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lov-age /'lAvid3/ noun [U] a plant whose leaves are used in cooking as a herb适^归（叶子用作调味料） l〇ve 〇t» /1av/ noun, verb ■ noun

►                AFFECTION 喜爱 1 [U】a strong feeling of deep affection for sb/sth, especially a member of your family or a friend 爱；热差；慈金：a mother’s Zove/or her c/iiWren 母亲对孩子故爱◊ iove o/your country分祖国的热爱◊ He seems incapaWe o/〖ove.他好像不会疼爱人。

►                ROMANTIC 浪漫 2 [U] a strong feeling of affection .for sb that you are sexually attracted to 爱 if;恋爱：a love song/story爱情歌由/故事◊ We’re in tove/我们相爱

.了！ ◊ She was m tove with him.她与他相爱了。◊ TTiey /eH m 〖ove with each other.他们彼此相差了。◊ Jt was love at first sight (= they were attracted to each other the first time they met).那是一见钟情。◊:They’re macHy m tove.他们疯会地相爱。◊ rhefr Zove grew with the years.他们的爱逐年加深。

►                ENjOYMENT 乐趣 3 [U, sing.] the strong feeling of enjoy­ment that sth gives you 喜好； 喜爱：a love of learning 对知识的爱好◊ He’s m love with his work.他热爱自己 的工作。◊ fn 〖ove with the house•我★ ★上了这

房子。

►                SB/STH YOU LIKE 所爱的人/ 物 4 [C] a person, a thing or an activity that you like very much 心爱的人；钟爱之 物；爱好：rafce care, my 〖ove.保重，我私爱人。.◊ ife was the love of my life (= the person I loved most). ^ 是我一生中最爱的人。.〇1欣6 most sports but tennis is my^iriftiove.大多数运动我都喜欢，而网球是我的第一

〇

►                FRIE&DLY NAME 友好的称呼 5 [C] (8rf, /n/orma/) a word used as a friendly way of addressing sb (昵奋）亲爱 的：Om 了 heZp you, 〖ove?亲爱的，我能帮你忙坞？ —compare duck /?• (4)

►                IN T.ENNIS,p球 6 [U] a score of zero (points or games)零

分：40-Zove/ * 40          Or ◊幼e won the月rst set six-Zove/

six games to love.她以六比零贏了第一i。

(just) for 'love | (just) for the 'love of sth without receiving payment or any other reward 出于爱 好；不收报酬；无They Ye all volunteers, working for the tove 〇/ft•他们都是义务工作的志愿者。for the丨ove of 'God {old-fashioned, informal) used when you are expressing anger and the fact that you are impatient (表示愤怒和不耐烦）看在上帝的分上，哎呀，求求你： for the Zove o/Godj teH me what he said/ 看在上帝的分 上，告诉我碰说了些什么！ give/send my丨ove to sb Xorma/) used to send good wishes to sb■向某人致意 (或问候）：Give my Zove to Ma/y when you see her•’见 到玛丽代我向她问好。◊ Bob sends his 〖ove.鲍勃向你致 意0 'love from | lots of 'love (from)          used at

the end of a letter to a friend or to sb you love, followed by your name ('用于给朋友或所爱的人的信结 尾具名前）差你的：lots o/!ove, Jenny非常爱你的珍妮 love is 'blind {saying) when you love sb, you cannot see their faults爱情是盲目的，爱让人蒙蔽双眼（指恋爱中的 人看不到对方缺点）make 'love (to sb) to have sex有 性行 S 交；做爱：Jt was the /irst rime they had made 〖ove.邰i他丨门第一次发生性关系。not for love or/nor 'money if you say you cannot do sth for love nor money, you mean it is completely impossible to do it决不；夫论怎样也不there’s litt丨e/no _love丨ost between A and B they do not like each other (…之 间）彼此厌恶,_ 互无好感：There’s no iove fost between her and her     •她和她的姻亲彼此嫌恶。一more at

CUPBOARD, FAIR adj., HEAD /?., LABOUR n.

