- mass noun an intense feeling of deep affection爱, 热爱：
babies fill parents with intense feelings of love
父母对婴儿充满了爱意
their love for their country.
他们对祖国的热爱。
- a deep romantic or sexual attachment to someone爱情, 恋爱, 性爱：
it was love at first sight
这是一见钟情
they were both in love with her
他们两个人都爱上了她
we were slowly falling in love.
我们慢慢地坠入爱河。
Love
a personified figure of love, often represented as Cupid爱神（常用丘比特的人性化雕像代表）。
- a great interest and pleasure in something爱好; 喜爱：
his love for football
他对足球的热爱
we share a love of music.
我们都爱好音乐。
- affectionate greetings conveyed to someone on one's behalf用以向别人表达亲密问候 爱你的。
- a formula for ending an affectionate letter用于致亲人或至交的信件结尾套语爱你（们）的：
take care, lots of love, Judy.
保重, 爱你（们）的, 朱迪。
- a person or thing that one loves所爱之人（或物）：
she was the love of his life
她是他一生之所爱
their two great loves are tobacco and whisky.
他们的两大爱好是烟草和威士忌。
- Brit. informal a friendly form of address〈英, 非正式〉［一种表示友好的称呼］亲爱的：
it's all right, love.
没关系, 亲爱的。
a love
informal used to express affectionate approval for someone〈非正式〉（用于表示对某人的亲切好感）宝贝：don't fret, there's a love.
别发愁, 宝贝。
- mass noun(in tennis, squash, and some other sports) a score of zero; nil（网球、软式墙网球和其他运动）零分; 零：
love fifteen
0比15
he was down two sets to love.
他以两盘皆输而败北。
[ORIGIN: apparently from the phrase play for love （i.e. the love of the game, not for money）; folk etymology has connected the word with French l'oeuf 'egg' from the resemblance in shape between an egg and a zero]
- feel a deep romantic or sexual attachment to (someone)爱恋（某人）, 爱慕：
do you love me?
你爱我吗？
- like very much; find pleasure in喜欢; 爱好：
I'd love a cup of tea, thanks
我想要一杯茶, 谢谢
I just love dancing
我就是喜欢跳舞
as adj., in combinationloving a fun-loving girl.一个喜欢找乐子的女孩。
for love
- for pleasure not profit出于喜爱：
he played for the love of the game.
他参加比赛就是因为喜欢它。
for the love of God
- used to express annoyance, surprise, or urgent pleading看在上帝的份上（用于表示恼怒、惊讶或急切的请求）：
for the love of God, get me out of here
看在上帝的分上, 让我离开这里！
for the love of Mike
- Brit. informal used to accompany an exasperated request or to express dismay〈英, 非正式〉看在上帝的分上, 务请（与强烈的请求一起使用, 或用以表达沮丧）。
love me, love my dog
- proverb if you love someone, you must accept everything about them, even their faults or weaknesses〈谚〉爱屋及乌。
make love
- have sexual intercourse做爱。
make love to
dated pay amorous attention to (someone)〈旧〉（向某人）示爱。
not for love or money
- informal not for any inducement or in any circumstances〈非正式〉不管如何劝诱都不; 在任何情况之下都不, 决不：
they'll not return for love or money.
他们无论如何是不会回来了。
there's no （或little,not much） love lost between
- there is mutual dislike between (two or more people mentioned)…之间没有好感, 互相厌恶。