love
verb[T]
uk/lʌv/us/lʌv/loveverb[T](LIKE SOMEONE)
A1
to like anotheradultvery much and beromanticallyandsexuallyattractedto them, or to havestrongfeelingsoflikingafriendorpersoninyourfamily:
爱，喜爱I love you.我爱你。
Lastnighthe told me he loved me.昨晚他告诉我说他爱我。
I've onlyeverloved one man.我只爱过一个男人。
I'msurehe loves hiskids.我确信他爱他的孩子们。
to love someone
- loveI love you.
- adoreHe absolutely adores his wife.
- dote onShe dotes on her grandkids.
- be crazy aboutI'm just crazy about our new daughter-in-law - she's perfect for our son.
- be mad aboutUKHe's absolutely mad about his new boyfriend.
- be in loveI think I'm in love with her.
- You may love someone withoutnecessarilywantingtomarrythem.
- He said he would always love her .
- IthinkPhil has tofacethefactthat she nolongerloves him.
- Shefacesthedilemmaofdisobeyingherfatherorlosingthe man she loves.
- When Itriedtotellher that I loved her it just came out allwrong.
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
loveverb[T](LIKE SOMETHING)
A1
to like something very much:
喜爱，喜欢She lovesanimals.她喜欢动物。
Iabsolutelylovechocolate.我特别爱吃巧克力。
He really loves hisjob.他非常喜欢自己的工作。
[+ -ing verb]I loveskiing.我喜欢滑雪。
Love it orhateit,realityTV is here tostay.你喜欢也好，讨厌也罢，真人秀电视节目已成了一种气候。
to get pleasure from something
- enjoyEnjoy your meal!
- enjoy yourselfHe's enjoying himself at his job.
- likeI like hiking a lot.
- loveAfter working in the garden, I love a good soak in the tub.
- relishJonathan always relishes a challenge.
- lap upHe lapped up all the attention they gave him.
to like someone or something
- likeDo you like pasta?
- loveI love seafood.
- adoreI adore a good book.
- think the world of someoneAnnabel's like a daughter to him - he thinks the world of her.
- have a soft spot for someoneI've always had a soft spot for Rebecca ever since she was tiny.
would love
A2
used, often inrequests, to say that you would very much like something:
（常用于表示请求）想，想要I'd love acupofcoffeeif you're making one.如果你在沏咖啡，我也想要一杯。
[+ to infinitive]She woulddearlylovetostarther ownbusiness.她非常想开一家属于自己的公司。
UKI'd love youtocome todinnernextweek.下星期我想请你来吃晚饭。
USI'd loveforyoutocome todinnernextweek.下星期我想请你来吃晚饭。
- We woulddearlylove tosellourflatandmoveto thecountry.
- Thekidslovefeedingbreadto theducks.
- I loveFridaysbecause Ileaveworkearly.
- I've never beenkeenonclassicalmusic, but I lovejazz.
- I'd love to go toAustralia. I onlywishI couldaffordto.
Liking
- adorkable
- affection
- appreciate
- attached
- be a glutton forsomethingidiom
- be a hit withsomeoneidiom
- dig
- gravitate towards/tosomething/someone
- grow onsomeone
- have a lot of time forsomeoneidiom
- have a thing aboutsomething/someoneidiom
- lickyourlipsidiom
- protective
- shine
- shook
- smile
- smile onsomething/someone
- smitten
- taste
- tight
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Wanting things
Grammar
Hate,like,loveandprefer
We can use hate, like, love and prefer with an -ing form or with a to-infinitive:…Idioms
lovesomeoneto bits
love me, love my dog
love
noun
uk/lʌv/us/lʌv/lovenoun(LIKING SOMEONE)
B1[U]
thefeelingoflikinganotheradultvery much and beingromanticallyandsexuallyattractedto them, orstrongfeelingsoflikingafriendorpersoninyourfamily:
爱；爱恋；爱情；热爱"I've beenseeinghim over ayearnow." "Is it love?"“我和他交往一年多了。”“是恋爱吗？”
Children need to beshownlotsof love.孩子们需要得到极大的关爱。
"I'mseeingLaura nextweek." "Oh,pleasegiveher my love"(=tellher I amthinkingabout her withaffection).“下星期我要去看劳拉。”“喔，请代我向她问好。”
Maggieaskedme tosendher love to you and thekids(=tellyou that she isthinkingabout you withaffection).玛吉让我问你和孩子们好。
informalHow'syourlovelife(=yourromanticand/orsexualrelationships)thesedays?最近你的感情生活怎么样？
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.
