Affection refers to the feeling of liking or loving someone or something very much and caring about them. It can be used as an uncountable noun or in the plural to denote feelings of love or fondness.
Affection refers to the feeling of liking or loving someone or something very much and caring about them. It can be used as an uncountable noun or in the plural to denote feelings of love or fondness.
[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]喜爱;喜欢 If you regard someone or something with affection, you like them and are fond of them.
[oft N for/of n]
She thought of him with affection...
她很想念他。
She had developed quite an affection for the place.
她逐渐对这个地方钟爱有加。
...trying to win their affection.
试图赢得他们的好感
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[N-PLURAL 复数名词]爱慕;钟爱之情 Your affections are your feelings of love or fondness for someone.
[with poss]
The distant object of his affections is Caroline...
他一厢情愿地爱慕卡罗琳。
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。
...her fear of being replaced in his affections.
她害怕他会移情别恋
Oxford
af·fec·tion★/əˈfekʃn; NAmEəˈfekʃn/noun1★[uncountable , singular ]the feeling of liking or loving sb/sth very much and caring about them 喜爱;钟爱◆Children need lots of love and affection.孩子需要多多疼爱和关怀。◆He didn't showhis wife any affection.他没有向妻子表示一点爱。◆She was held in deep affection by all her students.她的学生都十分爱戴她。affectionfor sb/sth ◆Mr Darcy's affection for his sister达西先生对他妹妹的关爱之情◆I have a great affection for New York.我很喜欢纽约。☞collocationsat
marriage
2affections[plural ]( formalorliterary) a person's feelings of love 爱情◆Anne had two men trying to win her affections.安妮有两个男人追求。affectionaffectionsaf·fec·tion/əˈfekʃn; NAmEəˈfekʃn/
1a feeling of liking or love and caringSYN fondnessaffection for Bart had a deep affection for the old man. She looked back on those days with affection. Their father never showed them much affection. The church was held in great affection (=loved and cared about a lot) by the local residents.2 somebody’s affections the feelings of love and caring that someone has: Africa has always had a special place in my affections.
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affections[1279]
感情(47%),影响(26%),喜爱(16%),慈爱(11%)
n.喜爱,感情;影响;感染
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