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单词 sign of affection
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sign of affection

collocation in English

meaningsofsignandaffection

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sign
noun[C]
uk
/saɪn/us
/saɪn/
a notice giving information, directions, a ...
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affection
noun
uk
/əˈfek.ʃən/us
/əˈfek.ʃən/
a feeling of liking for a person ...
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(Definition ofsignandaffectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsign of affection

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He has this odd unconscious habit of pinching girls on the nose as asignofaffection.
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She believes in treating children like fruit trees - they benefit from harsh pruning - and so gives them nosignofaffection.
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Darryl believes this to be asignofaffection, but later discovers that she knitted a hat for everyone in the warehouse.
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Some cats rub their faces on humans as a friendly greeting orsignofaffection.
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Coneheads rub their cones together as asignofaffection(honing their cones) at which point a bizarre, theremin-like noise is emitted, presumably from the cones themselves.
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Minnie's reply to thissignofaffectionis knocking his head with the bucket.
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Thorn admires the younger girl greatly and to tease her as asignofaffectionand respect.
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Usagi hates the name at first, but as they become close it develops into asignofaffection.
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I have never yet seen any signs of affection between the board of a building society and its members.
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It would mean the outward signs of affection and certainly not soliciting.
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However, she often fails to rouse any signs of affection from him and, as a result, buries herself in romantic novels.
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She has trouble connecting with others because signs of affection were discouraged in her family.
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display of emotion

collocation in English

meaningsofdisplayandemotion

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display
noun
uk
/dɪˈspleɪ/us
/dɪˈspleɪ/
a collection of objects or pictures arranged for people to look at, or a performance or show for people ...
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emotion
noun[C or U]
uk
/ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/us
/ɪˈmoʊ.ʃən/
a strong feeling such as love or anger, or strong feelings ...
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(Definition ofdisplayandemotionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdisplay of emotion

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Hedler cries, her firstdisplayofemotionin years.
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Thisdisplayofemotionhas helped make him a popular coach among fans.
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More significantly, expectations regarding (for example)displayofemotioncontinue throughout one's entire life in these cultures.
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Aspiring to make every song a crushingdisplayofemotionand power, songwriting has become a very important and involved process for the band.
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David isn't exactly thrilled to see his son, whose overtdisplayofemotionleaves him feeling decidedly uncomfortable.
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The ' displays of emotion ' are analysed too clinically here.
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Along the same lines, though, the person may also exhibit excessive, unwarranted displays of emotion.
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Many ritual cures included wild displays of emotion.
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In addition, the amygdala is involved in the response to non-facial displays of emotion, including unpleasant auditory, olfactory and gustatory stimuli, and in memory for emotional information.
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In good spirits, he asked his visitors to restrain themselves from displays of emotion, as he felt very happy and did not wish to be disturbed.
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Jones was described by family members as being a somewhat distant husband and father, dedicated to his career and rarely given to obvious displays of emotion.
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