/lʌv; lʌv/ n
1 [U] warm liking or affection; affectionatedevotion 喜爱; 热爱; 锺爱
*a mother's love for her children 母亲对其子女的爱
* love of (one's) country, ie patriotism 对祖国的热爱
* She has a great love for animals. 她酷爱动物.
* He shows little love towards her. 他没怎么表现出喜爱她.
2 [U] sexual affection or passion 性爱; 恋爱; 爱情
*marry for love, not money 为爱情而非为金钱结婚
* Their love has cooled, ie is no longer strong. 他们的爱情冷却了.
3 [U] (religion 宗) (in Christianity) God's benevolence towards mankind （基督教中）（上帝的）博爱, 慈爱.
4 [U, sing] strong liking for sth 酷爱某事物
*a love of learning, adventure, music 酷爱学习、冒险、音乐.
5 [C] person who is loved; sweetheart 恋人; 情人; 爱人
*Take care, my love. 小心, 亲爱的.
* one of my former loves 我从前的一个情人
* (joc 谑) with his lady love, ie his girlfriend or wife 带着他的爱人（女友或妻）.
6 [C] (infml 口) delightful person or thing 招人喜爱的人或物
*What a love her daughter is! 她女儿多么可爱呀!
* Isn't this hat a perfect love? 这顶帽子挺可爱吧?
7 [C] (Brit infml 口) (form of address used by a man to a woman or child (not necessarily a friend), or by a woman to a person of either sex 男人用以称呼（不一定相识的）女子或儿童; 女子用以称呼他人（男女均可）)
*Mind your head, love! 喂, 小心你的头!
8 [U] (in tennis) no score; nil （网球）零分
*love all, ie neither player or pair has scored 零比零
* The score in the game on Court One is thirty-love. 一号球场上的比分是三十比零.
9 (idm 习语) be in love (with sb) feel affection and desire (for sb) 热恋着（某人）
*They're very much in love (with each other). 他们（彼此）在热恋中.
* I'm madly in love with her. 我爱她爱得发狂. be in love with sth be very fond of sth 喜爱某事物
*a city in love with its own past 热爱自身传统的城市
* He's in love with the sound of his own voice, ie talks too much. 他就喜欢自己的声音（太爱说话）. cupboard love => cupboard. fall in love (with sb) feel a sudden strong attraction for sb 突然爱上某人. (just) for `love/for the `love of sth without payment or other reward 出于爱好（不计报酬）
*They're all volunteers, doing it just for the love of the thing. 他们都是自愿的, 完全是因为喜欢做而做的. for the ,love of `God, etc
(a) (expressing surprise, dismay, etc 用以表示惊奇、惊慌等)
*For the love of God, not another bill! 看在上帝的份上, 别再来账单了!
(b) (used when urging sb to do sth 用于催促某人做某事物)
*For the love of Mike let's get out of here! 看在上帝的份上, 咱们离开这鬼地方吧! ,give/,send sb one's `love give/send an affectionate greeting to sb 向某人致意
*Please give your sister my love. 请代我向令妹致意.
* My parents send their love. 我父母问您好. a labour of love => labour1. the ,love of sb's `life
(a) person's most dearly loved sweetheart 最理想的爱人
*I think I've met the love of my life. 我认为我已找到理想的爱人了.
(b) person's favourite possession, activity, etc 最喜爱的东西、活动等
*Sailing is the love of his life. 帆船运动是他最喜爱的活动. make love (to sb)
(a) have sexual intercourse 做爱; 性交
*He refused to make love before they were married. 他决不在婚前发生性行为.
(b) (dated 旧) behave amorously (towards sb), esp by being specially attentive （向某人）表示爱情; （尤指）献殷勤. not for ,love or `money not by any means 无论如何; 不管怎样
*We couldn't find a hotel room for love or money. 我们怎么也找不到一间旅馆客房. there's little/no `love lost between A and B they dislike each other 他们彼此厌恶
*There's never been much love lost between her and her sister. 她和妹妹一向互相嫌恶.

/lʌv; lʌv/
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1 [Tn] have a strong affection or deep tender feelings for (sb/sth) 爱, 热爱（某人[某事物]）
*love one's parents, country, wife 爱父母、国家、妻子
* love God, ie worship Him 崇拜上帝.
2 [Tn, Tt, Tnt, Tg, Tsg] like (sb/sth) greatly; take pleasure in 喜欢（某人[某事物]）; 喜好
*She's always loved horses. 她一向喜爱马匹.
* He loves his pipe, ie smoking it. 他爱抽烟斗.
* Children love to play/playing. 儿童喜欢玩要.
* `Will you come?' `I'd love to!' ｀你来吗?＇｀我很乐意!＇
* We'd love you to come to dinner. 我们很愿意请你来吃饭.
* I love him reading to me in bed. 我喜欢在床上听他给我读点什么.
3 (idm 习语) ,love `me, ,love my `dog (saying 谚) if one loves sb, one will or should love everyone and everything associated with him 爱吾及犬; 爱屋及乌.