Affectionate əˈfekʃənət əˈfekʃənətli Love Affectionately Af·Fec·Tion·Ate Adjective Showing
An 'affectionate' person shows love and care through their behavior. The word describes someone who is fond of others, often shown through gentle actions or words, and is the opposite of cold or distant.
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]充满深情的;满怀柔情的;表示爱的 If you are affectionate, you show your love or fondness for another person in the way that you behave towards them.
They seemed devoted to each other and were openly affectionate...
他们看起来非常恩爱,柔情蜜意溢于言表。
She gave me a very long and affectionate hug.
她满怀深情地久久拥抱了我。
affectionately
He looked affectionately at his niece.
他慈爱地看着他的侄女。
Oxford
af·fec·tion·ate/əˈfekʃənət; NAmEəˈfekʃənət/adjectiveshowing caring feelings and love for sb 表示关爱的SYN
loving
◆He is very affectionate towards his children.他非常关爱他的孩子。◆an affectionate kiss亲昵的一吻▶af·fec·tion·ate·ly/əˈfekʃənətli; NAmEəˈfekʃənətli/adverb◆William was affectionately known as Billy.人们亲昵地称威廉为比利。af·fec·tion·ate/əˈfekʃənət; NAmEəˈfekʃənət/af·fec·tion·ate·ly/əˈfekʃənətli; NAmEəˈfekʃənətli/
showing in a gentle way that you love someone and care about themSYN lovingaffectionate towards Jo is very affectionate towards her. an affectionate hug—affectionately adverb
WDF
affectionate
[əˈfekʃənət]
TEM4TOEFL
j12454
1102
128
352
279
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202
ADJ14252
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Spoken:
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充满感情的(80%),示爱的(20%)
adj.深情的;
adj.充满爱的;
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