romance
Word family
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ro·mance1 /rəʊˈmæns, ˈrəʊmæns $ roʊˈmæns, ˈroʊ-/ ●●○ noun 1 [countable]RELATIONSHIPLOVE an exciting and often short relationship between two people who love each other 罗曼史，风流韵事 → affairromance with Hemingway’s romance with his nurse inspired him to write ‘A Farewell to Arms’. 海明威和他护士之间的罗曼史赋予他灵感写出《永别了，武器》。 Michelle married him after a whirlwind romance (=one that happens very suddenly and quickly). 经过一场旋风式的恋爱，米歇尔嫁给了他。holiday romance British English, summer romance American English (=one that happens during a holiday) 假日罗曼史；夏日罗曼史 a short holiday romance 短暂的假日罗曼史2 [uncountable]LOVE love, or a feeling of being in love 爱情；恋爱 The romance had gone out of their relationship. 他们之间已经没有了爱意。3 [uncountable]EXCITED the feeling of excitement and adventure that is related to a particular place, activity etc 传奇色彩，浪漫情调romance of the romance of Hollywood 好莱坞的传奇色彩4 [countable]AL a story about the love between two people 爱情故事 romance novels 言情小说5 [countable]AL a story that has brave characters and exciting events 传奇故事 a Medieval romance 中世纪的传奇故事Examples from the Corpus
romance• Evening is a good time for friendships and romance, but do not be too intense.• Most married women surveyed said they were not victims of love at first sight and not moved to marriage by romance.• The connection between ancient houses and mysteries of a shameful kind has its origin in Gothic romance.• Some viewers objected to the interracial romance the show portrays.• Invariably, romances form aboard the plane.• My romance with Lois did not survive our high school graduation.• In the other local superstores, people have only one thing on their minds, but it is not romance.• When I heard the word goons, it became no longer a matter of romance but a war of wills.• It was a beautiful summer romance, but they knew it couldn't last.• As the romance proceeded, she became restless.• The romance of the movies was to a significant degree an entrepreneurial romance.• the romance of life in the Wild West• Richard and Penny had made no great secret of their romance, even though they were both married.summer romance• It was just a summer romance.• Isabelle Pech pursued Richard Burley to Britain after he suddenly broke off their summer romance and disappeared.romance2 verb 1 PERFECT[intransitive] to describe things that have happened in a way that makes them seem more important, interesting etc than they really were 夸张，渲染romance about an old man romancing about the past 天花乱坠地大谈往事的老人2. [transitive] old-fashioned to try to persuade someone to love you 向…求爱，追求〔某人〕→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
romance• The experts seem to be romancing about figments of their imagination; he can see nothing that they are talking about.Origin romance1 (1200-1300) Old French romans “French, something written in French”, from Latin romanicus “Roman”ro·mance1 nounromance2 verbChineseSyllable
short relationship and exciting an Corpus between often
romance
ro‧mance1 /rəʊˈmæns, ˈrəʊmæns $ roʊˈmæns, ˈroʊ-/ 
noun
romance with
Hemingway’s romance with his nurse inspired him to write ‘A Farewell to Arms’.
Michelle married him after a whirlwind romance (=one that happens very suddenly and quickly).
holiday romance British English summer romance American English (=one that happens during a holiday)
a short holiday romance
2. [uncountable] love, or a feeling of being in love:
The romance had gone out of their relationship.
3. [uncountable] the feeling of excitement and adventure that is related to a particular place, activity etc
romance of
the romance of Hollywood
4. [countable] a story about the love between two people:
romance novels
5. [countable] a story that has brave characters and exciting events:
a Medieval romance
romance2 verb
romance about
an old man romancing about the past
2. [transitive] old-fashioned to try to persuade someone to love you
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noun Word Family: noun: romance, romantic, romanticism; verb: romance, romanticize; adjective: romantic ≠ UNROMANTIC, romanticized; adverb: romantically
Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: romans 'French, something written in French', from Latin romanicus 'Roman'
1. [countable] an exciting and often short relationship between two people who love each other ⇨ affairLanguage: Old French
Origin: romans 'French, something written in French', from Latin romanicus 'Roman'
romance with
holiday romance British English summer romance American English (=one that happens during a holiday)
2. [uncountable] love, or a feeling of being in love:
3. [uncountable] the feeling of excitement and adventure that is related to a particular place, activity etc
romance of
4. [countable] a story about the love between two people:
5. [countable] a story that has brave characters and exciting events:
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verb Word Family: noun: romance, romantic, romanticism; verb: romance, romanticize; adjective: romantic ≠ UNROMANTIC, romanticized; adverb: romantically
1. [intransitive] to describe things that have happened in a way that makes them seem more important, interesting etc than they really wereromance about
2. [transitive] old-fashioned to try to persuade someone to love you
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