/rəʊ'mæns; ro`mæns/
n
1 [C, U] imaginative story; literature of this kind 富于想像力的故事; 浪漫故事; 浪漫作品; 传奇文学:
(a) medieval romance 中世纪的传奇故事.
2 [U] romantic atmosphere or feeling 浪漫气氛; 传奇色彩
*There was an air of romance about the old castle. 那座古堡颇有传奇色彩.
3 [C] love story; love affair resembling this 爱情故事; 风流韵事
*She writes romances about rich men and beautiful women. 她写的是富翁美女的爱情故事.
* a holiday romance 假日的风流事.
4 [C, U] (instance of) colourful exaggeration or make-believe 绘声绘色的夸张或虚构; 虚构的情节
*The story he told was complete romance. 他说的那件事纯属虚构.

v [I] exaggerate or distort the truth in an imaginative way; romanticize 凭藉想像夸张、歪曲或捏造事实; 赋予浪漫色彩
*given to colourful romancing 爱绘声绘色地夸张事实.