone 不被人爱的 As a child I felt very unloved. 小时候，我感到很缺乏爱。 He was the unloved son of an unhappy marriage. 他是一段不幸婚姻中无人疼爱的孩子。