fond
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++fond /fɒnd $ fɑːnd/ ●●○ adjective 1 be fond of somebody LIKE somebody OR somethingto like someone very much, especially when you have known them for a long time and almost feel love for them 喜欢某人〔尤指相识很久的人〕 Joe’s quite fond of her, isn’t he? 乔很喜欢她，是不是？ Over the years we’ve grown very fond of each other. 这些年来，我们渐渐喜欢上了对方。2 be fond of (doing) something LIKE somebody OR somethingto like something, especially something you have liked for a long time 喜欢（做）某事，爱好某物〔尤指长期喜爱之物〕 I’m not overly fond of cooking. 我不怎么喜欢烹饪。 I’d grown fond of the place and it was difficult to leave. 我已渐渐爱上这个地方，舍不得离开了。3 be fond of doing something to do something often, especially something that annoys other people 老爱做某事〔尤指惹他人生气的事〕 My grandfather was very fond of handing out advice to all my friends. 我祖父喜欢对我的每一位朋友大赠忠告。4 [only before noun]LOVE a fond look, smile, action etc shows you like someone very much 深情的，柔情的 SYN affectionate He gave her a fond look. 他深情地看了她一眼。 As we parted we said a fond farewell. 我们分手时深情道别。5 have fond memories of something/somebody REMEMBERto remember someone or something with great pleasure 对某事/某人有愉快的回忆 Marie still had fond memories of their time together. 玛丽依然很怀念他们在一起时的美好时光。6 a fond hope/belief PROBABLYa belief or hope that something will happen, which seems silly because it is very unlikely to happen 天真的希望/信念in the fond hope/belief that They sent him to another school in the fond hope that his behaviour would improve. 他们把他送到另一所学校，天真地希望他的行为会有所改善。 —fondness noun [uncountable] a fondness for expensive clothes 对高档衣服的钟爱 → fondly
Examples from the Corpus
fond• She was much too fond of Heathcliff, and the worst punishment we could invent was to keep her separate from him.• He was very fond of her but it strained imagination to see how she could fit into a policeman's life.• I became fond of his face.• But mostly this is a love story, and Andersen is clearly fond of his subjects.fond farewell• History may come to see that embrace as a gesture of fond farewell.• I see it as a fond farewell.• My priestly friend set me down outside the two cathedrals and I bade him a fond farewell.• It was to be fond farewells all round.• And after designing 72 issues of Zzap! 64 I bid you all fond farewell and big hello to Commodore Force!• I just can't get off the scale Moby and I swapped fond farewells as She-She led me away.• I bid a fond farewell to the stack of porno mags beside my bed.Origin fond (1300-1400) fonne “stupid person” ((13-16 centuries))fond adjectiveChinese
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fond
fond /fɒnd $ fɑːnd/
adjective
Joe’s quite fond of her, isn’t he?
Over the years we’ve grown very fond of each other.
2. be fond of (doing) something to like something, especially something you have liked for a long time:
I’m not overly fond of cooking.
I’d grown fond of the place and it was difficult to leave.
3. be fond of doing something to do something often, especially something that annoys other people:
My grandfather was very fond of handing out advice to all my friends.
4. [only before noun] a fond look, smile, action etc shows you like someone very much
SYN affectionate:
He gave her a fond look.
As we parted we said a fond farewell.
5. have fond memories of something/somebody to remember someone or something with great pleasure:
Marie still had fond memories of their time together.
6. a fond hope/belief a belief or hope that something will happen, which seems silly because it is very unlikely to happen
in the fond hope/belief that
They sent him to another school in the fond hope that his behaviour would improve.
—fondness noun [uncountable]:
a fondness for expensive clothes
⇨ fondly
fond /fɒnd $ fɑːnd/
adjective Date: 1300-1400
Origin: fonne 'stupid person' (13-16 centuries)
1. be fond of somebody to like someone very much, especially when you have known them for a long time and almost feel love for them:Origin: fonne 'stupid person' (13-16 centuries)
2. be fond of (doing) something to like something, especially something you have liked for a long time:
3. be fond of doing something to do something often, especially something that annoys other people:
4. [only before noun] a fond look, smile, action etc shows you like someone very much
SYN affectionate:
5. have fond memories of something/somebody to remember someone or something with great pleasure:
6. a fond hope/belief a belief or hope that something will happen, which seems silly because it is very unlikely to happen
in the fond hope/belief that
—fondness noun [uncountable]:
⇨ fondly
love to have strong feelings of affection for sb 指爱、热爱 ：◆ I love you. 我爱你。 like to find sb pleasant and enjoy being with them 指喜欢、喜爱 ：◆ She's nice. I like her. 她人很好，我喜欢她。 be fond of sb to feel affection for sb, especially sb you have known for a long time 指喜爱（尤指认识已久的人） ：◆ I've always been very fond of your mother. 我一直非常喜欢你的母亲。 adore to love sb very much 指热爱、爱慕 ：◆ It's obvious that she adores him. 她显然深深地爱着他。 be devoted to sb to love sb very much and be loyal to them 指深爱、忠诚于某人 ：◆ They are devoted to their children. 他们深爱着自己的孩子。 care for sb to love sb, especially in a way that is based on strong affection or a feeling of wanting to protect them, rather than sex 指深深地爱、非常喜欢，但不指性爱 ：◆ He cared for her more than she realized. 她不知道他是多么在乎她。 NOTE Care for sb is often used when sb has not told anyone about their feelings or is just starting to be aware of them. It is also used when sb wishes that sb loved them, or doubts that sb does.* care for sb 常用于未向任何人吐露感情或刚开始意识到这种感情时，亦用于希望别人爱自己或不知别人是否爱自己时 ：◆ If he really cared for you, he wouldn't behave like that. 如果他真的在乎你，就不会干出那样的事。 dote on sb to feel and show great love for sb, ignoring their faults 指溺爱、宠爱、过分喜爱 ：◆ He dotes on his children. 他溺爱自己的孩子。
Patterns
to really love/like/adore/care for/dote on sbto be really/genuinely fond of/devoted to sbto love/like/care for sb very much
like to find sth pleasant, attractive or satisfactory; to enjoy sth 指喜欢、喜爱 ：◆ Do you like their new house? 你喜欢他们的新房子吗？ ◆ I like to see them enjoying themselves. 我就愿意看着他们玩得高兴。 love to like or enjoy sth very much 指非常喜欢、喜爱 ：◆ He loved the way she smiled. 他喜欢她微笑的样子。 be fond of sth to like or enjoy sth, especially sth you have liked or enjoyed for a long time 指喜爱（尤指已爱上很长时间的事物） ：◆ We were fond of the house and didn't want to leave. 我们喜欢上了这座房子，不想搬家。 be keen on sth ( (often used in negative statements) to like or enjoy sthBrE （常用于否定句）指喜欢、喜爱 ：◆ I'm not keen on spicy food. 我不喜欢加有香料的食物。 ◆ She's not keen on being told what to do. 她不喜欢别人向她发号施令。 adore ( to like or enjoy sth very much指非常喜爱、热爱 ：◆ She adores working with children. 她热爱参与儿童工作。
love or adore? 用 love 还是 adore？
Adore is more informal thanlove , and is used to express a stronger feeling.* adore 较 love 非正式，用以表达更强烈的感情。
Patterns
to like/love/be fond of/be keen on/adore doing sth to like/love to do sth to like/love sth very much I like/love/adoreit here/there/when…to like/love/adore the way sb does sthto really like/love/adore sb/sthto be really fond of/keen on sth
