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devoted adj.
⇨ loving (devoted parents) ⇨ be devoted to sb ⇨ love verb loving adjective loving ♦︎ caring ♦︎ devoted ♦︎ affectionate ♦︎ romantic ♦︎ tender ♦︎ fond ♦︎ adoringThese words all describe sb feeling or showing love for sb/sth. 这些词均表示充满爱的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆loving / affectionate / tender towards sb / sth◆a loving / a caring / a devoted / an affectionate / a fond / an adoring mother / father / parent◆a loving / a caring / a devoted / an affectionate / an adoring husband / wife / family◆a loving / a caring / a devoted / an affectionate friend◆a loving / a devoted / an affectionate son / daughter / brother / sister◆a loving / a caring / an affectionate / a romantic man / woman / person◆a loving / an affectionate child / boy / girl◆a loving / caring / affectionate / tender relationship◆a loving / caring attitude◆loving / romantic / tender / fond feelings◆a loving / an affectionate / a tender kiss◆a loving / a tender / a fond / an adoring look◆an affectionate / a tender smile■ loving feeling or showing love and affection for sb/sth, especially a member of your family （尤指对家人）充满爱的◆He came from a warm and loving family.他出身于一个温暖而充满爱的家庭。◆She chose the present with loving care.她满怀爱意精心挑选了这件礼物。▸ lovingly adverb ◆He gazed lovingly at his children.他慈爱地注视着自己的孩子。■ caring [usually before noun] kind, helpful and showing that you care about other people and want to protect them 乐于助人的；关心体贴的◆She's a very caring person.她是个非常体贴的人。◆Children need a caring environment.儿童需要一个充满关爱的环境。OPP uncaring ⇨ insensitive ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ kind adj. 另见kind形容词词条■ devoted having great love for sb/sth and being loyal to them 挚爱的；忠诚的；全心全意的◆They are devoted to their children.他们深爱着自己的孩子。◆She has left behind a devoted son and many good friends.她永远离开了自己的孝顺儿子和许多好友。 see also faithful ⇨ reliable 1 ■ affectionate / /əˈfekʃənət/ / showing caring feelings and love for sb, for example by hugging or kissing them （通过拥抱或亲吻等）表示关爱的◆He is very affectionate towards his children.他非常疼爱自己的孩子。◆She gave him an affectionate kiss.她给了他一个亲昵的吻。▸ affectionately adverb ◆She kissed him affectionately on the cheek.她亲昵地吻了一下他的脸。■ romantic (of people) showing feelings of love （人）浪漫的，多情的，示爱的◆Why don't you ever give me flowers? I wish you'd be more romantic.你为什么从不给我送花呢？我真希望你能浪漫一点。ⓘ Romantic describes a more sexual love than the other words in this group, for example the kind of love between husband and wife, boyfriend and girlfriend, etc. 比起本组的其他词，romantic更多地涉及男女之情，例如夫妻、男女朋友等之间的爱。 see also romance ⇨ relationship 2 ■ tender kind, gentle and loving, especially because you want to look after sb （想关心爱护某人因而）和善的，温柔的，亲切的◆I listened to his tender words, and started to feel better.听着他那亲切的话语，我开始感觉好些了。◆What he needs now is a lot of tender loving care (= sympathetic treatment).他现在需要的是无微不至的关爱。▸ tenderly adverb ◆He smiled tenderly down at her.他低头和善地朝她微笑。■ fond [only before noun] showing love and affection for sb/sth 深情的；温情的；慈爱的◆She waved a fond farewell to her parents and sister.她挥手与父母和妹妹深情告别。◆I have very fond memories of my time in Spain (= I remember it with affection and pleasure).我十分怀念在西班牙度过的美好时光。ⓘ You can use fond to describe a person. * fond可用于描述一个人◆a fond father / mother慈爱的父亲／母亲But it is more often used to describe things or actions that result from a person's feelings. 但更常用于描述因喜爱而产生的事物或行为◆a fond look / smile / memory慈爱的目光／微笑；温馨的记忆 see also be fond of sth ⇨ like verb ▸ fondly adverb ◆He looked at her fondly.他深情地望着她。◆She is still fondly remembered by her former students.她以前的学生仍然十分想念她。■ adoring [usually before noun] showing a lot of love and admiration for sb 敬慕的；爱慕的；崇拜的◆She was looking at him with large, adoring eyes.