| 单词 | fond |
| 释义 | fondWord family adverbfondlyadjectivefondnounfondness fond /fɒnd $ fɑːnd/ ●●○ adjectiveadj 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。 Examples from the Corpus grown ... fond of• He had always liked her, had grown very fond of her and now he was finding her intensely desirable.• He had grown fond of her in the last few days.• Willie longed desperately to be in Mrs Hartridge's class even though he had since grown quite fond of Mrs Black.• Over the course of our five months together, I had grown very fond of Peter.• Dotty Blundell had grown especially fond of Stella.• Annie herself had grown very fond of the child.• Come Epiphany, she had grown too fond of them to take them down.• He had grown fond of this place, and now, soon, he was to leave it. 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。 Examples from the Corpus grown fond of• I'd grown fond of Burlington and it was difficult to leave.• He had grown fond of her in the last few days.• He had grown fond of this place, and now, soon, he was to leave it. 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。 Examples from the Corpus be fond of doing something• "The only reason I make money is so I can give it away, " Quigley is fond of saying.• Sue's very fond of hiking and backpacking.• Dad was fond of whisky, but normally only drank on an evening when work was done.• First, he knew Lewie was fond of him, and Lewie was the boss.• He is fond of Machiavelli the rake, the prankster and the scoundrel.• He travelled extensively, was fond of music, and was a competent pianist.• Just why this is called a boil-off and just why auditors are fond of the term is obscure.• Kromko noted lawyers and their ilk are fond of worthless boiler-plate.• She was fond of, she liked, probably she loved, Wharton Horricker. 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。 Examples from the Corpus have fond memories of something/somebody• I have fond memories of Sussex-playing pool and, much more to the point, the excellent discussions on science.• He ought to have fond memories of the place.• She would have been pleased that the youngsters who come and go will have fond memories of their day in hospital. 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。 Examples from the Corpus a fond hope/belief• That overcautious disposition was noticed long ago, but there was a fond hope that experience would cure it. —fondness noun [uncountableU] → fondly a fondness for expensive clothes 对高档衣服的钟爱 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. (1300-1400) fonne “stupid person” ((13-16 centuries)) |
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