love
verb [ T ] uk/lʌv/ us/lʌv/
(LIKE SOMEONE)
A1 爱，喜爱
to like another adult very much and be romantically and sexually attracted to them, or to have strong feelings of liking a friend or person in your family
I love you. 我爱你。
Last night he told me he loved me. 昨晚他告诉我说他爱我。
I've only ever loved one man. 我只爱过一个男人。
I'm sure he loves his kids. 我确信他爱他的孩子们。
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- You may love someone without necessarily wanting to marry them.
- He said he would always love her .
- I think Phil has to face the fact that she no longer loves him.
- She faces the dilemma of disobeying her father or losing the man she loves.
- When I tried to tell her that I loved her it just came out all wrong.
(LIKE SOMETHING)
A1 喜爱，喜欢
to like something very much
She loves animals. 她喜欢动物。
I absolutely love chocolate. 我特别爱吃巧克力。
He really loves his job. 他非常喜欢自己的工作。
[ + -ing verb ] I love skiing. 我喜欢滑雪。
Love it or hate it, reality TV is here to stay. 你喜欢也好，讨厌也罢，真人秀电视节目已成了一种气候。
would loveA2 （常用于表示请求）想，想要
used, often in requests, to say that you would very much like something
I'd love a cup of coffee if you're making one. 如果你在沏咖啡，我也想要一杯。
[ + to infinitive ] She would dearly love to start her own business. 她非常想开一家属于自己的公司。
UK I'd love you to come to dinner next week. 下星期我想请你来吃晚饭。
US I'd love for you to come to dinner next week. 下星期我想请你来吃晚饭。
I'd love to come with you, if you don't mind.
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- We would dearly love to sell our flat and move to the country.
- The kids love feeding bread to the ducks.
- I love Fridays because I leave work early.
- I've never been keen on classical music, but I love jazz.
- I'd love to go to Australia. I only wish I could afford to.
Idioms
love someone to bitsidiom UK informal 非常喜爱，特别喜欢
to love someone very much
He's my old man and I love him to bits but I can't spend too much time with him. 他是我老爸，我很爱他，可是不能跟在一起时间太长。
love me, love my dogidiom humorous saying 爱屋及乌;爱我就要接受我的一切
said to warn someone that if they want to be in a relationship with you, they must be willing to accept everything about you
love
noun uk/lʌv/ us/lʌv/
(LIKING SOMEONE)
B1 [ U ]爱;爱恋;爱情;热爱
the feeling of liking another adult very much and being romantically and sexually attracted to them, or strong feelings of liking a friend or person in your family
"I've been seeing him over a year now." "Is it love?" “我和他交往一年多了。”“是恋爱吗？”
Children need to be shown lots of love. 孩子们需要得到极大的关爱。
"I'm seeing Laura next week." "Oh, please give her my love" (= tell her I am thinking about her with affection). “下星期我要去看劳拉。”“喔，请代我向她问好。”
Maggie asked me to send her love to you and the kids (= tell you that she is thinking about you with affection). 玛吉让我问你和孩子们好。
informal How's your love life (= your romantic and/or sexual relationships) these days? 最近你的感情生活怎么样？
B1 [ C ]情人，恋人，爱人
a person that you love and feel attracted to
He was the love of my life. 他是我一生的挚爱。
She was my first love. 她是我的初恋情人。
[ as form of address ] UK informal（用于表示友好的称呼）亲爱的
used as a friendly form of address
You look tired, love. 你看起来很累，亲爱的。
That'll be four pounds exactly, love. 正好4英镑，亲爱的。
A2 [ U ] informal (also love from); (all my love)（用于信尾署名前）爱你的
used before your name at the end of letters, cards, etc. to friends or family
See you at Christmas. Love, Kate. 圣诞节见，爱你的凯特。
be in loveB1 在恋爱，相爱
to love someone in a romantic and sexual way
I'm in love for the first time and it's wonderful. 我是第一次谈恋爱，感觉非常奇妙。
They're still madly in love (with each other). 他们依然疯狂地爱着对方。
He's friends with her, but I don't think they're in love.
She wasn't sure if she was really in love with Jack.
He was the most handsome boy in our school and all the girls were in love with him.
fall in love (with someone)B1 爱上（某人），（与某人）相爱
to start to love someone romantically and sexually
I was 20 when I first fell in love. 我20岁的时候第一次谈恋爱。
He isn't the first boy to fall in love with her and he certainly won't be the last.
The plot involves a lawyer who falls in love with her client.
After falling in love during the filming of their last movie, the couple have just announced their engagement.
They met and fell in love while they were both training to be pharmacists.
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- Over the years, her love for him deepened.
- He wrote her a poem as an expression of his love.
- I give you this ring as a pledge of my everlasting love for you.
- Her latest novel is a searing tale of love and hate.
- She was torn between loyalty to her father and love for her husband .
(LIKING SOMETHING)
B2 [ U ]喜爱，爱，喜欢
strong liking for
I don't share my boyfriend's love of cooking. 我不像男友那样喜欢烹饪。
B2 [ C ]爱好，嗜好
something that you like very much
Music is one of her greatest loves. 音乐是她最大的爱好之一。
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- She never hid her love of diamonds.
- Food is my greatest love.
- Opera was my first love.
- I have a love of expensive clothes.
- His love of gambling drove us apart.
(TENNIS)
[ U ]（网球赛中的）零分，未得分
(in tennis) the state of having no points
The score now stands at 40–love. 目前的比分为40比0。
Idioms
be no/little love lost betweenidiom （两人）彼此厌恶，互不喜欢
If there is no/little love lost between two people, they do not like each other.
for love nor moneyidiom 无论怎样
If you cannot get something, or if someone will not do something, for love nor money, it is impossible to get it or to persuade them to do it.
You can't get hold of those tickets for love nor money these days. 这些天你根本没法搞到票。
make loveidiom 做爱，发生性关系
to have sex
That night they made love for the first time. 那天晚上他们第一次做爱。
make love to someoneidiom old use 向（某人）示爱，对（某人）献殷勤
to speak romantically and give attention to someone, especially in order to make them love you
Mr Jackson, I do believe you are making love to me. 杰克逊先生，我敢肯定你在向我示爱。