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love affair noun
⇨ relationship 2relationship2 noun The brothers had a close relationship. 兄弟几个关系密切。a sexual relationship 性关系relationship ♦︎ affair ♦︎ romance ♦︎ love affair ♦︎ courtship ♦︎ liaisonThese are all words for a romantic or sexual friendship between two people. 这些词均表示情爱关系、性爱关系。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a relationship / an affair / a romance / a love affair / a liaison with sb◆a relationship / an affair / a romance / a love affair / a liaison between A and B◆a brief / long relationship / affair / romance / love affair / courtship◆a passionate relationship / affair / romance / love affair◆a secret relationship / affair / romance / love affair / liaison◆to have a relationship / an affair / a romance / a love affair / a liaison◆to start / begin / embark on a relationship / an affair / a love affair◆a relationship / an affair / a romance / a love affair is over■ relationship [countable] a loving and/or sexual friendship between two people 情爱关系；性爱关系◆He was not married but he was in a stable relationship.他没有结婚，但有固定女友。◆She's had a series of miserable relationships.她经历了一次又一次的恋爱波折。◆Money problems have put a strain on their relationship.钱的问题让他们关系紧张。■ affair [countable] a sexual relationship between two people, usually when one or both of them is married to sb else （尤指一方或双方已婚的）私通，风流韵事◆She is having an affair with her boss.她跟老板有暧昧关系。■ romance /rəʊˈmæns, ˈrəʊmæns; NAmE ˈroʊmæns/ [countable] an exciting, usually short, relationship between two people who are in love with each other （通常指短暂的）浪漫史，爱情关系，风流韵事◆They married after a whirlwind romance.他们谈了很短暂的旋风式恋爱后就结婚了。◆ (BrE) a holiday romance假日浪漫史◆ (especially NAmE) a summer romance夏日情事 see also romance ⇨ love noun 1 , romantic ⇨ loving ■ ˈlove affair [countable] a romantic and/or sexual relationship between two people who are in love and not married to each other 风流韵事；（非夫妻间的）性关系◆So you're not going to tell me when your love affair with Sam ended?这么说，你不打算告诉我你和萨姆的风流韵事是何时结束的？NOTE 辨析 Affair or love affair?A love affair is usually more romantic than an affair; it need not involve sex, and can be between two people of whom neither is married. * love affair通常比affair更浪漫，它未必涉及性，双方亦可能均未婚。■ courtship [countable, uncountable] (old-fashioned) the time when two people have a romantic relationship before they get married; the process of developing this relationship 求爱期；求爱；追求◆They married after a short courtship.他们恋爱不久便结婚了。◆Mr Elton's courtship of Harriet埃尔顿先生对哈丽雅特的追求ⓘ Courtship is now quite an old-fashioned term, but it is still used to talk about people in the past. * courtship现在是相当过时的说法，但仍用于谈论过去的人。 see also court ⇨ go out ■ liaison /liˈeɪzn; NAmE liˈeɪzɑːn/ [countable] (formal) a secret sexual relationship, especially if one or both partners are married （尤指一方或双方已婚的）私通，通奸◆He finally admitted to several sexual liaisons.他最终承认有过几次通奸。 |