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单词 passionate
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Definition of passionate in English:

passionate

adjective ˈpaʃ(ə)nətˈpæʃ(ə)nət
  • 1Having, showing, or caused by strong feelings or beliefs.

    passionate pleas for help
    he's passionate about football
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He was passionate about the craft and had a keen interest in encouraging young people to get in involved in it.
    • For the future of Bradford lets hope the people can be as passionate about their city as their football team.
    • It's really impressive the way they support the team and are so passionate about the club.
    • Most people who are passionate about football would say that, I think.
    • Unaipon was a strong advocate of education just as I am passionate about educating people through art.
    • She is equally passionate about cooking, and has co-authored a book on royal cuisine with her husband.
    • Football ran through his veins and he was very passionate about it.
    • A focussed mind and a strong will to win always make me passionate about motor racing.
    • That will come as a relief to Giffard, who is as passionate about the rule of law as he is a supporter of countryside sports.
    • Are we going to hear fire emanating from the president on the issues he's most passionate about?
    • Let me give a background as to why I am so passionate about the issue.
    • He is passionate about Castle Howard as a subject and keen to tackle it from all angles, from classical to abstract and modern styles.
    • Cromwell is as passionate about his art as he is about his political beliefs.
    • He was so passionate about his job and supporting fair trade.
    • He was very passionate about the game of hurling and remained a loyal follower of the black and amber of his native Kilkenny.
    • She is a keen photographer, is a big fan of basketball and is passionate about deep sea diving.
    • They are so passionate about their football and it is beginning to show in the quality of the players.
    • Outside work, Mr Ainley has always been passionate about sport, especially football and golf.
    • It is unusual for a footballer to be so passionate about playing for his country.
    • Mr Merchant, 41, is passionate about football and gets a real kick out of seeing the children in his club succeed.
    Synonyms
    intense, impassioned, ardent, fervent, zealous, vehement, fiery, heated, feverish, emotional, heartfelt, eager, excited, animated, spirited, vigorous, strong, energetic, messianic, fanatical, frenzied, wild, fierce, consuming, violent, tumultuous, flaming, raging, burning, uncontrollable, ungovernable
    rare perfervid, fervid, passional
    very keen on, very enthusiastic about, addicted to, devoted to, infatuated with
    informal mad about, crazy about, hooked on, nuts about, nutty about, gone on
    North American informal nutso over
    Australian/New Zealand informal shook on
    excitable, emotional, intense, fiery, volatile, mercurial, quick-tempered, hot-headed, highly strung, hot-blooded, impulsive, temperamental, tempestuous, dramatic, melodramatic
    1. 1.1 Arising from intense feelings of sexual love.
      a passionate kiss
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Extremely passionate, sexual fulfilment is very important to you.
      • Also, when she's making a movie, which involves passionate love scenes, he's deeply suspicious.
      • The passionate love between Heloise and her teacher would cost him dearly.
      • At first the kiss was simple and slow, but soon it became more passionate, full of love and promise.
      • The pair escape to his rooftop garret and, free from the cares of the world, begin a passionate love affair.
      • Adventure seekers are likely to have many intense and passionate affairs.
      • Well it's not like we have to be in some kind of passionate love embrace, right?
      • We were with nature, making mad passionate love in the long grass.
      • All the world needs to know is that the two lovers were in love and they made passionate love to each other.
      • Haylee wrapped her arms around his neck, making the kiss more intense and passionate.
      • Many in our society make the mistake of equating love with passionate love.
      • I had to try to put my intense passionate love for him to the side and be his friend.
      • A passionate love affair ensues between the pair, which has doom written all over it.
      • We met and fell in love and had a torrid passionate affair.
      • Theories of intimate relationships in the modern world view passionate love as a problem to be managed.
      • We ended up going back upstairs and making passionate love again.
      • The focus of the narrative is on the life of an architect and a bank officer who get married after a passionate love affair.
      • I've been seeing a woman for over a year, and we share an exciting and passionate love life.
      • They then shared a passionate kiss that only two people truly in love could share.
      • One day, their passions overcame them and they took off for her house, where they made passionate love all afternoon.
      Synonyms
      amorous, ardent, hot-blooded, red-blooded, warm-blooded, aroused, loving, on fire, sexy, sensual, erotic, lustful, sultry, torrid
      informal steamy, sizzling, hot, red-hot, turned on

Derivatives

  • passionateness

  • noun
    • In this sense, moral consciousness is fully compatible with the passionateness of being, and the exercise of the intellect joins each to each.

