n (1)热(喜)爱(strong feeling of liking or being fond of)[U]：cherish a deep～for... 深深热爱…… inspire a profound～for one's country 激起对祖国深深的爱;show～towards/to sb 表露出对某人的爱;have a great～for animals/nature 热爱动物/大自然;have no～for sb 不爱某人;maternal/paternal～母/父爱;mother's～for her children 母亲对子女的爱;～between parent and child 父母与子女之间的爱;Parental～is deep and true. 父母之爱深而真挚。sincere～真挚的爱;〖反〗hate，hatred;

(2)爱(喜)好(very strong feeling of pleasure and enjoyment)[U，a～][N(of/for)]：a～of adventure/pop music/ancient art/watching football 爱好冒险/流行音乐/古代艺术/看足球;have an intense～for sports/literature 强烈爱好体育运动/文学;have a strong～of learning 酷爱学习;develop a～for music and art 培养对音乐和艺术的爱好;〖反〗hate;

(3)爱情，性爱(very strong feeling of pleasure with sexual desire)[U]：fall in～with sb 爱上某人;They are in～. 他们在恋爱。L～is blind.(prov) 爱情是盲目的(情人眼里出西施)。She desired the～of the handsome young man. 她渴望得到那个英俊年轻人的爱。marry for～not for money 为爱情而不是为金钱结婚;everlasting/fleeting～永恒/转瞬即逝的爱;one-sided/unrequited/unreturned～单相思;physical/sexual/spiritual～肉欲/性爱/精神恋爱;make～(to sb) 做爱;～affair 恋爱事件，风流韵事;a～child 私生子;a～letter 情书;～life 爱情生活;～songs/stories 情歌/爱情小说;

(4)喜(可)爱的人或物(lovely person or thing)[C]：She is my sweetest～. 她是我最心爱的人。Isn't she a little～?她真是娇小可爱!What a～of a clay doll!多么可爱的泥娃娃!Hunting is one of his great～s. 打猎是他的一大爱好。

(5)情人(sweetheart)[C]：He is lonely because his～is out of town this weekend. 他感到寂寞，因为这个周末他的情人不在城里。

be out of love with 不喜欢(爱)：be out of～with life 厌倦生活;I am out of～with meat at present. 目前我不喜欢吃肉。

fall in love with sth 爱上了：She fell in～with the cottage as soon as she saw it. 她一看到那所别墅就喜欢上了。

for the love of 1)出于爱好：I didn't do it for reward;I did it for～. 我做这事不是为了报酬，而是出于爱好。2)看在……的份上：For the～of God，stop that noise. 看在上帝的份上，别再吵了。

give/send one's love to 向……问好：Give my～to all/your parents. 代我向大家/你的父母问好。

not for love or money 无论怎样也不：He wouldn't go there for～or money. 他无论怎样也不到那儿去。

no love lost between 相互厌恶，关系很坏：There is no～lost between them. 他们相互厌恶。

→′loveless adj 没有爱情的，得不到爱的;′lovelorn adj 失恋的;′lovesick adj 害相思病的;′love-affair n 风流韵事;′love-bird n 情侣鸟;热恋中的人;′love-seat n情人椅;′lovely adj

vt (1)(热)爱(have strong feeling of liking or being fond of)[T+n]：～nature/music 热爱大自然/音乐;～one's country/one's motherland/one's parents/one's wife/one's students 爱国/祖国/父母/妻子/学生;She dearly/deeply～s her son. 她很疼爱/深深地爱她的儿子。He likes her very much but he doesn't～her. 他很喜欢她，但不爱她。L～me，～my dog.(prov)爱屋及乌。〖反〗hate;

(2)爱好，喜欢(like very much;take pleasure in)[T+n，T+to-inf，C+n+to-inf，T+ing]：Plants～sunlight. 植物喜欢阳光。She has～d Shakespeare since childhood. 她从小就喜欢莎士比亚的作品。～to play football/to buy books/to listen to music 喜爱踢足球/买书/听音乐;We'd～you to come over and see our new hi-fi/to go with us. 我们很愿意你来看看我们新的高保真音响/和我们一起去。～playing football/listening to music 喜爱踢足球/听音乐;The old woman～d her maid's reading to her in bed. 那个老妇人喜欢躺在床上听女佣给她读书。She～s her steak rare. 她喜欢嫩牛排。〖反〗hate;

→′lover n 情人;′lov(e)able adj 可爱的;′loving adj 深情的，亲爱的;

【辨异】love与affection和devotion的区别见AFFECTION。