affection /əˈfɛkʃən/ noun plural affections
plural affections
Learner's definition of AFFECTION
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: a feeling of liking and caring for someone or something喜爱；关爱；疼爱 [noncount]
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She has/feels deep affection for her parents.她很关爱她的父母。
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Their affection for each other is obvious. = Their mutual affection is obvious.看得出他们相互之间很关爱。
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He shows great affection for his grandchildren.他对孙辈们非常疼爱。
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feelings of love and affection关爱之情
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He now looks back on those years with great affection.他现在满怀深情地回首往事。
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“darling” and other terms of affection [=words and names that friends and lovers say to each other to show their affection]“亲爱的”以及其他表示爱意的称呼
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affections [plural] : feelings of love : a person's romantic feelings爱恋；爱慕之情 -
The two women competed for the affections [=love, heart] of the same man.两个女人在为同一男子争宠。
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She's been the object of his affections since they were children. [=he has loved her since they were children]从他们儿时起她就一直是他的爱慕对象。