affection

英 [əˈfekʃn]

美 [əˈfekʃn]

n.  喜爱; 钟爱; 爱情

复数：affections　

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牛津词典

noun

• 喜爱；钟爱
  the feeling of liking or loving sb/sth very much and caring about them
  1. Mr Darcy's affection for his sister
     达西先生对他妹妹的关爱之情
  2. Children need lots of love and affection.
     孩子需要多多疼爱和关怀。
  3. He didn't show his wife any affection .
     他没有向妻子表示一点爱。
  4. She was held in deep affection by all her students.
     她的学生都十分爱戴她。
  5. I have a great affection for New York.
     我很喜欢纽约。
• 爱情
  a person's feelings of love
  1. Anne had two men trying to win her affections.
     安妮有两个男人追求。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 喜爱；喜欢
  If you regard someone or something withaffection, you like them and are fond of them.
  1. She thought of him with affection...
     她很想念他。
  2. She had developed quite an affection for the place.
     她逐渐对这个地方钟爱有加。
  3. ...trying to win their affection.
     试图赢得他们的好感
• N-PLURAL 爱慕；钟爱之情
  Youraffectionsare your feelings of love or fondness for someone.
  1. The distant object of his affections is Caroline...
     他一厢情愿地爱慕卡罗琳。
  2. Jack Russell has a special place in the affections of the cricketing public.
     杰克·拉塞尔在打板球的人心中有着特殊的地位。
  3. ...her fear of being replaced in his affections.
     她害怕他会移情别恋

英英释义

noun

• a positive feeling of liking
  1. he had trouble expressing the affection he felt
  2. the child won everyone's heart
  3. the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home
  Synonym:affectionatenessfondnesstendernessheartwarmnesswarmheartednessphilia

双语例句

• The distant object of his affections is Caroline
  他一厢情愿地爱慕卡罗琳。
• He greeted us both with warmth and affection.
  他热情且友好地迎接了我们俩。
• She thought of him with affection
  她很想念他。
• He has a deep affection for his old friend.
  他对老朋友感情很深。
• The affection between them has worn off, leaving only a sad memory of endless quarrels.
  他们之间的柔情已荡然无存，留下的只是那无止境的争吵的痛苦记忆。
• Year by year their affection for each other grew stronger.
  他们的爱情逐年加深。
• She tried to ensure her affection was equally shared among all three children.
  她尽力确保三个孩子从自己这里分享到同等的爱。
• He is bound by affection.
  他为爱情所束缚。
• I cherish for you the liveliest feeling of affection and gratitude.
  我对你怀有最强烈的爱和感激之情。
• The handsome young man excited affection in a girl.
  那位英俊的年轻男子引起了一个女孩的爱慕之情。