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Lover Sexual Relationship Noun N N Count 可数名词 Married

The word "lover" refers to someone one is in a sexual relationship with but not married to, or someone who is very fond of something, like animals or the arts.

The word "lover" refers to someone one is in a sexual relationship with but not married to, or someone who is very fond of something, like animals or the arts.

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[N-COUNT 可数名词](非婚的)爱人,情人 Someone's lover is someone who they are having a sexual relationship with but are not married to.
  [oft poss N]
  • Every Thursday she would meet her lover Leon...

    每周四她都会和情人利昂幽会。

  • He and Liz became lovers soon after they first met.

    他和莉兹初次见面后不久就成了情侣。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]热爱者;爱好者;发烧友 If you are a lover of something such as animals or the arts, you enjoy them very much and take great pleasure in them.
  [with supp]
  • She is a great lover of horses and horse racing...

    她热爱马匹和赛马。

  • Are you an opera lover?

    你是歌剧发烧友吗?


Oxford lover / ˈlʌvə(r) ; NAmE ˈlʌvər / noun 1 a partner in a sexual relationship outside marriage (婚外的)情人,情侣 He denied that he was her lover. 他否认是她的情夫。 We were lovers for several years. 我们相爱了好几年。 The park was full of young lovers holding hands. 公园里到处是手拉着手的年轻情侣。 2 ( often in compounds 常构成复合词 ) a person who likes or enjoys a particular thing 爱好者;热爱者 a lover of music 音乐爱好者 an art-lover 爱好艺术的人 a nature-lover 热爱大自然的人 lover lovers lover / ˈlʌvə(r) ; NAmE ˈlʌvər /
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loverlov‧er /ˈlʌvə $ -ər/ ●●○ W3 noun [countable]
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1someone’s lover is the person they are having a sexual relationship with but who they are not married tomistress:  He killed his wife’s lover. Nicola and I were lovers. a pair of young lovers2someone who likes something very much:  music lovers animal loverslover of lovers of the outdoors
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lover

[ˈlʌvə(r)]

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lovers[12289]
情人(82%),爱好者(18%)
n.爱人,恋人;爱好者
n.(Lover)人名;(英)洛弗
n.小三;第三者

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