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

• What roles do love and affection play in your life?
  爱情和感情在你的人生中起了什么作用？
• The poet expressed in this poem his deep and enduring affection for his motherland.
  诗人在诗中表达了他对祖国深厚而持久的感情。
• He has a deep affection for his old friend.
  他对老朋友感情很深。
• He greeted us both with warmth and affection.
  他热情且友好地迎接了我们俩。
• She had developed quite an affection for the place.
  她逐渐对这个地方钟爱有加。
• She felt a gush of pure affection for her mother
  对母亲的爱突然涌上她的心头。
• A rush of pure affection swept over him
  一阵强烈而纯洁的爱意涌遍他全身。
• She said goodbye to Hilda with a convincing show of affection
  她和希尔达道别时流露出了明显的爱意。
• The dog has transferred its affection to its new master.
  那狗已把它的感情转移到新主人身上。
• Right now I'm in need of a little filial affection.
  此刻我需要的是一份孝心。