| 释义 |
*love²
n
1 [U] a strong romantic feeling for someone 爱情，恋爱:
He never told her about his love for her. 他从来没有对她表白过自己的爱意。
be in love (with sb) (=have feelings of love for someone) （与某人）恋爱: Lucy knew she was in love straightaway. 露茜马上知道自己要恋爱了。
fall in love (with sb) (=start to love someone) 爱上（某人）: I fell in love with her the first time we met. 第一次见面我就爱上了她。
love at first sight (=when you love someone as soon as you meet them) 一见钟情
love story/song/letter (=about love) 爱情故事/情歌/情书: I've kept all his old love letters. 我保存着他过去写给我的所有情书。
2 [U] when you care very much about someone, for example a member of your family or a close friend 〔对家人、亲密朋友等的〕爱，关爱:
My mother's love for me was never in doubt. 母亲对我的爱毋庸置疑。
3 [C] someone who you love 钟爱之人:
You were my first love. 你是我第一个爱上的人。
4 [C,U] a strong feeling of liking or enjoying something very much, or something that gives you this feeling 热爱; 爱好:
His greatest love is football. 他最大的爱好是足球。
She has a great love of music. 她酷爱音乐。
5 make love to have sex with someone 做爱
6 love from used at the end of a letter to a friend or a member of your family 爱你的〔用于写给朋友或家人的信的末尾〕:
Hope to see you soon. Love from Chris. 希望能很快见到你。爱你的克里斯。
7 send/give sb your love to send or give friendly greetings to someone 向某人致意［问候］:
Your father sends his love. 你父亲问候你。
8 spoken used when talking to someone who you love 【口】 亲爱的〔用于称呼所爱的人〕:
Are you OK, love? 你没事吧，亲爱的？
9 BrE spoken informal used when talking in a friendly way to someone you do not know, especially a woman 【英口，非正式】 亲爱的〔对陌生人的友好称呼，尤对妇女使用〕
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