ambivalent /æmˈbɪvələnt/ adjective Learner's definition of AMBIVALENT
[more ambivalent; most ambivalent]
: having or showing very different feelings (such as love and hate) about someone or something at the same time（感情、态度等）矛盾的 -
He felt ambivalent about his job. [=he both liked and disliked his job]他对自己的工作既喜爱又厌恶。
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He has an ambivalent relationship with his family.他和家人的关系很矛盾。
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She has a deeply/very ambivalent attitude about/to/toward religion.她对宗教的态度很矛盾。
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The senator is ambivalent about running for president. [=the senator has not decided whether or not to run for president]这位参议员对是否竞选总统感到很矛盾。
— ambivalence
/æmˈbɪvələns/ noun [noncount]