affection
noun uk/əˈfek.ʃən/ us/əˈfek.ʃən/
B2 [ U or S ]喜爱;钟爱;挚爱
a feeling of liking for a person or place
She felt no affection for the child. 她一点都不疼爱这个孩子。
He had a deep affection for his aunt. 他非常喜爱他的姑妈。
Synonyms: fondnesstenderness (GENTLE)warmth (FEELING)
affections [ plural ] 钟爱之情，爱慕;爱情
feelings of liking or love
The former president still holds a place in the nation's affections. 前总统仍深得全国人民的爱戴。
Sula seems to have transferred her affections from Jon to his brother. 苏拉好像移情别恋了，不再爱乔恩，而喜欢上了他的弟弟。
Who's the latest object of his affections?
She seemed seemed to reserve her affections primarily for animals.
The siblings had always competed for the affections of their father.
win someone's affections 赢得（某人的）爱
to succeed in persuading someone to love you
Since his divorce, he has been suspicious of women who try to win his affections.
Walter Raleigh caught the queen's attention and won her affections.
She worked as a schoolteacher until a shy young farmer won her affections and carried her off to Yorkshire.
There is a charm about her which has won my affections.
She was still hopeful of winning David's affections.
- More examples
- There's never much display of affection between them.
- filial affection
- He finds it difficult to show affection.
- In this society there is a taboo on any sort of public display of affection.
- He remembered the teachers at his first school with great affection.