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dalliance

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++dal·li·ance /ˈdæliəns/ noun [countable, uncountable] literary  RELATIONSHIPa romantic or sexual relationship between two people that is not considered serious 露水情缘 SYN fling
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dallianceIt's reasonable to hope a wife could manage to overlook a casual, brief dalliance.Did they have time for dalliance?Nor does he inflate the importance of a Platonic heterosexual dalliance.But he did not feel that she looked upon their amorous exchanges as more than innocent dalliance.Some relationships were no doubt mere dalliances, but one woman he appears to have had deeper feelings for.The man had escape on his mind, not dalliance.He tenderly can deflower a virgin, endlessly pursue a stunning model and still have time for a few other dalliances.
dal·li·ance nounChineseSyllable
two not or Corpus sexual relationship between a people is that romantic


dalliance
dalliance /ˈdæliəns/ noun [uncountable and countable] literary
a romantic or sexual relationship between two people that is not considered serious
   SYN  fling


dal·li·anceBrE /ˈdæliəns/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdæliəns/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, countable] (old-fashioned or humorous) the behaviour of sb who is dallying with sb/sth 嬉戏;戏弄It turned out to be his last dalliance with the education system. 这一次竟成了他对教育体制最后的嘲弄。🔊🔊a sexual relationship that is not serious 调情;调戏