她睁大眼睛望着他，满是爱慕之情。◆He waved to the adoring crowds.他向崇拜他的人群挥手致意。▸ adoringly adverb ◆She sat there, gazing adoringly at him across the table.她坐在那儿，隔着桌子爱慕地注视着他。 love verb ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ like verb 另见like动词词条love ♦︎ like ♦︎ be fond of sb ♦︎ adore ♦︎ be devoted to sb ♦︎ care for sb ♦︎ idolize ♦︎ dote on/upon sbThese words all mean to have feelings of love or affection for sb. 这些词均表示爱、关爱或喜欢某人。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺 下图显示这些词所表达爱的程度| liking | ➔ | love | ➔ | devotion | | | affection | | | | | tenderness | | | | | attachment | | |
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to love / like / be fond of / adore / be devoted to / care for / dote on your children◆to love / like / be fond of / adore / be devoted to / care for your / sb's husband / wife / mother / father◆to really love / like / adore / care for / idolize / dote on sb◆to be really / genuinely fond of / devoted to sb◆to love / like / care for sb very much◆to love / care for sb deeply◆to clearly / obviously love / adore / idolize / dote on sb■ love [transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) to have strong feelings of affection for sb 爱；深爱◆I love you.我爱你。◆If you love each other, why not get married?要是你们俩彼此相爱，干吗不结婚呢？◆He had become a well-loved and respected member of the team.他已成为一名深受爱戴的队员。◆Relatives need time to grieve over loved ones they have lost.亲属需要时间来痛悼他们失去的亲人。 OPP hate , loathe , detest ⇨ hate see also lovable ⇨ sweet ■ like [transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) to find sb pleasant and enjoy being with them 喜欢；喜爱◆She's nice. I like her.她人很好，我喜欢她。◆He never did like me much, did he?他从来没有怎么喜欢过我，对吗？ OPP dislike ⇨ hate see also likeable ⇨ nice 2 ■ be ˈfond of sb idiom to feel affection for sb, especially sb you have known for a long time 喜爱（相识已久的人）◆Over the years, I have grown quite fond of him.经过这么多年，我已经喜欢上他了。■ adore / /əˈdɔːr/ / [transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) to love sb very much 深爱；爱慕◆It's obvious that she adores him.她显然深深地爱着他。 OPP loathe ⇨ hate see also adorable ⇨ sweet ■ be deˈvoted to sb idiom to love sb very much and be loyal to them 挚爱；专情于◆They are devoted to their children.他们深爱着自己的孩子。■ ˈcare for sb phrasal verb (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) to love sb, especially in a way that is based on strong affection or a feeling of wanting to protect them, rather than sex 深深地爱，非常喜欢（尤指出于爱护之心）◆He cared for her more than she realized.他对她的爱比她意识到的更为深切。ⓘ Care for is often used when sb has not told anyone about their feelings or is just starting to be aware of them. It is also used when sb wishes that sb loved them, or doubts that sb does. * care for常用于尚未把喜爱之情告诉别人或感情产生之初，也用于希望或怀疑某人爱慕自己的情况◆What if he realized she was beginning to care for him?要是他意识到她正开始喜欢上他会怎么样？◆If he really cared for you, he wouldn't behave like that.要是他真的在乎你，他就不会那样做了。 see also care for sb ⇨ look after sb ■ idolize (BrE also idolise) / /ˈaɪdəlaɪz/ / [transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) to admire or love sb very much and think that they are perfect 崇拜；热爱◆He longed to be a pop star, idolized by millions of fans.他渴望成为流行音乐明星，受到数百万歌迷的崇拜。 see also idol ⇨ hero ■ ˈdote on sb■ ˈdote upon sb phrasal verb (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) to feel and show great love for sb, ignoring their faults 溺爱；宠爱；过分喜爱◆He dotes on his children.他溺爱他的孩子。NOTE 辨析 Idolize or dote on sb?Young people often idolize a famous person such as a pop star or football player, or a person in authority, such as a teacher or parent. Parents, grandparents, uncles, aunts, etc. may dote on children in their family. * idolize常用于年轻人崇拜流行音乐明星或足球运动员之类的名人，或者像老师或家长这样的权威人士；dote on则用于长辈等宠爱家里的孩子。 |