love
US
UK love n: uncountable (affection)
SC 爱 ài
TC 愛
TC 愛
SC 爱情 ài，ài qíng
TC 愛情
TC 愛情
Love is perhaps the most important human emotion.
爱或许是最重要的人类情感。
love n: uncountable (romantic feelings)
SC 爱情 ài qíng
TC 愛情
TC 愛情
SC 爱意 ài qíng，ài yì
You could see her love for him in her eyes.
你可以从她的眼睛里看到她对他的浓浓爱意。
love [sb] vtr: (feel affection for)
SC 爱，热爱 ài，rè ài
TC 愛，熱愛
TC 愛，熱愛
Of course I love my mother.
我当然爱我妈妈。
love [sb] vtr: (be fond of)
SC 喜爱 xǐ ài
TC 喜愛
TC 喜愛
SC 喜欢 xǐ ài，xǐ huān
TC 喜歡
TC 喜歡
I love Jane. She's always such fun to be with!
我喜欢简，和她相处总是非常愉快！
love [sb] vtr: (have romantic feelings for)
SC 爱 ài
TC 愛
TC 愛
SC 爱恋 ài，ài liàn
SC 钟情于 ài，zhōng qíng yú
You can tell that she loves her boyfriend by the look on her face.
你从她的表情就能看得出来，她很爱她男朋友。
love [sth] vtr: (like strongly)
SC 爱，热爱，爱好，喜爱 ài，rè ài，ài hào ，xǐ ài
TC 愛，熱愛，愛好，喜愛
TC 愛，熱愛，愛好，喜愛
I love basketball.
我爱打篮球。
love doing [sth], love to do [sth] v expr: (activity: enjoy)
SC 喜爱做某事
SC 爱做某事
I love jogging in the park when the weather is warm.
天气暖和的时候，我喜欢在公园里慢跑。
love n: (lover)
SC 情人 qíng rén
TC 情人
TC 情人
SC 爱人 qíng rén，ài rén
TC 愛人
TC 愛人
She was my first love.
她是我的初恋情人。
love interj: informal (affectionate term) (爱称)
SC 宝贝 bǎo bèi
TC 寶貝
TC 寶貝
SC 亲爱的 bǎo bèi，qīn ài de
TC 親愛的
TC 親愛的
Can you give me the remote control, please, love?
亲爱的，能不能把遥控器递给我？
love interj: UK, informal (friendly term of address) (昵称)
SC 伙计 huǒ jì
TC 夥計 / 伙計
TC 夥計 / 伙計
SC 朋友 huǒ jì，péng yǒu
TC 朋友
TC 朋友
When I got to the bar, the barman asked me, "What would you like, love?"
我到酒吧后酒保问我：“伙计，想喝点什么？”
love n: (passion)
SC 热情，激情 rè qíng，jī qíng
TC 熱情，激情
TC 熱情，激情
SC 热爱 rè ài
TC 熱愛
TC 熱愛
His love made her feel so good.
他的激情让她感觉良好。
love, loving n: slang (sexual gratification) (俚语)
SC 性爱 xìng ài
He was in a good mood. His wife probably gave him some love the night before.
love of [sth], love for [sth] n: (strong liking)
SC 对…的钟爱
SC 对…的热爱
His love for basketball was apparent to everybody.
他对篮球的迷恋人人皆知。
love n: (tennis score: zero) (网球)
SC 零分 líng fēn
The score is now thirty-love.
love n: ([sth] loved, interest)
SC 钟爱的事物 zhōng ài de shì wù
SC 爱好 zhōng ài de shì wù，ài hào
TC 愛好
TC 愛好
Ballet was her first love.
芭蕾是她的最爱。
love vi: (have deep affection)
SC 爱 ài
TC 愛
TC 愛
SC 热爱 ài，rè ài
TC 熱愛
TC 熱愛
She just loves too much.