B1[C]
apersonthat you love andfeelattractedto:
情人，恋人，爱人He was the loveof mylife.他是我一生的挚爱。
She was myfirstlove.她是我的初恋情人。
[as form of address]UKinformal
used as afriendlyformofaddress:
（用于表示友好的称呼）亲爱的Youlooktired, love.你看起来很累，亲爱的。
That'll be fourpoundsexactly, love.正好4英镑，亲爱的。
A2[U]informal(alsolove from);(all my love)
used beforeyournameat the end ofletters,cards, etc. tofriendsorfamily:
（用于信尾署名前）爱你的Seeyou atChristmas. Love, Kate.圣诞节见，爱你的凯特。
be in love
B1
to love someone in aromanticandsexualway:
在恋爱，相爱I'm in love for the firsttimeand it'swonderful.我是第一次谈恋爱，感觉非常奇妙。
They're stillmadlyin love (witheach other).他们依然疯狂地爱着对方。
to love someone
- loveI love you.
- adoreHe absolutely adores his wife.
- dote onShe dotes on her grandkids.
- be crazy aboutI'm just crazy about our new daughter-in-law - she's perfect for our son.
- be mad aboutUKHe's absolutely mad about his new boyfriend.
- be in loveI think I'm in love with her.
fall in love (withsomeone)
B1
tostartto love someoneromanticallyandsexually:
爱上（某人），（与某人）相爱I was 20 when I firstfellin love.我20岁的时候第一次谈恋爱。
to love someone
- loveI love you.
- adoreHe absolutely adores his wife.
- dote onShe dotes on her grandkids.
- be crazy aboutI'm just crazy about our new daughter-in-law - she's perfect for our son.
- be mad aboutUKHe's absolutely mad about his new boyfriend.
- be in loveI think I'm in love with her.
- Over theyears, her love for himdeepened.
- Hewroteher apoemas anexpressionof his love.
- I give you thisringas apledgeof myeverlastinglove for you.
- Herlatestnovelis asearingtaleof love andhate.
- She wastornbetweenloyaltyto herfatherand love for herhusband.
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:
Written greetings
lovenoun(LIKING SOMETHING)
B2[U]
stronglikingfor:
喜爱，爱，喜欢I don'tsharemy boyfriend's loveofcooking.我不像男友那样喜欢烹饪。
B2[C]
something that you like very much:
爱好，嗜好Music is one of hergreatestloves.音乐是她最大的爱好之一。
- She neverhidher love ofdiamonds.
- Food is mygreatestlove.
- Opera was my first love.
- I have a love ofexpensiveclothes.
- His love ofgamblingdroveusapart.
Liking
- adorkable
- affection
- appreciate
- attached
- be a glutton forsomethingidiom
- be a hit withsomeoneidiom
- dig
- gravitate towards/tosomething/someone
- grow onsomeone
- have a lot of time forsomeoneidiom
- have a thing aboutsomething/someoneidiom
- lickyourlipsidiom
- protective
- shine
- shook
- smile
- smile onsomething/someone
- smitten
- taste
- tight
lovenoun(TENNIS)
[U]
(intennis) thestateof having nopoints:
（网球赛中的）零分，未得分Thescorenowstandsat 40–love.目前的比分为40比0。
Tennis & racket sports
- advantage
- backhand
- ball boy
- ball girl
- baseline
- bird
- break
- code violation
- court
- double
- double fault
- groundstroke
- lob
- overhead
- serve
- squash
- sweet spot
- tramlines
- unseeded
- volley
Idioms
be no/little love lost between
for love nor money
make love
make love tosomeone