Origin

Late Middle English (also in the senses 'easily moved to passion' and 'enraged'): from medieval Latin passionatus 'full of passion', from passio (see passion).

Rhymes

compassionate
 
 

Definition of passionate in US English:

passionate

adjectiveˈpæʃ(ə)nətˈpaSH(ə)nət
  • 1Showing or caused by strong feelings or a strong belief.

    passionate pleas for help
    he's passionate about football
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Outside work, Mr Ainley has always been passionate about sport, especially football and golf.
    • Cromwell is as passionate about his art as he is about his political beliefs.
    • Most people who are passionate about football would say that, I think.
    • A focussed mind and a strong will to win always make me passionate about motor racing.
    • It's really impressive the way they support the team and are so passionate about the club.
    • It is unusual for a footballer to be so passionate about playing for his country.
    • Unaipon was a strong advocate of education just as I am passionate about educating people through art.
    • Football ran through his veins and he was very passionate about it.
    • They are so passionate about their football and it is beginning to show in the quality of the players.
    • She is equally passionate about cooking, and has co-authored a book on royal cuisine with her husband.
    • Are we going to hear fire emanating from the president on the issues he's most passionate about?
    • She is a keen photographer, is a big fan of basketball and is passionate about deep sea diving.
    • For the future of Bradford lets hope the people can be as passionate about their city as their football team.
    • He was very passionate about the game of hurling and remained a loyal follower of the black and amber of his native Kilkenny.
    • Mr Merchant, 41, is passionate about football and gets a real kick out of seeing the children in his club succeed.
    • He was passionate about the craft and had a keen interest in encouraging young people to get in involved in it.
    • He was so passionate about his job and supporting fair trade.
    • He is passionate about Castle Howard as a subject and keen to tackle it from all angles, from classical to abstract and modern styles.
    • That will come as a relief to Giffard, who is as passionate about the rule of law as he is a supporter of countryside sports.
    • Let me give a background as to why I am so passionate about the issue.
    Synonyms
    intense, impassioned, ardent, fervent, fervid, zealous, vehement, fiery, heated, feverish, emotional, heartfelt, eager, excited, animated, spirited, vigorous, strong, energetic, messianic, fanatical, frenzied, wild, fierce, consuming, violent, tumultuous, flaming, raging, burning, uncontrollable, ungovernable
    very keen on, very enthusiastic about, addicted to, devoted to, infatuated with
    excitable, emotional, intense, fiery, volatile, mercurial, quick-tempered, hot-headed, highly strung, hot-blooded, impulsive, temperamental, tempestuous, dramatic, melodramatic
    1. 1.1 Showing or caused by intense feelings of sexual love.
      a passionate kiss
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Haylee wrapped her arms around his neck, making the kiss more intense and passionate.
      • Theories of intimate relationships in the modern world view passionate love as a problem to be managed.
      • We met and fell in love and had a torrid passionate affair.
      • I've been seeing a woman for over a year, and we share an exciting and passionate love life.
      • The passionate love between Heloise and her teacher would cost him dearly.
      • One day, their passions overcame them and they took off for her house, where they made passionate love all afternoon.
      • We were with nature, making mad passionate love in the long grass.
      • We ended up going back upstairs and making passionate love again.
      • A passionate love affair ensues between the pair, which has doom written all over it.
      • Adventure seekers are likely to have many intense and passionate affairs.
      • Well it's not like we have to be in some kind of passionate love embrace, right?
      • The pair escape to his rooftop garret and, free from the cares of the world, begin a passionate love affair.
      • Many in our society make the mistake of equating love with passionate love.
      • Also, when she's making a movie, which involves passionate love scenes, he's deeply suspicious.
      • They then shared a passionate kiss that only two people truly in love could share.
      • At first the kiss was simple and slow, but soon it became more passionate, full of love and promise.
      • I had to try to put my intense passionate love for him to the side and be his friend.
      • The focus of the narrative is on the life of an architect and a bank officer who get married after a passionate love affair.
      • All the world needs to know is that the two lovers were in love and they made passionate love to each other.
      • Extremely passionate, sexual fulfilment is very important to you.
      Synonyms
      amorous, ardent, hot-blooded, red-blooded, warm-blooded, aroused, loving, on fire, sexy, sensual, erotic, lustful, sultry, torrid

Origin

Late Middle English (also in the senses ‘easily moved to passion’ and ‘enraged’): from medieval Latin passionatus ‘full of passion’, from passio (see passion).

 
 
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