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单词 affection
释义
affectionaf‧fec‧tion /əˈfekʃən/ ●●○ noun [singular, uncountable] Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Alison and I had been at school together, and I felt great affection for her.
  • children who have been starved of affection
  • She never seemed to show us any affection.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • And I had an affection for Bernard who went to school with me.
  • As husband and father, Stewart provided the family little in the way of affection.
  • He flared his nostrils at her, a sign of affection.
  • I can not believe that you were quite unaware of my growing affection for you.
  • That he had a deep affection for her no one knew, certainly not Rose.
  • The crowd of mourners at his funeral bore witness to the affection and respect Stanley had earned through his life and work.
  • The only time you express affection for each other is in bed.
  • The world of affection, approval, and love is replaced by the world of order, work, and entrance exams.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
noun [uncountable] a feeling of liking someone very much and caring a lot about them – used about people in your family, or someone you feel sexually attracted to: · All children need love, attention, and encouragement.· We don’t need words to express our love for each other.
noun [uncountable] a gentle feeling of love which makes you want to be kind to someone and show them that you love them – used especially about friends and members of your family: · My mother never showed us us any affection.· Alison and I had been at school together, and I felt great affection for her.
noun [uncountable] very strong love for someone in which you want to give them a lot of attention and look after them – used especially about strong feelings of love for your wife, husband, children etc: · His recovery is largely due to the devotion of his wife and family
noun [uncountable] a strong and exciting feeling of love for someone you are extremely sexually attracted to: · He loved her still, with just the same passion as he always had.· There was no passion in their relationship.
noun [countable, uncountable] a strong feeling of love for someone, in which you cannot stop thinking about them, and which seems silly because you do not know them very well: · She hoped that his ridiculous infatuation would soon wear off.· His infatuation with Diane seemed to be growing.· a childhood infatuation
noun [uncountable] the feeling of loving someone and the nice things you do to show this – used about someone you are sexually attracted to: · The romance had gone out of their relationship.· In the UK, one in ten people have found romance over the Internet.
noun [countable] a very strong feeling of love and sexual attraction for someone such as a teacher or a famous person, especially when there is no chance of you having a relationship with that person because you are much younger than them: · She had a teenage crush on one of her teachers.· I had a big crush on Tom Cruise when I was growing up.· a schoolgirl crush
Longman Language Activatora feeling of love
a feeling of love , either for someone that you are sexually attracted to, or for a member of your family: · All children need love, attention, and encouragement.love for: · She was never able to express her love for Henry.unrequited love (=romantic love that you feel for someone, but that they do not feel for you): · She nourishes a secret, unrequited love for Harry.
a gentle feeling of love for a friend or member of your family, which makes you want to be kind to them and show them that you love them: · She never seemed to show us any affection.· children who have been starved of affectionaffection for: · Alison and I had been at school together, and I felt great affection for her.
a strong feeling of loving and being loyal to someone, especially over a long period of time: · She had given her husband years of devotion and support.· Mary expected complete devotion from her lovers.
a strong and exciting feeling of love for someone you are extremely sexually attracted to: · All the passion in their marriage has died.· He loved her still, with just the same passion as he always had.
unreasonably strong feelings of love that you have for only a short time, especially for someone that you do not know very well: · She hoped that his ridiculous infatuation would soon wear off.infatuation with/for: · His infatuation with Diane seemed to be growing.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
 Bart had a deep affection for the old man.
 She looked back on those days with affection.
 Their father never showed them much affection.
 The church was held in great affection (=loved and cared about a lot) by the local residents.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
 There was only one crumb of comfort – Alex hadn’t said anything to Jeff.
(=showing your emotions so that everyone can see) She was acutely embarrassed by his public display of temper.
 She received no support from her parents.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· But he had a deep affection for his wife, and she for him.· Young Katharine began to care about the newspaper, and the deep affection and trust between father and daughter grew.· That he had a deep affection for her no one knew, certainly not Rose.· And it is his deep affection for Jane as a child that saves her, while Owens' fortune merely supports her.· The conservative Cornish, who had not forgotten their previous grievances, had a deep affection for the Latin Liturgy.· I knew that of all the people who worked for him, Narendra probably felt the deepest affection and respect for Mornat.· She remembered Jeff and the deep affection and caring she had felt for him.· Even where deep affection remains unaltered, the gap between them often becomes a chasm as years go by.
· It was as genuine as her affection for the old man.· I don't at all disparage Marisleysis' motives or her genuine affection for Elian.· They held hands and laughed, and the genuine affection between the two was obvious.· In any case it didn't preclude, on Pound's part, genuine affection.· Another three years later the passion had cooled somewhat but genuine affection remained.· Yet with me, and only me, he showed other qualities, like tenderness, true brotherly love, genuine affection.
· During the novel Lady Bertrmm and Sir Thomas never display a great deal of affection towards one another.· I still had a great affection for his body, and it was lovely to think we might play again.· Two friendly, hospitable brothers own and run the Hotel Gallini and regard both the hotel and their guests with great affection.· I have rung the world from these boxes and feel a great affection and gratitude towards them.· Please let me say, Helen, that I have the very greatest affection and respect for you.· There was great affection between the two.· He will be remembered with great affection as a generous host and a good listener.· His greatest strength-the manifest affection and trust of the voters-was also his most debilitating weakness.
