| 单词 | love |
| 释义 | love n. & v. --n 1. an intense feeling of deep affection or fondness for a person or thing; great liking. 2. sexual passion. 3. sexual relations. 4. a a beloved one; a sweetheart (often as a form of address). b Brit. colloq. a form of address regardless of affection. 5. colloq. a person of whom one is fond. 6. affectionate greetings (give him my love). 7. (often Love) a representation of Cupid. 8. (in some games) no score; nil. --vtr. 1. (also absol.) feel love or deep fondness for. 2. delight in; admire; greatly cherish. 3. colloq. like very much (loves books). 4. (foll. by verbal noun, or to + infin.) be inclined, esp. as a habit; greatly enjoy; find pleasure in (children love dressing up; loves to find fault). Phrases and idioms fall in love (often foll. by with) develop a great (esp. sexual) love (for). for love for pleasure not profit. for the love of for the sake of. in love (often foll. by with) deeply enamoured (of). love affair a romantic or sexual relationship between two people in love. love-apple archaic a tomato. love-bird any of various African and Madagascan parrots, esp. Agapornis personata. love-child an illegitimate child. love-feast 1. a meal affirming brotherly love among early Christians. 2. a religious service of Methodists, etc., imitating this. love game a game in which the loser makes no score. love-hate relationship an intensely emotional relationship in which one or each party has ambivalent feelings of love and hate for the other. love-in-a-mist a blue-flowered garden plant, Nigella damascena, with many delicate green bracts. love-letter a letter expressing feelings of sexual love. love-lies-bleeding a garden plant, Amaranthus caudatus, with drooping spikes of purple-red blooms. love-match a marriage made for love's sake. love-nest a place of intimate lovemaking. love-seat an armchair or small sofa for two. make love (often foll. by to) 1. have sexual intercourse (with). 2. archaic pay amorous attention (to). not for love or money colloq. not in any circumstances. out of love no longer in love. Derivatives loveworthy adj. Etymology: OE lufu f. Gmc |
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