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单词 loveless
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
love•less  (luv′lis),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. without any love:a loveless marriage.
  2. feeling no love.
  3. receiving no love;
    unloved.
  • Middle English loveles. See love, -less 1275–1325
love′less•ly, adv. 
love′less•ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
loveless /ˈlʌvlɪs/ adj
  1. without love: a loveless marriage
  2. receiving or giving no love

ˈlovelessly adv ˈlovelessness n
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
love /lʌv/USA pronunciation   n., v., loved, lov•ing. 
n. 
  1. [uncountable] a deep, tender, passionate affection for another person, esp. when based on sexual attraction.
  2. a feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection:[uncountable]a mother's love for her child; love of one's country.
  3. a person toward whom love is felt:[countable]He is the love of my life.
  4. [countable] a love affair.
  5. a strong enthusiasm or liking:[countable]a love of books.
  6. the object of such liking or enthusiasm:[countable]The theater was her first love.
  7. Sport[uncountable] a score of zero, as in tennis.

v. 
  1. to have love or affection for:[~ + object]He loves her dearly.
  2. to have a strong liking for: [~ + object]to love music.[~ + verb-ing]She loves playing tennis.[~ + to + verb]They love to go camping.
  3. to feel the emotion of love:[no object]After the tragedy he felt he couldn't love again.
Idioms
  1. Idioms in love (with), having or feeling deep affection or passion (for): [no object]I'm glad you're in love.[~ + object]She's in love with me.
  2. Idioms make love, [no object] to have sexual relations.

love•less, adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
love  (luv),USA pronunciation n., v., loved, lov•ing. 
n. 
  1. a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
  2. a feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection, as for a parent, child, or friend.
  3. sexual passion or desire.
  4. a person toward whom love is felt;
    beloved person;
    sweetheart.
  5. (used in direct address as a term of endearment, affection, or the like):Would you like to see a movie, love?
  6. a love affair;
    an intensely amorous incident;
    amour.
  7. Medicinesexual intercourse;
    copulation.
  8. (cap.) a personification of sexual affection, as Eros or Cupid.
  9. affectionate concern for the well-being of others:the love of one's neighbor.
  10. strong predilection, enthusiasm, or liking for anything:her love of books.
  11. the object or thing so liked:The theater was her great love.
  12. the benevolent affection of God for His creatures, or the reverent affection due from them to God.
  13. Sport[Chiefly Tennis.]a score of zero;
    nothing.
  14. a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter L.
  15. Idioms for love:
    • out of affection or liking;
      for pleasure.
    • without compensation;
      gratuitously:He took care of the poor for love.
  16. Idioms for the love of, in consideration of;
    for the sake of:For the love of mercy, stop that noise.
  17. Idioms in love, infused with or feeling deep affection or passion:a youth always in love.
  18. Idioms in love with, feeling deep affection or passion for (a person, idea, occupation, etc.);
    enamored of:in love with the girl next door; in love with one's work.
  19. Idioms make love:
    • to embrace and kiss as lovers.
    • to engage in sexual activity.
  20. Idioms no love lost, dislike;
    animosity:There was no love lost between the two brothers.

v.t. 
  1. to have love or affection for:All her pupils love her.
  2. to have a profoundly tender, passionate affection for (another person).
  3. to have a strong liking for;
    take great pleasure in:to love music.
  4. to need or require;
    benefit greatly from:Plants love sunlight.
  5. to embrace and kiss (someone), as a lover.
  6. to have sexual intercourse with.

v.i. 
  1. to have love or affection for another person;
    be in love.
  2. love up, to hug and cuddle:She loves him up every chance she gets.
  • bef. 900; (noun, nominal) Middle English; Old English lufu, cognate with Old Frisian luve, Old High German luba, Gothic lubō; (verb, verbal) Middle English lov(i)en, Old English lufian; cognate with Old Frisian luvia, Old High German lubōn to love, Latin lubēre (later libēre) to be pleasing; akin to lief
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged tenderness, fondness, predilection, warmth, passion, adoration.
    • 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged Love, affection, devotion all mean a deep and enduring emotional regard, usually for another person. Love may apply to various kinds of regard: the charity of the Creator, reverent adoration toward God or toward a person, the relation of parent and child, the regard of friends for each other, romantic feelings for another person, etc. Affection is a fondness for others that is enduring and tender, but calm. Devotion is an intense love and steadfast, enduring loyalty to a person; it may also imply consecration to a cause.
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged liking, inclination, regard, friendliness.
    • 21.See corresponding entry in Unabridged like.
    • 22.See corresponding entry in Unabridged adore, adulate, worship.
    • 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged hatred, dislike.
    • 21, 22.See corresponding entry in Unabridged detest, hate.
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