n. 1.愛,熱愛,愛戴。 give [send] one's love to sb. 向某人致意,問候某人。 mutual love互相愛慕。 show great love to [towards] one's comrades 熱愛同志。 love of one's country 熱愛祖國。 2.愛好;所愛的東西。 have a love for [of] sports 愛好體育運動。 3.(兩性間的)戀愛;愛情。 one-sided love單相思,單戀。 4.性關系。 5.愛人〔尤指女性,意中人〕。 6.〔L-〕愛的化身,愛神 (= Cupid). 7.〔口語〕可愛的人;可愛的東西。 短語和例子 He is an old love. 他是個愉快的人。 It's a love , isn't it? 真可愛啊,不是么? What a love of a dog! 這狗多可愛! What loves of teacups! 這些茶杯真好! 8. 愛人,寶貝。 My love 親愛的;寶寶〔對愛人、孩子的稱呼〕。 9.【體育】零分。 短語和例子 love all 雙方零分,打成零比零。 love five = five love 5比0。 a labour of love 愛做的事,不取報酬而自愿做的事。 be in love with 熱愛,迷戀。 be out of love with 不喜歡,討厭。 fall in love with 愛上。 fall out of love with 不再愛,愛情中斷。 Faults are thick where love is thin. 愛情淡薄時,樣樣都不順眼。 for love 1. 由于高興。 2. 不要錢,免費。 3. (玩牌等)不用錢賭輸贏。 for love or money 無論出任何代價,無論如何。 for the love of 為著,為了。 for the love of Heaven [Mike] 千萬,看在老天爺面上。 for (the) love of (the) game 為了興趣,不是有所貪圖而是為了愛好。 L- and cough cannot be hid. 〔諺語〕愛情像咳嗽,壓不住。 love at first sight 一見鐘情。 L- cannot be forced. 〔諺語〕愛情不能強求。 love in a cottage 糟糠夫妻。 L- is blind. 〔諺語〕戀愛是盲目的。 L- is neither bought nor sold. 〔諺語〕愛情不能買賣。 L- is the mother of love . 〔諺語〕情生情,愛生愛〔愛是互相的〕。 L- lives in cottages as well as in courts. 〔諺語〕愛情不分貧富。 make love to sb. 向某人調情[求愛]。 No herb will cure love . 〔諺語〕相思病無藥可治。 One love drives out another. 〔諺語〕新的愛情來,舊的愛情去。 play for love (指打牌不是賭錢而只是)打著玩玩。 vt. 1.愛,熱愛;愛戴。 love our motherland 熱愛祖國。 2.(兩性間)愛慕。 3.贊美,稱贊。 4.有…的傾向 (to do) 〔口語〕歡喜,愛好 (to do). 短語和例子 a plant that loves shade 一種喜陰的植物。 Will you come? I should love to. 你打算來么? 我希望能來。 vi. 愛。 L- me, love my dog. 〔諺語〕愛屋及烏。
sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people; "his lovemaking disgusted her"; "he hadn''t had any love in months"; "he has a very complicated love life" 同義詞:sexual love, lovemaking, making love, love life,
any object of warm affection or devotion; "the theater was her first love"; "he has a passion for cock fighting"; 同義詞:passion,
a deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction; "their love left them indifferent to their surroundings"; "she was his first love" 同義詞:sexual love, erotic love,
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection; "his love for his work"; "children need a lot of love"
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment 同義詞:beloved, dear, dearest, honey,
a score of zero in tennis or squash; "it was 40 love"
have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?" 同義詞:sleep together, roll in the hay, make out, make love, sleep with, get laid, have sex, know, do it, be intimate, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, screw, fuck, jazz, eff, hump, lie with, bed, have a go at it, bang, get it on, bonk,
have a great affection or liking for; "I love French food"; "She loves her boss and works hard for him"
be enamored or in love with; "She loves her husband deeply"
get pleasure from; "I love cooking" 同義詞:enjoy,
Love is an emotion of a strong affection and personal attachment.Oxford Illustrated American Dictionary (1998) + Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary (2000) Love is also said to be a virtue representing all of human kindness, compassion, and affection ?"the unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another".
例句與用法
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I love her all the more because she is poor . 正因為她窮,我更愛她。
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They asked whether he was crossed in love . 他們問他是不是情場失意。
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Helena loved demetrius to distraction . 海麗娜瘋狂地愛著狄米特律斯。
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I have no feelings of love left in me . 愛,這種感情我一點也沒有了。
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He refused to make love before they were married . 他拒絕在婚前做愛。
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Love can turn the cottage into a golden palace . 愛情可化陋室為宮殿。
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I'm not backing out, byron, i love you . 我并沒有反悔,拜倫,我愛你。
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He would dearly love to see his mother again . 他極想再見到他的母親。
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For her it was enough that she loved him . 對她來說愛他就綽綽有余了。
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Peter loves juggling with language . 彼得老愛在用詞造句方面玩花樣。