她的爱人之心太过。
love [sb] vtr: slang (have sex) (俚语)
SC 和…性交 hé xìng jiāo
SC 和…做爱 hé xìng jiāo，hé zuò ài
I want you to love me passionately tonight, baby.
act of love n: (action motivated by love)
SC 爱心行动 ài xīn xíng dòng
TC 愛心行動
TC 愛心行動
brotherly love n: (kindness towards others)
SC 兄弟般的情谊 xiōng dì bān de qíng yì
Brotherly love is the love you have for your neighbor or your fellow man.
calf love n: figurative (teenage infatuation)
SC 青涩的初恋
SC 少年男女之间的恋情
courtly love: (code of behavior)
SC 宫廷恋爱
SC 典雅爱情
cupboard love n: (fake love)
SC 别有所图的爱
SC 假装的关爱
fall head over heels in love with [sb] v expr: figurative (fall in love)
SC 与...疯狂相爱
SC 与...深陷爱河
fall in love v expr: (couple: become infatuated)
SC 相爱
SC 坠入爱河 zhuì rù ài hé
TC 墜入愛河
TC 墜入愛河
The couple fell in love when they were in college.
那对情侣大学时便坠入爱河。
fall in love v expr: (become infatuated: with [sb])
SC 坠入爱河 zhuì rù ài hé
TC 墜入愛河
TC 墜入愛河
SC 坠入情网 zhuì rù ài hé，zhuì rù qíng wǎng
Gina falls in love every five minutes!
吉娜每五分钟就会坠入爱河！
fall in love with [sb] v expr: (become infatuated with [sb])
SC 爱上某人 ài shàng mǒu rén
TC 愛上某人
TC 愛上某人
I think I fell in love with him the very first time we met.
我想我们第一次见面时我就爱上他了。
fall in love at first sight v expr: (become infatuated with a stranger)
SC 一见钟情 yí jiàn zhōng qíng
TC 一見鍾情
TC 一見鍾情
SC 一见倾心 yí jiàn zhōng qíng，yí jiàn qīng xīn
As soon as I saw him across the dancefloor, I fell in love at first sight.
当看到他走过舞池那刻，我就对他一见钟情了。
find true love v expr: (meet one's perfect partner)
SC 找到真爱
The romantic teenager hopes to find true love.
for love adv: (motivated by love)
SC 为了爱 wèi le ài
TC 為了愛
TC 為了愛
SC 出于爱 wèi le ài，chū yú ài
When I marry, I'll marry for love and nothing else.
for the love of prep: (out of love for)
SC 出于对…的爱 chū yú duì de ài
I like gardening just for the love of seeing things grow.
for the love of God interj: (expression of frustration)
SC 看在上帝的份上 kàn zài shàng dì de fèn shàng
John, for the love of God, just sit quietly for a minute and let me think!
约翰，看在上帝的份上，请安静地坐一会儿，让我想想！
forbidden love n: (sexual relationship: taboo)
SC 禁忌的性爱 jìn jì de xìng ài
My sister's child was a result of our forbidden love.
forbidden love n: (romantic relationship: taboo)
SC 禁忌之恋 jìn jì zhī liàn
TC 禁忌之戀
TC 禁忌之戀
Romeo and Juliet is a sad tale of forbidden love.
罗密欧与朱丽叶是一部关于禁忌之恋的悲剧。
free love n: dated (extra-marital or promiscuous sex) (旧时用语，指不受婚姻等约束的随便的性爱)
SC 自由性爱 zì yóu xìng ài
TC 自由性愛
TC 自由性愛
goddess of love n: (mythology: Aphrodite, Venus) (神话，爱神为阿佛洛狄特或维纳斯（在罗马神话中的名字）)
SC 爱神 ài shén
head over heels in love expr: figurative (infatuated)
SC 爱得痴迷的，坠入爱河的，热恋中的，爱得神魂颠倒的 ài de chī mí de，zhuì rù ài hé de，rè liàn zhōng de，ài de shén hún diān dǎo de
TC 熱戀中的
TC 熱戀中的
After Cara's first date with Matt, she was head over heels in love with him.
I love u, I love U expr: textspeak, abbreviation (I love you)
SC 我爱你 wǒ ài nǐ
TC 我愛你
TC 我愛你
See you for dinner tonight. I love u.
