romance
noun
uk/rəʊˈmæns//ˈrəʊ.mæns/us/roʊˈmæns//ˈroʊ.mæns/B1[C]
aclose, usuallyshortrelationshipoflovebetween twopeople:
（通常短暂的）恋爱关系，罗曼史，风流韵事They gotmarriedlastyearafter awhirlwind(= veryshortandunexpected)romance.一段闪电式恋爱后，他们去年就结了婚。
It was just aholidayromance.那只是假期中的一场浪漫恋情而已。
Officeromances are usually abadidea.一般说来，和办公室的同事搞风流韵事可不怎么好。
[U]
thefeelingsandbehaviourof twopeoplewho are in alovingandsexualrelationshipwith each other:
爱意；爱情；浪漫Ifeltas though all the romance had gone out of mymarriage.我觉得好像我的婚姻中已经没有了浪漫。
love
- loveI have a great love and respect for her.
- adorationShe described her complete adoration of her brother.
- romanceTheir relationship was nothing but romance and bliss.
- passionThe passion had gone out of their relationship.
- infatuationNo one expected their infatuation with each other to last.
- crushHe had a crush on his French tutor.
[U]
thefeelingofexcitementormysterythat you have from aparticularexperienceorevent:
传奇色彩；浪漫氛围Helovesthe romanceoftravellingon asteamtrain.他喜欢乘蒸汽火车旅行的那种浪漫感觉。
[C]
astoryaboutlove:
爱情故事ahistoricalromance历史爱情故事
Shelovesreadingromances.她喜欢读爱情故事。
[C]
astoryofexcitingevents,especiallyone written or set in the past:
（尤指旧时创作或以古代为背景的）传奇故事medievalromances中世纪传奇故事
- Theymarriedthreemonthsafter theymet- it was arealwhirlwindromance.
- Sun,sand, and romance - herholidaywascomplete.
- If you'relookingfor astorybookromance, you're always going to bedisappointed.
- Iwantsomelightreadingfor thesummerholidays- a romance or something.
- Themagazine, which givesfrankadviceaboutsexand romance, isaimedat theteenagemarket.
Loving and in love
- absence
- absence makes the heart grow fonderidiom
- adore
- adoring
- adoringly
- adorkable
- dotty
- endearment
- ever-loving
- fall forsomeone
- fall in loveidiom
- lurve
- madly
- moon
- moon oversomeone/something
- pash
- shine
- steal
- treasure
- worship
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Excitement, interest, energy and enthusiasm
Types of film, play, book etc.
Accounts and stories
romance
verb
uk/rəʊˈmæns//ˈrəʊ.mæns/us/roʊˈmæns//ˈroʊ.mæns/[I]
totellstoriesthat are nottrue, or todescribeaneventin a way that makes itsoundbetterthan it was
虚构；夸大[T]old-fashioned
totrytopersuadesomeone toloveyou
向…求爱，追求Defining & explaining
- account (tosomeone) forsomething
- accountability
- adduce
- adumbration
- annotation
- annotator
- demystify
- demythologize
- explicable
- explicate
- expound
- lay
- misdescribe
- miswrite
- nail
- nailsomeonedown
- non-defining
- non-descriptive
- outline
- trace
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Relationships: finding a partner