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love /lʌv/► SEE ALL(just) for love/for the love of sthfor the love of Godgive/send my love to sblove at first sightlove fromlots of love (from)love is blindlove you and leave youmake love (to sb)not for love or/nor moneythere’s no love lost between A and Bcupboard loveall’s fair in love and wara labour of lovetough love
●(just) for ˈlove/for the ˈlove of sthif you do sth for love, you do it without payment or other reward, because you like the work or the person you are working for （做某事）出于爱好，不图报酬，无偿◆She works in the museum during the summer but she doesn’t get paid. She helps for the love of it.
她夏天义务在博物馆工作。她完全是因为喜欢才去帮忙的。●for the love of ˈGod (old-fashioned, spoken) used when you are expressing anger and the fact that you are impatient （表示愤怒和不耐烦）看在上帝的份上◆For the love of God, be quiet! I’m trying to concentrate.
看在上帝的份上，请安静一下！我要专心做事。●give/send my love to sb (informal) used to send friendly greetings to sb 向某人问候（或致意）◆Give my love to Mary when you see her.
见到玛丽代我向她问好。◆Bob sends his love.
鲍勃向你致意。●love at first ˈsightfalling in love with sb the first time you meet them 一见钟情◆I never really believed in love at first sight until I met my husband.
在遇见我丈夫之前，我从不相信一见钟情这种事。●ˈlove from●lots of ˈlove (from) (written, informal) used at the end of a letter to a friend or to sb you love, followed by your name （用于给朋友或爱人的信结尾具名前）爱你的◆Lots of love, Jenny
深爱你的珍妮●love is ˈblind (saying) when you are in love with sb, you cannot see their faults 爱是盲目的（指恋爱中的人看不到对方的缺点）◆I don’t like him at all, but she’s crazy about him. Well, they say love is blind, don’t they?
我一点儿也不喜欢他，可是她却对他非常着迷。唉，怪不得人家说爱是盲目的，是不是？●ˌlove you and ˈleave you (spoken, humorous) used to say that you must go, although you would like to stay longer （表示想留下但必须离开）不得不走◆Well, time to love you and leave you I’m afraid.
唉，恐怕我该走了，不想走也得走啊。●make ˈlove (to sb)have sex (with sb) （与某人）性交，做爱◆They made love all night long.
他们整晚享受鱼水之欢。●not for love or/nor ˈmoney (informal) used to say that it is impossible to do sth or get sth 决不；无论怎样也不◆The show is sold out. You can’t get a ticket for love nor money.
演出的门票已经销售一空，你无论如何也搞不到票了。●there’s no ˈlove lost between A and B (informal) two people dislike each other （两人之间）彼此厌恶，互无好感◆They may have been the best of friends when they were younger but there’s no love lost between them now.
他们在年轻时曾经是最好的朋友，但是现在却彼此厌恶。●ˈcupboard love (BrE) affection that sb shows towards sb else in order to get sth （为得到某物的）有所企图的亲热；出于私利的爱◆The cat seems especially fond of her, but it’s just cupboard love. She’s the one who feeds him.那只猫似乎特别喜欢她，不过这是有原因的 － 都是她给猫喂食。 NOTE Cupboard here refers to food, which is kept in a cupboard, so this idiom originally meant showing love to somebody in order to get food. * cupboard 此处意为橱柜中的食物。这个习语原指为了得到食物而向别人示爱。 ●all’s fair in love and ˈwar (saying) normal rules of behaviour do not apply in situations like war and love 在恋爱和战争中可以不择手段◆‘I told Sarah that John had another girlfriend.’ ‘But that’s not true; he hasn’t.’ ‘I know, but all’s fair in love and war.’“我告诉萨拉约翰还有一个女朋友。”“可那不是真的，他没有呀。”“我知道，在情场和战场上可以不择手段嘛。” NOTE This is often used with other words to make new expressions, for example all ’s fair in friendship and business. 这个习语常与其他词连用构成新的表达法，如“ all's fair in friendship and business ”。 ●a ˌlabour of ˈlovea hard task that you do because you want to, not because it is necessary 为了快乐和满足而做的工作；乐意做的苦差◆This tablecloth is a real labour of love. It took her years to make it.这块桌布是激情之作，耗费了她数年时间才完成。●tough ˈlovetreating sb in a harsh way in order to help them improve their situation or change the way they behave 严厉的爱，爱之深责之切（通过严格要求来帮助某人）◆She believes in ‘tough love’ for dealing with disruptive youngsters.她相信跟调皮捣蛋的孩子打交道时应该采取严厉的方式才是对他们好。 |