affection
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++af·fec·tion /əˈfekʃən/ ●●○ noun [singular, uncountable] 1 LOVEa feeling of liking or love and caring 喜爱，钟爱；慈爱 SYN fondnessaffection for Bart had a deep affection for the old man. 巴特对这位老人有很深的感情。 She looked back on those days with affection. 她深情地回顾那些日子。 Their father never showed them much affection. 他们的父亲对他们从来没有表现出多少慈爱。 The church was held in great affection (=loved and cared about a lot) by the local residents. 教会深受当地民众爱戴。2 somebody’s affections the feelings of love and caring that someone has 某人的钟爱 Africa has always had a special place in my affections. 非洲在我心中始终占据着特殊的位置。
Examples from the Corpus
affection• And I had an affection for Bernard who went to school with me.• She never seemed to show us any affection.• That he had a deep affection for her no one knew, certainly not Rose.• The only time you express affection for each other is in bed.• Alison and I had been at school together, and I felt great affection for her.• I can not believe that you were quite unaware of my growing affection for you.• He flared his nostrils at her, a sign of affection.• children who have been starved of affection• As husband and father, Stewart provided the family little in the way of affection.• The world of affection, approval, and love is replaced by the world of order, work, and entrance exams.• The crowd of mourners at his funeral bore witness to the affection and respect Stanley had earned through his life and work.affection for• Since the age of eight, she's had an affection for music.• My father didn't find it easy to express his affection for us.af·fec·tion nounChineseSyllable
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affection
af‧fec‧tion /əˈfekʃən/
noun [singular, uncountable]
1. a feeling of liking or love and caring
SYN fondness
affection for
Bart had a deep affection for the old man.
She looked back on those days with affection.
Their father never showed them much affection.
The church was held in great affection (=loved and cared about a lot) by the local residents.
2. sb’s affections the feelings of love and caring that someone has:
Africa has always had a special place in my affections.
▪ love noun [uncountable] a feeling of liking someone very much and caring a lot about them – used about people in your family, or someone you feel sexually attracted to: All children need love, attention, and encouragement. | We don’t need words to express our love for each other.
▪affection noun [uncountable] a gentle feeling of love which makes you want to be kind to someone and show them that you love them – used especially about friends and members of your family: My mother never showed us us any affection. | Alison and I had been at school together, and I felt great affection for her.
▪devotion noun [uncountable] very strong love for someone in which you want to give them a lot of attention and look after them – used especially about strong feelings of love for your wife, husband, children etc: His recovery is largely due to the devotion of his wife and family
▪passion noun [uncountable] a strong and exciting feeling of love for someone you are extremely sexually attracted to: He loved her still, with just the same passion as he always had. | There was no passion in their relationship.
▪infatuation noun [uncountable and countable] a strong feeling of love for someone, in which you cannot stop thinking about them, and which seems silly because you do not know them very well: She hoped that his ridiculous infatuation would soon wear off. | His infatuation with Diane seemed to be growing. | a childhood infatuation
▪romance noun [uncountable] the feeling of loving someone and the nice things you do to show this – used about someone you are sexually attracted to: The romance had gone out of their relationship. | In the UK, one in ten people have found romance over the Internet.
▪crush noun [countable] a very strong feeling of love and sexual attraction for someone such as a teacher or a famous person, especially when there is no chance of you having a relationship with that person because you are much younger than them : She had a teenage crush on one of her teachers. | I had a big crush on Tom Cruise when I was growing up. | a schoolgirl crush
af‧fec‧tion /əˈfekʃən/
noun [singular, uncountable]1. a feeling of liking or love and caring
SYN fondness
affection for
2. sb’s affections the feelings of love and caring that someone has:
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Romance 恋爱
fall/be (madly/deeply/hopelessly)in love (with sb)（疯狂地／深深地／无可救药地）爱上／爱着（某人） be/believe in/fall in love at first sight是／相信一见钟情；一见钟情 be/find true love/the love of your life是／找到真爱／一生的爱 suffer (from) (the pains/pangs of) unrequited love受单相思之苦 have/feel/show/express great/deep/genuine affection for sb/sth对某人／某事有着／表示出强烈的／深深的／真挚的爱慕之情 meet/marry your husband/wife/partner/fiancé/fiancée/boyfriend/girlfriend与丈夫／妻子／伴侣／未婚夫／未婚妻／男朋友／女朋友结识／结婚 have/go on a (blind)date 有个／去约会／相亲 be going out with/ ( especially
NAmE dating a guy/girl/boy/man/woman与一个小伙子／女生／男生／男人／女人在谈恋爱 move in with/live with your boyfriend/girlfriend/partner与男朋友／女朋友／伴侣同居
Weddings 婚礼
get/be engaged/married/divorced订婚；结婚；离婚 arrange/plan a wedding安排婚礼 have a big wedding/a honeymoon/a happy marriage举行隆重的婚礼；度蜜月；婚姻幸福 have/enter into an arranged marriage有一个／走入包办婚姻 call off/cancel/postpone your wedding取消／推迟婚礼 invite sb to/go to/attend a wedding/a wedding ceremony/a wedding reception邀请某人出席／参加婚礼／结婚典礼／结婚喜宴 conduct/perform a wedding ceremony举行结婚典礼 exchange rings/wedding vows/marriage vows交换戒指；互致结婚誓言 congratulate/toast/raise a glass to the happy couple祝贺这对幸福的新人；为这对幸福的伉俪干杯 be/go on honeymoon (with your wife/husband)（与妻子／丈夫）在／去度蜜月 celebrate your first (wedding) anniversary庆祝第一个（结婚）纪念日
Separation and divorce 分居和离婚
be unfaithful to/ ( cheat on your husband/wife/partner/fiancé/fiancée/boyfriend/girlfriend对丈夫／妻子／伴侣／未婚夫／未婚妻／男朋友／女朋友不忠 have an affair (with sb)（和某人）有暧昧关系 break off/end an engagement/a relationship解除／终止婚约／恋爱关系 break up with/split up with/ ( dump your boyfriend/girlfriend与男友／女友分手；甩掉男友／女友 separate from/be separated from/leave/divorce your husband/wife和丈夫／妻子分居；离弃丈夫／妻子；与丈夫／妻子离婚 annul/dissolve a marriage宣布婚姻无效；解除婚姻关系 apply for/ask for/go through/get a divorce申请／要求／办理离婚；离婚 get/gain/be awarded/have/lose custody of the children获得／被判予／拥有／失去对孩子的监护权 pay alimony/child support (to your ex-wife/husband)（向前妻／前夫）支付生活费／子女抚养费