· We were classless, building up a mutual affection with those who watched us.· Finally, a lie is wrong because it is in conflict with mutual trust and affection.· There is mutual respect and affection.· Tamar's eyes met George's and they smiled in mutual affection.· It is that tender, chiding, mutual affection which makes these beautifully translated letters between them so agreeable to read.· She'd always believed in the strength of her parents' marriage, the power of its mutual affection.
· The same goes for personal affection.
· Army regulations prohibit public displays of affection by soldiers, and private hideaways are hard to come by.· Well, it has bought us a Congress that ranks with bill collectors in the public affection.· He was not a man to show public affection on foreign soil.
· It's seems that their marriage is a lost cause in which possess the husband and wife not real affection for one another.· You may be currently living with a consenting adult you have real affection for.· And real affection may negate such stances.· She attracted real affection, while the Shah himself aroused fear or, at best, respect.· By winter, a real affection had developed between Lovat and Topaz.
· Like Benno Moiseiwitsch, Cortot confessed to a special affection for Schumann, whose music is at the very heart of romanticism.· Vidor was always to have a special affection for this film but later film historians have had many reservations.
VERB
· As a result of my friendship with Harold Wilson I developed considerable affection for him, which I still maintain.· Then as the foal matures, it will form friendships with other horses and develop affection for them too.· Even before I was a radio reporter, I had developed an inexplicable affection for pay phones.· Over nearly fifty years, I have developed a great affection for them.
· By contrast, Dole and his wife, Elizabeth, rarely display affection in public.
· Don't you know that Leeds fans express their affection for a player by verbally flaying him alive.· The only time you express affection for each other is in bed.· She pointed out that they rarely seemed to express affection towards Pamela and that this might be making her feel insecure.· I should do more, but how can I express physical affection for Bob without being a phony?
· Perhaps they felt pity and affection for the animals moving through a world by which they were doomed to be destroyed.· Eventually, most youngsters outgrow the jealousy and bickering, and begin to feel affection and care for each other.· I could refuse to buy her a car, but I could not insist that she feel some affection for me.· I can sit here by your bed and simply feel affection.· I have rung the world from these boxes and feel a great affection and gratitude towards them.· Somehow Mr Mallory couldn't honestly say he felt any affection for Damien.· I heard and felt affection and pride.
· Jonadab was taken aback, not being a man given to overt affection.· Children need to be given affection and to experience safety.· There is no one simple formula as to how each parent should give affection.
· At college he was held in great affection and esteem by his fellow students.
· Thus it can learn to need affection from people too.· This is especially important for work-inhibited children, who need their parents' affection, acceptance, and guidance.· I was being kissed a lot lately: I needed the affection, I can tell you.· Children need to be given affection and to experience safety.· You need time, affection and love to experiment.
· There is a need to go on being touched, to receive affection and recognition in this way all through life.· Move to Autonomy: Setting Limits Children who receive affection and messages of acceptance are likely to feel secure.· She expresses much appreciation for what she considers beautiful and is beginning to show and receive affection.
· He will be remembered with great affection as a generous host and a good listener.· She was far from being so, and I always remember her with affection for the way she enlivened my drama classes.· I remember with great affection, Teacher Doris and Teacher George.· He remembers it with considerable affection.· He was remembered with great affection by all who knew him in the course of his short life.· She was called Hodierna and Richard seems to have remembered her with affection.
· I couldn't remember the last time he'd shown me so much affection.· I sat down and he hopped on to me, showing affection.· Guideline 7: Show your affection and foster your child's love and respect.· Certainly, younger children show affection and have feelings of liking and disliking.· They love it when the pupils spontaneously show affection or appreciation.· He gave her physical protection, but never showed her any affection again.· And the true Jets' fans have curious ways of showing their affection.
· Those who knew Billy Callender still speak of him with affection and regard all these years later.· Everyone spoke of it with affection.· But a Churchill of whom I can only speak with deep affection is Randolph's son, Winston.· He spoke of the affection he and his uncle had had for each other and what a marvellous counsellor he had been.
· The unloved wife hopes with each new son to win her husband's affection.· Jane, being all three, had never had the chance of winning his affection.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • Army regulations prohibit public displays of affection by soldiers, and private hideaways are hard to come by.
  • Minimal displays of aggression towards us are usually best ignored.
  • Mountain goats are unusual in that mild displays of aggression are especially frequent.
  • Such a display of emotions was horrifying.
  • As a mark of respect I did the same thing, followed by Tam and Richie.
  • As a mark of respect, and in keeping with the tradition of the family, all the Denknetzeyans stayed at Le Richemond.
  • Before entering it, a student must make a formal bow at the doorway as a mark of respect.
  • He had expended himself so much for the people Eva made the long journey to his funeral as a mark of respect.
  • However, he regarded it as a mark of respect and discipline, and old habits died hard.
  • It is a mark of respect for those you intend to do business with.
  • It seemed a mark of respect for the dead.
  • The following day's race was cancelled as a mark of respect.
  • If Henry failed to abide by these terms his barons were to transfer their allegiance to Philip and Richard.
► worm your way into somebody’s affections/heart/confidence etc
1a feeling of liking or love and caring SYN  fondnessaffection for Bart had a deep affection for the old man. She looked back on those days with affection. Their father never showed them much affection. The church was held in great affection (=loved and cared about a lot) by the local residents.2 somebody’s affections the feelings of love and caring that someone has:  Africa has always had a special place in my affections.
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