今晚晚餐见。我爱你。
I love you interj: (declaration of strong affection) (表达强烈的感情)
SC 我爱你 wǒ ài nǐ
TC 我愛你
TC 我愛你
I love you, Mom!
妈妈，我爱你！
I love you interj: (declaration of strong romantic feelings) (表达浪漫的爱情)
SC 我爱你 wǒ ài nǐ
TC 我愛你
TC 我愛你
I love you and I want to spend the rest of my life with you.
我爱你，想和你共度余生。
I love you so much interj: (great affection)
SC 我如此爱你 wǒ rú cǐ ài nǐ
SC 我深爱着你 wǒ rú cǐ ài nǐ，wǒ shēn ài zhe nǐ
I love you so much that I can't stand to be apart from you.
我如此爱你，所以我不能忍受与你分开。
I'd love to interj: (enthusiastic yes)
SC 我愿意
TC 我願意
TC 我願意
SC 我非常乐意
"Would you like to go out for a drink?" "I'd love to."
be in love vi + adj: (infatuated)
SC 入迷的 rù mí de
SC 热爱的 rù mí de ，rè ài de
SC 恋爱中的，热恋中的 liàn ài zhōng de，rè liàn zhōng de
TC 熱戀中的
TC 熱戀中的
People who are in love never listen to anyone else's advice.
The two of them are in love, and they spend every moment together.
恋爱中的人对别人的建议充耳不闻。// 那两人正在热恋中，他们无时无刻不在一起。
be in love with [sb] v expr: (be infatuated)
SC 爱上某人 ài shàng mǒu rén
TC 愛上某人
TC 愛上某人
He's so thoughtful! I am in love with him.
be in love with [sth] v expr: figurative (be very keen)
SC 爱上某物
TC 愛上某物
TC 愛上某物
He is in love with the sound of his own voice.
labor of love (US), labour of love (UK) n: (work done for pleasure)
SC 热爱的工作
SC 自愿的工作
lad's love n: (herb: wormwood)
SC 苦艾，洋艾 kǔ ài
ladylove, lady-love, lady love n: poetic or humorous (female lover, girlfriend) (诗歌用语或幽默用语，指女性)
SC 情人，恋人，意中人 qíng rén，liàn rén，yì zhōng rén
TC 情人
TC 情人
lost love n: (romantic relationship that has ended)
SC 逝去的爱，失落的爱，失去的爱
Lots of love expr: (for signing off a letter) (书信落款)
SC 爱你无比
SC 给你满满的爱
love affair n: (romantic relationship)
SC 风流韵事 fēng liú yùn shì
TC 風流韻事
TC 風流韻事
SC 绯闻
She's having a love affair with a married man.
love affair n: figurative (intense liking for)
SC 嗜好 shì hào
SC 痴迷 shì hào ，chī mí
Her love affair with all things Japanese started two years ago after holidaying there.
love at first sight n: (instant romantic attraction to [sb])
SC 一见钟情 yí jiàn zhōng qíng
TC 一見鍾情
TC 一見鍾情
When Harry met Sally it wasn't love at first sight; they fell in love some years later.
love child n: slang (illegitimate offspring)
SC 私生子 sī shēng zi
That girl is a love child; she has never met her father.
Love from adv: (letter: affectionate sign-off) (书信结尾)
SC 爱你的
TC 愛你的
TC 愛你的
love handles n: slang, figurative (fat midriff) (比喻，俚语)
SC 游泳圈 yóu yǒng quān
It's time to start exercising my abs and obliques; my love handles are getting noticeable!
love interest n: (romantic role in story) (电影或故事中)
SC 恋爱对象，恋爱角色
The actor plays the love interest in the film.
love letter n: (letter expressing romantic feelings)
SC 情书 qíng shū
He wrote her a love letter every day while he was away.
love letter to [sth] n: figurative (expression of affection)
SC 情话，表白 qíng huà，biǎo bái
The movie is his love letter to the city of Rome.
love life: (relationships)
SC 爱情生活
love seat n: (small couch, bench)
SC 双人沙发
SC 双人座椅
This love seat was handmade in Indonesia from solid teak.
