单词 | to feel romantic |
释义 | > as lemmasto feel (also get) romantic (b) Desirous of or wanting love and romance. Later also: in the mood for sexual intercourse; sexually aroused; ‘turned on’. Chiefly in to feel (also get) romantic. ΚΠ 1885 Belgravia June 433 [She was] pleased also to have a young man dancing attendance upon her... To-night..she felt romantic. She had been thinking..that it was a duty she owed to society to marry. 1895 ‘G. Mortimer’ Like Stars that Fell xvii. 241 He looked at her like a great faithful spaniel, and the caress of his thick hand suggested the coaxing pats of a dog's paw. It was impossible to feel romantic. 1904 M. Deland Common Way 66 Yes, the girls are first rate, dont you know; they're corking jolly to go off with; but..they aint the kind that's makin' a fellow feel romantic. 1935 Pop. Sci. Monthly Oct. 5/2 No use saying ‘stop!’ You are so fresh and sweet after your bath, a fellow can't help feeling romantic! 1977 L. J. Schwartz & W. Burton Nearlyweds ii. 51 (stage direct.) They get romantic and kiss. 1991 ‘N. Roberts’ Carnal Innoc. 82 If the two of you have to get romantic, you'll do it down in the family room. 2008 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 15 Mar. (Weekend section) 4 Romance, for instance. You could think about what makes each of you feel romantic. < as lemmas |
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