| 词组 | affection |
| 释义 | affection /əˈfekʃən/ noun a feeling that you like or love someone or something and care about themadjectivesgreat/deep/strong affection Bart had great affection for the old man.real/genuine affection They treat each other with genuine affection.mutual affection (=between two people) Mutual respect and affection are very important in a marriage.special affection She would always think of Nigel with special affection.warm affection He felt a warm affection for his cousin.growing affection There was a growing affection between them.brotherly/sisterly/fatherly etc affection In a burst of sisterly affection, Dana hugged me.verbsshow/display/express affection Their father never showed much affection to his children. | Pamela’s parents rarely express affection towards her.give sb affection Joe never gave her the affection she needed from him.feel affection/have an affection for sb It was obvious that Simon had a great affection for her.be held in great affection by sb The ancient tree was held in great affection by the people of the town.need/want affection also crave affection formal The little boy craved affection from his mother.return sb’s affection She was in love with someone who did not return her affection.win/gain sb’s affection (=make someone like you) He did his best to win her affection.prepositionsaffection for sb/sth He had a deep affection for his wife.affection towards sb The family members do not display much affection towards each other.with affection She remembered her teachers with affection.phrasesa display/show/sign/expression of affection People often give flowers as a sign of affection.a feeling of affection You could see that he still had feelings of affection for her.the object of sb’s affection (=the person someone loves) In the film, the object of his affection is a shy girl who works in his office.love and affection Children respond much more to love and affection than they do to punishment. |
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