love song n: (song expressing romantic feelings)
SC 情歌 qíng gē
Most pop songs are love songs.
love story n: (story about a romantic relationship)
SC 爱情故事 ài qíng gù shì
TC 愛情故事
TC 愛情故事
SC 言情故事 ài qíng gù shì，yán qíng gù shì
love triangle n: (relationship between three people)
SC 三角恋，三角恋情
A love triangle, causing conflict between three people, is a classic movie plot.
love bite, love-bite, lovebite n: (red mark from lover's bite)
SC 亲热时留下的吻痕或咬痕
madly in love, madly in love with [sb] expr: (infatuated)
SC 对…痴迷，迷恋 mí liàn
SC 热恋 rè liàn
I am madly in love with you.
make love v expr: (have sex)
SC 做爱 zuò ài
The survey found that the average couple make love three times a week.
make love not war interj: (pacifist slogan of the 1960s) (20世纪60年代和平主义者的口号)
SC 要做爱，不要作战 yào zuò ài，bú yào zuò zhàn
'Make love not war' was the best-known slogan of the hippy movement.
making love n: (sexual intercourse)
SC 做爱 zuò ài
maternal love n: (motherly affection)
SC 母爱 mǔ ài
mother love n: (affection felt by a mother for her child)
SC 母爱 mǔ ài
my love n: informal (affectionate term) (非正式用语)
SC 吾爱，我的爱人 wú ài，wǒ de ài rén
SC 亲爱的 qīn ài de
TC 親愛的(非正式用语)
TC 親愛的(非正式用语)
Are you coming my love?
亲爱的，你会来么？
no love lost n: (mutual dislike)
SC 互相讨厌 hù xiāng tǎo yàn
TC 互相討厭
TC 互相討厭
SC 互不喜欢 hù xiāng tǎo yàn ，hù bù xǐ huān
There's no love lost between those two. They've always hated each other.
not for love or money adv: (impossible to obtain by any means)
SC 无论如何都不 wú lùn rú hé dōu bù
SC 怎么样也不 wú lùn rú hé dōu bù，zěn me yàng yě bú / zěn me yàng yě bù
You can't get a table in that restaurant for love or money.
parental love n: (affection of one's mother and father)
SC 父母之爱 fù mǔ zhī ài
TC 父母之愛
TC 父母之愛
Parental love is stronger than any other.
physical love n: (sexual intercourse)
SC 性爱 xìng ài
puppy love, calf love n: figurative (adolescent infatuation)
SC 少年男女之间的恋爱，早年的初恋 shào nián nán nǚ zhī jiān de liàn ài，zǎo nián de chū liàn
SC （因为愤怒、羞愧等）涨得通红 yīn wèi fèn nù xiū kuì děng zhǎng de tōng hóng
The two teenagers had a case of puppy love.
self-love n: (high self-esteem)
SC 自爱
self-love n: (vanity)
SC 自恋 zì liàn
sexual love n: (physical passion)
SC 性爱 xìng ài
sexual love n: (intercourse, sex)
SC 性爱 xìng ài
SC 性交 xìng ài，xìng jiāo
love [sb] to distraction v expr: (love madly)
SC 疯狂地爱着...
tough love n: (harsh treatment of [sb] to help them)
SC 严厉的爱
SC 严爱管教
true love n: (romantic infatuation)
SC 真正的爱情 zhēn zhèng de ài qíng
SC 真爱 zhēn zhèng de ài qíng，zhēn ài
Anyone could see it was true love between the couple; they couldn't take their eyes off each other.
true love n: (fated romantic partner)
SC 真正的爱人 zhēn zhèng de ài rén
SC 挚爱 zhēn zhèng de ài rén，zhì ài
SC 至爱 zhēn zhèng de ài rén，zhì ài
After eighteen years apart she was reunited with her true love.
with love expr: (affectionately)
SC 挚爱地 zhì ài de
TC 摯愛地
TC 摯愛地
with love expr: (used to sign off affectionately) (信件结束语)
SC 致以我的爱, 致以良好的祝颂
would love v expr: (used to request or accept [sth])
SC 想要 xiǎng yào
I would love a cup of coffee, thank you.