passion
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˈpæʃ.ən/ us/ˈpæʃ.ən/
B2 激情，热情；强烈情感
a very powerful feeling, for example of sexual attraction, love, hate, anger, or other emotion
Football arouses a good deal of passion among its fans. 足球唤起了球迷们巨大的热情。
At school, his early interest in music developed into an abiding passion. 他早年对音乐萌发的兴趣在求学时期发展成了一种始终不渝的热爱。
Politics and philosophy were his lifelong passions. 政治学和哲学是他毕生热爱的学科。
a passion for somethingC1 对…的热爱，对…的强烈爱好
an extreme interest in or wish for doing something, such as a hobby, activity, etc.
Anton has a consuming passion for science fiction. 安东对科幻小说痴迷不已。
He lives in the countryside and has a passion for beekeeping.
He retired from professional football years ago but still has a passion for the game.
They met at college and shared a passion for clothes and shopping.
They bonded over a shared passion for musical theatre.
passions [ plural ] 强烈的情感
very powerful feelings
Touch a man's property and his passions are immediately aroused. 要是动了一个人的财物，那他会立刻变得异常激愤。
People sometimes forget that she is a human being with passions and fears.
The issue of gun control provokes strong passions on both sides of the debate.
It is an issue that arouses fierce passions.
He was often unable to govern his passions.
- More examples
- As a teenager, I was consumed by passion for the boy next door.
- The chance meeting awoke the old passion between them.
- It was this passion for fast cars that led to his untimely death at the age of 43.
- Her writing is full of passion and energy .
- Flames of passion swept through both of them.
Idiom
passions run highidiom 激情高涨
a way of describing a time when people feel strong emotions about a particular subject
Passions run very high at election time. 大选期间民众热情高涨。