• verb

►                FEEL AFFECT丨ON 感到爱 1 [VN] (not used in the progres­sive tenses 不用于 进行时 ） to have very strong feelings of affection for sb 每；热金：n〇ve you•我爱你。◊ "you tove each other, why not get married?要是你们彼此相 爱，干吗不结婚呢？ ◊ Her much-Zoved brother 〖ay dying 〇/AIDS.她至爱的兄弟因艾滋病而濒临死亡。offe had become a weH-ioved member o/stajf•他已成为受人喜爱 的职员。◊ ReZarives need time to grieve over toved ones tha have kwt.亲属需要时间痛悼他们失去的至爱。◊ to Zove your country热爱你的祖国

LIKE/ENjOY 喜欢；差好 2 to like or enjoy sth very much

喜欢；喜爱 HT?1 adore ： [VN] / really love summer evenings. _非常喜欢夏天的夜晚。◊ J just tove ft when you brin^ me presents/ 我就秦欢你送我礼物！ ◊ JFfe loved the way she smiZed•他喜欢她微矣的样子。；oHove ft in Spain (= I like the life there).義#欢0S牙的生活。◊ /t was one o/his be5t-?oved songs.这桌他最受喜爱的鉍曲之 一。〇 (ironic) YouYe going to love this. They've changed the丨r minds again.你会喜欢的，他们又改变主意了。◊ [V -Ing] (especially in 8r£) My dad loves going to football games.我父亲爱i看足球赛。◊ [V to inf] (espec/fl//y JZove to go out dandng.我喜欢出去跳◊ [VN to infi He Zoved her to sing to him.也喜欢唱歌给他听。 〇 note at like 3 would love used to say that you would very much like sth 很喜欢；很愿意：[V to inf] Come on Rory, the kids would love to hear you sing.

首吧，罗里，孩子们都很喜欢听你唱歌。haven’t been to价〇5弘but fcHove to go.我没去过巴西，但很想去。◊ [VN to inf] Z’diove her to come andZive m’t/i us•我很愿意 让她来和我们住在一起。◊ [VN] ‘Cigarette?’ ‘rdZove one, but JVe just given up/ “抽支烟好吗？ ”“我倒很乐意抽 一支，可我刚把烟戒了。”

.1021 ,love you and 'leave you {informal, humorous) used to say that you must go, although you would like to stay longer ( i示想留而必须离开）不得不走：WeZZ, tove you and;Ieave you.唉，■'我.该走了，'不想走也

得走哇d

SYNONYMS同义词辨析 love

like ♦ be fond of ♦ adore ♦ be devoted to ♦ care for ♦ dote on/upon

These words all mean to have feelings of love or affection for sb.以上各词均含喜爱、爱慕（某人 > 涵

之义….

love to have strong feelings of affection for sb 指爱、

热爱：//oveyow•我爱你。

like to find sb pleasant and enjoy being with them 指喜欢、喜爱：5/?e’s mce. / //知六er.她人很好，我喜

欢她。

be fond of sb to feel affection for sb, especially sb you have known for a long time 指喜差（尤指i乂供已 久的人）■: I've always been very fond of your mother. 我一直非常喜欢你的母亲。 adore to love sb very much 指热爱、爱慕：It’s o办v/ow5 f/wf        adores h/m.她显然深深地爱着他。

be devoted to sbto love sb very much and be loyal 【〇11^171指深爱、忠诚于某人：7>)<?>^纪£/^0的/?0 沩e/>ch/Wren.他们深爱着自己的孩子。 care for sb to love sb, especially in a way that is based on strong affection or a feeling of wanting to protect them，rather than sex 指深深地爱、非常喜 欢，旦不指性爱：He cared for her more than she rea/Zzed她不知道他是多么在乎她。num Care for is often used when sb has not told anyone about their feelings or is just starting to be aware of them. It is also used when sb wishes that sb loved them, or doubts that sb does. * care for常用芋未向任銜人吐露 感情或刚开‘意识到这种感情时，亦用于希望别人爱 _己或怀疑别人是否爱自己时：//rea//y /or you, he woufdn’t behave "ke that 如果他貪的东乎 你，就不会那样表现。

dote on sb to feel and show great love for sb, ignoring their faults 指溺爱、宠爱、M分喜爱：We ctofes on /7/‘s dj/’Wren.他溺爱他的孩子。

PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS

►                to really love/like/adore/care for/dote on sb

►                to be really/genuinely fond of/devoted to sb ■.to love/like/care for sb very much

►                to love/adore sb passionately

1 匡ove affair /70W/1 1 a romantic and/or sexual relation­ship between two people who are in love and not