love

love
noun

[mass noun]an intense feeling of deep affection
爱，热爱
babies fill parents with intense feelings of love.
父母对婴儿充满了爱意。
their love for their country.
他们对祖国的热爱。
■a deep romantic or sexual attachmentto someone
爱情，恋爱，性爱
it was love at first sight.
这是一见钟情。
they were both in love with her.
他们两个人都爱上了她。
we were slowly falling in love.
我们渐渐地坠入爱河。
■(Love)a personified figure of love, often represented as Cupid
爱神（常用丘比特的人性化雕像代表）
■a great interest and pleasure in something
爱好；喜爱
his love for football.
他对足球的喜爱。
we share a love of music.
我们都爱好音乐。
■affectionate greetings conveyed to someone on one's behalf
［用以向别人表达亲密问候］爱你的
■a formula for ending an affectionate letter
［信件结尾的套语］爱你（们）的
take care, lots of love, Judy.
保重，充满爱意的，朱迪。
a person or thing that one loves
爱人；爱好
she was the love of his life.
她是他一生的钟爱。
their two great loves are tobacco and whisky.
他们的两大爱好是烟草和威士忌。
■(Brit. informal)a friendly form of address
(英，非正式)［对他人的客气称呼］亲爱的
it's all right, love.
没关系，亲爱的。
■(a love)(informal)used to express affectionate approval for someone
(非正式)招人喜欢的人，小可爱
don't fret, there's a love.
别发愁，有小可爱呢。
French
[mass noun](in tennis, squash, and some other sports) a score of zero; nil
（网球、软式墙网球和其他运动）零分；零
love fifteen.
0比15。
he was down two sets to love.
他以两盘皆输而败北。

verb

[with obj.]feel a deep romantic or sexual attachment to (someone)
恋爱，爱慕
do you love me?.
你爱我吗？。
■like very much; find pleasure in
喜欢；爱好
I'd love a cup of tea, thanks.
我想要一杯茶，谢谢。
I just love dancing.
我就是喜欢跳舞。
[as sdj., incombination -loving]a fun-loving girl.
一个喜欢找乐子的女孩。

常用词组
for love

for pleasure not profit
出于喜爱
he played for the love of the game.
他参加比赛就是因为喜欢它。

for the love of God

used to express annoyance, surprise, or urgent pleading
看在上帝的分上；啊呀；求求你（用于表达厌烦、惊讶或请求）
for the love of God, get me out of here!.
看在上帝的分上，让我离开这里！。

for the love of Mike

(Brit. informal)used to accompany an exasperated request or to express dismay
(英，非正式)看在上帝的分上，务请（表达强烈的请求或沮丧）

love me, love my dog

(proverb)if you love someone, you must accept everything about them, even their faults or weaknesses
(谚)爱屋及乌

make love

have sexual intercourse
做爱
(make love to)(dated)pay amorous attention to (someone)
(旧)（向某人）示爱

not for love or money

(informal)not for any inducement or in any circumstances
(非正式)无论怎样也不，不管出多大代价也不
they'll not return for love or money.
他们无论如何是不会回来了。

there's no (或little, not much) love lost between

there is mutual dislike between (two or more people mentioned)
…之间没有好感，互相厌恶

派生
loveless
adjective
lovelessly
adverb
lovelessness
noun
loveworthy
adjective
语源

Old English lufu, of Germanic origin; from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit lubhyati 'desires', Latin libet 'it is pleasing', libido 'desire', also by leave and lief

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