/lʌv ||; lʌv/noun1 [U] a strong feeling that you have when you like sb/sth very much 爱;爱情;热爱: a mother's love for her children 母亲对孩子的爱to fall in lovewith sb 爱上(某人)It was love at first sight. They got married two months after they met! 这是一见钟情。他们相识两个月就结婚了!He's madly in love with her. 他狂热地爱着她。a love song/story 情歌;爱情故事
2 [U] [sing] a strong feeling of interest in or enjoyment of sth 喜爱;爱好: a love of adventure/nature/sport 爱好冒险╱大自然╱运动
3 [C] a person, a thing or an activity that you like very much 十分喜欢的人、事或活动: His great love was always music. 他向来很喜欢音乐。Who was your first love? 谁是你的初恋情人?
4 [C] (Brit 英) (informal 非正式) used as a friendly way of speaking to sb, often sb you do not know (用作对别人的友善称呼语,常对不认识的人): ‘Hello, love. What can I do for you?’ “你好,有什么要我帮忙吗?” Often written luv. 常写作luv。
5 [U] (used in tennis) a score of zero (用于网球比赛)零分: The score is forty-love. 比分是四十比零。
give/send sb your love to give/send sb a friendly message 向(某人)问好或问候:
Give Maria my love when you next see her. 你下次见到玛丽亚的时候,请代我向她问好。 (lots of) love (from) used at the end of a letter to a friend or a member of your family (用于致友人或家人的书信结尾):
See you soon. Love, Jim 不久再见。谨此献上最诚挚的爱。吉姆上。 make love (to sb) to have sex (与某人)做爱,发生性行为