| |
|
| NOUN |
| |
|
| /ˈlʌvə/ |
|
| |
| 1 | someone who is in a loving or sexual relationship with another person 情人；爱人 |
| She gazed into the eyes of her lover. 她凝视着情人的双眸。 |
| young lovers Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare’ s most famous young lovers 罗密欧和朱丽叶，莎士比亚笔下最有名的一对年轻情侣 |
| become lovers They were friends for years before they became lovers. 他们曾是多年的朋友，后来成为了情侣。 |
| | 1a | the sexual partner of someone who is married to another person （婚外恋的）性伴侣，情人 | |
| | 1b | used for talking about someone’ s sexual performance （用于谈及某人的性表现） | | He’ s a great lover. 他是一个性爱高手。 | |
| |
| 2 | someone who likes or enjoys something very much （某事物的）爱好者，热爱者 |
| a lover of fine art 美术爱好者 |
| a music-/animal- etc lover He is a favourite of music-lovers everywhere. 他深受各地音乐爱好者的喜爱。 |
| no (great) lover of sth (=not liking something very much) I’ m no great lover of the legal profession, but they are a necessary evil. 不太喜欢某事物的人 |
|