a·dore

verb

/əˈdɔː(r)/

/əˈdɔːr/

not used in the progressive tenses

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they adore	/əˈdɔː(r)/ /əˈdɔːr/
he / she / it adores	/əˈdɔːz/ /əˈdɔːrz/
past simple adored	/əˈdɔːd/ /əˈdɔːrd/
past participle adored	/əˈdɔːd/ /əˈdɔːrd/
-ing form adoring	/əˈdɔːrɪŋ/ /əˈdɔːrɪŋ/

adore somebody to love somebody very much热爱，爱慕（某人）
- It's obvious that she adores him.她显然深深地爱着他。
Synonyms love
lovelike ▪ be fond of somebody ▪ adore ▪ be devoted to somebody ▪ care for somebody ▪ dote on somebodyThese words all mean to have feelings of liking or caring for somebody.
love to have strong feelings of caring for somebody:
I love you.我爱你。
like to find somebody pleasant and enjoy being with them:
She’s nice. I like her.她人很好，我喜欢她。
be fond of somebody to have warm or loving feelings for somebody, especially somebody you have known for a long time:
I’ve always been very fond of your mother.我一直非常喜欢你的母亲。
adore to love somebody very much:
It’s obvious that she adores him.她显然深深地爱着他。
be devoted to somebody to love somebody very much and support them in everything:
They are devoted to their children.他们深爱着自己的孩子。
care for somebody to love somebody, especially in a way that is based on a feeling of liking them very much or wanting to protect them, rather than sex:
He cared for her more than she realized.她不知道他是多么在乎她。
Care for somebody is often used when somebody has not told anyone about their feelings or is just starting to be aware of them. It is also used when somebody wishes that somebody loved them, or doubts that somebody does: If he really cared for you, he wouldn’t behave like that. dote on somebody to feel and show great love for somebody, ignoring their faults:
He dotes on his children.他溺爱他的孩子。
Patterns
- to really love/like/adore/care for/dote on somebody
- to be really/genuinely fond of/devoted to somebody
- to love/like/care for somebody very much
Topics Feelingsb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- absolutely
- simply
- clearly
- …
(informal) to like something very much喜爱，热爱（某事物）
- adore something I simply adore his music!我简直太喜爱他的音乐了！
- Don’t you just adore that dress!那件连衣裙简直让人喜欢得要命！
- adore doing something She adores working with children.她热爱参与儿童工作。
Synonyms like
likelove ▪ be fond of ▪ be keen on something ▪ adoreThese words all mean to find something pleasant, attractive or of a good enough standard, or to enjoy something.
like to find something pleasant, attractive or of a good enough standard; to enjoy something:
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 something very much:
He loved the way she smiled.他喜欢她微笑的样子。
be fond of something to like or enjoy something, especially something you have liked or enjoyed for a long time:
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 something (British English informal) (often used in negative statements) to like or enjoy something:
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 (informal) to like or enjoy something very much:
She adores working with children.她热爱参与儿童工作。
love or adore?Adore is more informal than love, and is used to express a stronger feeling.Patterns
- to like/love/be fond of/be keen on/adore doing something
- to like/love to do something
- to like/love something very much
- I like/love/adore it here/there/when…
- to like/love/adore the way somebody does something
- to really like/love/adore somebody/something
- to be really fond of/keen on something
Topics Preferences and decisionsb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- absolutely
- simply
- clearly
- …

Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin adorare ‘to worship’, from ad- ‘to’ + orare ‘speak, pray’.