| 单词 | Passion, the |
| 释义 | Passion, thethe PassionPassion, the noun tech the suffering and death of Christ 耶稣受难 pas·sion /ˈpæʃən/ ●●○ W3 noun 1 [countableC, uncountableU]FEEL HAPPY/FRIGHTENED/BORED ETC a very strong feeling of sexual love 情欲，肉欲，强烈的爱欲 → desire His eyes were burning with passion. 他的眼中欲火燃烧。 passion for her passion for a married man 她对一名有妇之夫炽烈的爱 2 [countableC, uncountableU] a very strong belief or feeling about something 强烈的情感，激情 with passion He spoke with considerable passion about the importance of art and literature. 他激动地谈起艺术和文学的重要性。 The issue arouses strong passions. 那件事激起了人们强烈的情绪。 3 [countableC]LIKE somebody OR something a very strong liking for something 强烈的爱好，热爱 passion for his passion for football 他对足球的热爱 Gardening was her great passion. 她酷爱园艺。 4. fly into a passion literary to suddenly become very angry 勃然大怒 → crime of passion at crime(5)n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: a very strong belief or feeling about something adjectives great passion The orchestra plays with great passion. strong passions verbsIn this area, the issue has already stirred strong passions. arouse/stir passions (=cause strong feelings in people) phrasesThe case aroused passions throughout the country. passions run high (=people are very excited, angry, or upset) The judge's decision is expected today and passions are running high. n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 3: a very strong liking for something 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) verbsThe young Wordsworth had a consuming passion for poetry. For years, acting and the stage had been his consuming passion. 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. Examples from the Corpus passion• Man himself has a passion for power that brings on a strange and noxious malady.• She hated her ex-husband with a passion.• He throws himself into his art with a creative passion.• Despite his passion for Carolyn, Mark never seriously considered leaving his wife for her.• Stewart was a versatile artist; painting was his lifelong passion and his pictures can serve as a guide to his career.• a sermon full of passion and inspiration• Wives in the land of the Rising Sun enjoy half as many nights of passion as their Western sisters.• Acting is Turturro's passion.• He loved her still, with just the same passion as he always had.• Who will protect minorities against the passions and tyranny of the popular majority?• All the passion in their marriage has died.• I remember my teacher dutifully emphasizing that the two were, indeed, married before they consummated their passion.• There is a common prejudice in this country that Italians display their passions more readily than the English.• In 1987, the consensus is that everything must be stamped with soul and franked with passion.• All of this may help to explain why I support with passion the reforms proposed by David Blunkett earlier this week. passion for• the Finns' passion for saunas• Her novel is about a man's passion for a woman who is already married. strong passions• The missing don certainly seemed to inspire strong passions, Loretta reflected. Passion noun the Passion the suffering and death of Jesus Christ 耶稣受难 Examples from the Corpus Passion• On Friday the Passion will be celebrated at 3.00 p.m.• Their lead actor-director transforms the stuffy original into a modern telling of the Passion. (1100-1200) Old French Late Latin passio “suffering”, from Latin pati “to suffer” |
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