love/lʌv/

n

1. U 爱，热爱；爱好

• My mother's love for me was very great. 我母亲对我非常钟爱。

• He was sincere in his love for literature. 他真心喜爱文学。

• love of (或for) one's country 热爱祖国

• love of (或for) sports 爱好体育运动

2. U 爱情，恋爱；性爱

• My love for you is deeper than the sea. 我对你的爱比海还深。

3. C 心爱的人

• She is the greatest love of my life. 她是我一生中最心爱的人。

• Take care, my love. 我的心上人，保重。

4. C 爱好或喜好的事物

• Dancing is one of her great loves. 跳舞是她的一大爱好。

5. C 亲爱的(常作夫妇、情侣间或对孩子的爱称)；亲属间的问候

• Please give her my love. 请替我向她问好。

• Mind your head, love. 亲爱的，当心碰头。

6. C 招人喜爱的人(或物)

• The dog is really a love. 这只狗真招人喜爱。

7. [L-] 爱神，爱的化身

8. C (网球比赛中的)零分

词组for love

1. 出于爱好

• I did it just for love. 我这样做完全是出于爱好。

2. 义务地，不计报酬地

• The boy mowed my lawn for love. 那男孩义务为我修整草坪。

• They are all volunteers, doing it just for love. 他们都是志愿者，做这件事纯属尽义务。

for the love of 为…起见

• Do some exercise for the love of your health. 为了你的健康，运动一下吧。

for the love of God [表示惊讶或愤怒或用于催促某人做某事] 看在上帝的份上

• For the love of God stop all that nonsense. 看在上帝的份上，别胡闹了。

give (或send) sb. one's love 向某人致意

• Please give your parents my love. 请代我向你父母问好。

in love (with) 恋爱；倾心

• He had never been in love before. 他以前从未谈过恋爱。

• He fell in love with Mary at first sight. 他对玛丽一见钟情。

• If you are really in love with art, you don't mind hard work. 如果你真的迷恋上艺术，你是不会怕苦的。

make love 做爱 not for love or money 无论如何(也不)

• We can't buy a ticket for love or money. 我们怎么也买不到一张票。

there is no love lost between (…之间)没有好感，相互厌恶

• There was no love lost between these two. 这两个人彼此厌恶。