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| 1 | U a very strong emotional and sexual feeling for someone 爱情；爱慕；性爱 |
| +for the speech in which Romeo expresses his love for Juliet 罗密欧对朱丽叶的爱情表白 |
| in love (with sb) I think I’ m in love. 我想我恋爱了。 |
| fall in love (with sb) (=to start to have very strong feelings about someone) They met and fell in love at college. 爱上某人 |
| head over heels in love/madly in love (=very much in love) She’ s madly in love with a guy she met in Spain. 热恋中 |
| true love (=love that lasts forever) I’ m not sure I believe in true love. 真正的爱情 |
| unrequited love (=when you love someone but they do not love you) a true story of unrequited love 单相思 |
| unconditional love (=love that forgives everything and asks for nothing) Laura was thankful for her father’ s support and unconditional love. 无条件的爱 |
| love blossoms/grows Their love blossomed over the years. 他们之间这些年来爱意渐浓。 |
| love at first sight (=when you fall in love with someone from the first time you see them) It was love at first sight when I met Allan. 一见钟情 |
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| 2 | U the feeling of liking and caring for someone such as a member of your family or a close friend （对家庭成员或挚友的）喜爱，关爱 |
| love and affection Children need a lot of love and affection. 孩子们需要很多的关心和爱护。 |
| +for his love for his brother 他对哥哥的爱 |
| | 2a | +of/forused about things, ideas, places etc （对事物、想法、地方等的）热爱，热衷 | | He was someone with a great love of life. 他是一个极其热爱生活的人。 | | Patriotism may be defined as love for one’ s country. 爱国主义可以被定义为对自己祖国的热爱。 | |
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| 3 | C someone you have a sexual or romantic relationship with 爱人；情人；恋人 |
| first love the boy who was her first love 她的初恋男友 |
| the love of your life (=the person you have loved most) He had lost the love of his life. 一生至爱 |
| | 3a | something that you enjoy very much 喜爱之物；爱好 | | Music was his greatest love. 音乐是他的最爱。 | |
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| 4 | C BRITISH someone you like very much because they are kind 亲爱的人；好人 |
| He’ s a real love. 他真是个好人。 |
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| 5 | U used at the end of a letter to someone you know well （用于写给熟人的信的结尾）爱你的 |
| love (from) Hope to see you soon. Love, Ray. 希望能很快见到你。爱你的雷。 |
| lots of love (from) Take care. Lots of love, Helen. 多珍重。非常爱你，海伦。 |
| all my love (=used for writing to someone you love) I can’ t wait to see you. All my love, Douglas. （用于写信给自己所爱的人时）深爱你的 |
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| 6 | singular BRITISH used for talking to your husband , wife , girlfriend etc （用于和自己的丈夫、妻子或女友等讲话时）亲爱的 |
| Did that letter arrive, love? 收到那封信了吗，亲爱的？ |
| my love You know I’ ll never leave you, my love. 你知道我永远都不会离开你的，我的心肝。 |
| | 6a | used by some people when talking to a woman whose name they do not knowSome women find this offensive 宝贝儿（一些人用于称呼他们不知姓名的女子，有些女子觉得这具有冒犯性） | | That’ ll be three pounds, love. 那总共是3英镑，宝贝儿。 | |
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| 7 | U a score of no points in tennis （网球比赛中的）零分 |
| forty-love 40比0 |
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| - | be a love and . . . BRITISH spoken
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| used for asking a child or someone in your family to do something for you |
| 乖乖（用于叫小孩或家人为你做某事） |
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| Be a love and pass me my glasses. 乖，把我的眼镜递过来。 |
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| - | for the love of God old-fashioned
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| used when you are very angry or shocked |
| （用于非常生气或震惊时）看在上帝的份上，啊呀 |
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| - | give/send your love to sb spoken
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| used for asking someone to give your greetings to someone else |
| 请转达对某人的问候 |
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| Give my love to your mother when you next see her. 你下次见到你妈妈时请代我向她问好。 |
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| - | make love
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| 1 | to have sex with someone 做爱 |
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| 2 | old-fashioned when a man makes love to a woman , he speaks to her in a romantic way （男人向女人）示爱 |
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| - | not for love nor money informal
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| used for emphasizing that something is not available or possible , or that you will not do it |
| 无论怎样也不；决不 |
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| I couldn’ t find the keys for love nor money. 我怎么也找不到钥匙。 |
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| - | there is no love lost between sb and sb
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| used for saying that two people do not like each other |
| 某人和某人之间没有好感 |
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