love
[lQv]
n.
爱, 热爱, 爱情, 爱好, 性爱, 情人, 零
vt.
爱, 热爱, 爱好, 爱慕
vi.
爱

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love
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n.（名词）
A deep, tender, ineffable feeling of affection and solicitude toward a person, such as that arising from kinship, recognition of attractive qualities, or a sense of underlying oneness.
爱：对某人的一种深切，温柔，无法形容的喜爱或牵挂之情，比如由亲戚关系引起的，对有魅力的品质的发现所引起的，或一种潜伏的同一性引起的
A feeling of intense desire and attraction toward a person with whom one is disposed to make a pair; the emotion of sex and romance.
情欲，爱欲：对愿意与之结为配偶的人的强烈地欲望和吸引力；性冲动和浪漫的情感
Sexual passion.
性欲
Sexual intercourse.
性交
A love affair.
风流韵事
An intense emotional attachment, as for a pet or treasured object.
嗜好：一种强烈的感情依赖，比如对一个宠物或珍贵的东西
A person who is the object of deep or intense affection or attraction; beloved. Often used as a term of endearment.
爱人，意中人：深切或强烈喜爱或吸引的对象；被爱者。经常用于昵称
An expression of one's affection:
爱意：喜爱的表现：
Send him my love.
给予他我的爱意
A strong predilection or enthusiasm:
爱，狂热：强烈的偏袒或热情：
a love of language.
对语言的狂热
The object of such an enthusiasm:
爱的东西或人：这样一种狂热的对象：
The outdoors is her greatest love.
她最热心户外运动
Love Mythology Eros or Cupid.
Love 【神话】 爱神，丘比特
Often Love Theology Charity.
常作 Love 【神学】 慈善
Love Christian Science God.
Love 【基督教科学派】 上帝
Sports A zero score in tennis.
【体育运动】 网球中的零分
v.（动词）
loved， lov.ing， loves
v.tr.（及物动词）
To have a deep, tender, ineffable feeling of affection and solicitude toward (a person):
爱，热爱，爱戴：对（某人）有一种深切，温柔，无法形容的喜爱和牵挂：
We love our parents. I love my friends.
我们爱我们的父母。我爱我的朋友
To have a feeling of intense desire and attraction toward (a person).
爱，抚爱：对（某人）有强烈的欲望和吸引力
To have an intense emotional attachment to:
爱，爱恋：对…有一种强烈的感情依赖：
loves his house.
依恋他和房子
To embrace or caress.
拥抱，爱抚
To have sexual intercourse with.
和…性交
To like or desire enthusiastically:
嗜好：狂热地喜欢或想得到：
loves swimming.
酷爱游泳
Theology To have charity for.
【神学】 对…的慈爱
To thrive on; need:
需要：依靠…生存；需要：
The cactus loves hot, dry air.
仙人掌需要干热的空气
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To experience deep affection or intense desire for another.
爱：体验对某人的深切喜爱或强烈欲望

for love
Out of compassion; with no thought for a reward:
出于同情心；不求回报：
She volunteers at the hospital for love.
她出于爱心主动要求在医院工作
for love or money
Under any circumstances. Usually used in negative sentences:
在任何情况下。经常用在否定句中：
I would not do that for love or money.
在任何情况下我都不会这样做
for the love of
For the sake of; in consideration for:
为了，出于：为了…的缘故；出于对……的考虑：
did it all for the love of praise.
这样做是为了得到赞扬
no love lost
No affection; animosity:
没有好感；敌意：
There's no love lost between them.
他们之间只有敌意

Middle English 
中古英语 
from Old English lufu * see leubh- 
源自 古英语 lufu *参见 leubh- 

love， affection， devotion， fondness， infatuation
These nouns denote feelings of warm personal attachment or strong attraction to another person. 
这些名词表示对另外一个人的温暖的个人依恋或强烈的吸引力。
Love  suggests a more intense feeling than that associated with the other words of this group: 
Love  比这类词中的相关词表明一种更强烈的感情：
married for love. 
为爱而结婚。
Affection  is a less ardent and more unvarying feeling of tender regard: 
Affection  不那么热烈，但多一点永恒不变的温柔感：
parental affection. 
父母的慈爱。
Devotion  is earnest, affectionate dedication; it implies a more selfless, often more abiding feeling than love :  
Devotion  表示热心的，充满情爱的奉献；它暗指比love 更无私，通常更执着的感情： 
The devotion of the aged couple is inspiring. 
老人的挚爱是催人奋进的。
Fondness  is strong liking or affection: 
Fondness  是一种强烈的喜欢或喜爱：
showed their fondness for their grandchildren by financing their education. 
通过资助孙辈们的教育来表达对他们的喜爱。
Infatuation  is foolish or extravagant attraction, often of short duration: 
Infatuation  是一种愚蠢的爱或滥爱，通常持续的时间短：
Their infatuation blinded them to the fundamental differences in their points of view. See also Synonyms at  like 1
他们之间的迷恋使他们看不到他们之间意见的根本分歧 参见同义词 like1

love
(来自古英语 lufu 喜欢，欲)

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