passion

Passion
Passion noun
the Passion the suffering and death of Jesus Christ

passion
pas‧sion W3 /ˈpæʃən/ noun1. [uncountable and countable] a very strong feeling of sexual love ⇨ desire:
    His eyes were burning with passion.
    passion for
    her passion for a married man
2. [uncountable and countable] a very strong belief or feeling about something
    with passion
    He spoke with considerable passion about the importance of art and literature.
    The issue arouses strong passions.
3. [countable] a very strong liking for something
    passion for
    his passion for football
    Gardening was her great passion.
4. fly into a passion literary to suddenly become very angry
⇨ crime of passion at crime(5)
     

COLLOCATIONS

(for Meaning 2)

■ adjectives
   ▪ great passion The orchestra plays with great passion.
   ▪ strong passions In this area, the issue has already stirred strong passions.
■ verbs
   ▪ arouse/stir passions (=cause strong feelings in people) The case aroused passions throughout the country.
■ phrases
   ▪ passions run high (=people are very excited, angry, or upset) The judge's decision is expected today and passions are running high.
     

COLLOCATIONS

(for Meaning 3)

■ adjectives
   ▪ a great passion Birds were my great passion.
   ▪ a lifelong passion His lifelong passion for natural history began in childhood.
   ▪ a consuming passion (=a very strong interest, or something you are very interested in) The young Wordsworth had a consuming passion for poetry. | For years, acting and the stage had been his consuming passion.
■ verbs
   ▪ have a passion for something She had a passion for music.
   ▪ indulge your passion for something (=do something that you enjoy doing very much) The money enabled him to indulge his passion for horses.

pas·sionBrE /ˈpæʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpæʃn/ 🔊 noun [countable, uncountable] a very strong feeling of love, hatred, anger, enthusiasm, etc. 强烈情感；激情◆He's a man of violent passions. 他是个性情暴烈的人。🔊🔊◆a crime of passion 激情犯罪◆She argued her case with considerable passion. 她相当激动地为自己的主张提出论据。🔊🔊◆Passions were running high (= people were angry and emotional) at the meeting. 会上群情激愤。🔊🔊 [singular] (formal) a state of being very angry 盛怒；激愤 SYN rage ◆She flies into a passion if anyone even mentions his name. 哪怕是有人提到他的名字，她也会勃然大怒。🔊🔊 [uncountable] ~ (for sb) a very strong feeling of sexual love 强烈的爱（尤指两性间的）◆His passion for her made him blind to everything else. 他迷恋她，达到了不顾一切的地步。🔊🔊 [countable] ~ (for sth) a very strong feeling of liking sth; a hobby, an activity, etc. that you like very much 酷爱；热衷的爱好（或活动等）◆The English have a passion for gardens. 英格兰人酷爱花园。🔊🔊◆Music is a passion with him. 他对音乐情有独钟。🔊🔊the Passion [singular] (in Christianity 基督教) the suffering and death of Jesus Christ 耶稣的受难