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| act of love n | (action motivated by love) | SCSimplified Chinese 爱心行动 ài xīn xíng dòng
TCTraditional Chinese 愛心行動 |
| brotherly love n | (kindness towards others) | SCSimplified Chinese 兄弟般的情谊 xiōng dì bān de qíng yì |
| | Brotherly love is the love you have for your neighbor or your fellow man. |
| calf love n | figurative (teenage infatuation) | SCSimplified Chinese 青涩的初恋 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 少年男女之间的恋情 |
| courtly love | (code of behavior) | SCSimplified Chinese 宫廷恋爱 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 典雅爱情 |
| cupboard love n | (fake love) | SCSimplified Chinese 别有所图的爱 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 假装的关爱 |
fall head over heels,
fall head over heels in love v expr | figurative (fall in love) | SCSimplified Chinese 如痴如狂地爱上 rú chī rú kuáng de ài shàng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 坠入情网 rú chī rú kuáng de ài shàng，zhuì rù qíng wǎng |
| | After knowing him for just two weeks I'd fallen head over heels. |
| | 在认识他仅仅两周后，我就完全爱上他了。 |
| fall head over heels in love with [sb] v expr | figurative (fall in love) | SCSimplified Chinese 与...疯狂相爱 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 与...深陷爱河 |
| | Juliet fell head over heels in love with Romeo. |
| fall in love v expr | (couple: become infatuated) | SCSimplified Chinese 相爱 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 坠入爱河 zhuì rù ài hé
TCTraditional Chinese 墜入愛河 |
| | The couple fell in love when they were in college. |
| | 那对情侣大学时便坠入爱河。 |
| fall in love v expr | (become infatuated: with [sb]) | SCSimplified Chinese 坠入爱河 zhuì rù ài hé
TCTraditional Chinese 墜入愛河 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 坠入情网 zhuì rù ài hé，zhuì rù qíng wǎng |
| | Gina falls in love every five minutes! |
| | 吉娜每五分钟就会坠入爱河！ |
| fall in love with [sb] v expr | (become infatuated with [sb]) | SCSimplified Chinese 爱上某人 ài shàng mǒu rén
TCTraditional Chinese 愛上某人 |
| | I think I fell in love with him the very first time we met. |
| | 我想我们第一次见面时我就爱上他了。 |
| fall in love at first sight v expr | (become infatuated with a stranger) | SCSimplified Chinese 一见钟情 yí jiàn zhōng qíng
TCTraditional Chinese 一見鍾情 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 一见倾心 yí jiàn zhōng qíng，yí jiàn qīng xīn |
| | As soon as I saw him across the dancefloor, I fell in love at first sight. |
| | 当看到他走过舞池那刻，我就对他一见钟情了。 |
| find true love v expr | (meet one's perfect partner) | SCSimplified Chinese 找到真爱 |
| | The romantic teenager hopes to find true love. |
| first love n | (first romantic partner) | SCSimplified Chinese 初恋 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 第一次恋爱 |
| for love adv | (motivated by love) | SCSimplified Chinese 为了爱 wèi le ài
TCTraditional Chinese 為了愛 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 出于爱 wèi le ài，chū yú ài |
| | When I marry, I'll marry for love and nothing else. |
| for the love of prep | (out of love for) | SCSimplified Chinese 出于对…的爱 chū yú duì de ài |
| | I like gardening just for the love of seeing things grow. |
| for the love of God interj | (expression of frustration) | SCSimplified Chinese 看在上帝的份上 kàn zài shàng dì de fèn shàng |
| | John, for the love of God, just sit quietly for a minute and let me think! |
| | 约翰，看在上帝的份上，请安静地坐一会儿，让我想想！ |
| forbidden love n | (sexual relationship: taboo) | SCSimplified Chinese 禁忌的性爱 jìn jì de xìng ài |
| | My sister's child was a result of our forbidden love. |
| forbidden love n | (romantic relationship: taboo) | SCSimplified Chinese 禁忌之恋 jìn jì zhī liàn
TCTraditional Chinese 禁忌之戀 |
| | Romeo and Juliet is a sad tale of forbidden love. |
| | 罗密欧与朱丽叶是一部关于禁忌之恋的悲剧。 |
| free love n | dated (extra-marital or promiscuous sex) (旧时用语，指不受婚姻等约束的随便的性爱) | SCSimplified Chinese 自由性爱 zì yóu xìng ài
TCTraditional Chinese 自由性愛 |
| goddess of love n | (mythology: Aphrodite, Venus) (神话，爱神为阿佛洛狄特或维纳斯（在罗马神话中的名字）) | SCSimplified Chinese 爱神 ài shén |
| head over heels in love expr | figurative (infatuated) | SCSimplified Chinese 爱得痴迷的，坠入爱河的，热恋中的，爱得神魂颠倒的 ài de chī mí de，zhuì rù ài hé de，rè liàn zhōng de，ài de shén hún diān dǎo de
TCTraditional Chinese 熱戀中的 |
| | After Cara's first date with Matt, she was head over heels in love with him. |
I love u,
I love U expr | textspeak, abbreviation (I love you) | SCSimplified Chinese 我爱你 wǒ ài nǐ
TCTraditional Chinese 我愛你 |
| | See you for dinner tonight. I love u. |
| | 今晚晚餐见。我爱你。 |
| I love you interj | (declaration of strong affection) (表达强烈的感情) | SCSimplified Chinese 我爱你 wǒ ài nǐ
TCTraditional Chinese 我愛你 |
| | I love you, Mom! |
| | 妈妈，我爱你！ |
| I love you interj | (declaration of strong romantic feelings) (表达浪漫的爱情) | SCSimplified Chinese 我爱你 wǒ ài nǐ
TCTraditional Chinese 我愛你 |
| | I love you and I want to spend the rest of my life with you. |
| | 我爱你，想和你共度余生。 |
| I love you so much interj | (great affection) | SCSimplified Chinese 我如此爱你 wǒ rú cǐ ài nǐ |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 我深爱着你 wǒ rú cǐ ài nǐ，wǒ shēn ài zhe nǐ |
| | I love you so much that I can't stand to be apart from you. |
| | 我如此爱你，所以我不能忍受与你分开。 |
| I'd love to interj | (enthusiastic yes) | SCSimplified Chinese 我愿意
TCTraditional Chinese 我願意 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 我非常乐意 |
| | "Would you like to go out for a drink?" "I'd love to." |
| be in love vi + adj | (infatuated) | SCSimplified Chinese 入迷的 rù mí de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 热爱的 rù mí de ，rè ài de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 恋爱中的，热恋中的 liàn ài zhōng de，rè liàn zhōng de
TCTraditional Chinese 熱戀中的 |
| | People who are in love never listen to anyone else's advice. |
| | The two of them are in love, and they spend every moment together. |
| | 恋爱中的人对别人的建议充耳不闻。// 那两人正在热恋中，他们无时无刻不在一起。 |
| be in love with [sb] v expr | (be infatuated) | SCSimplified Chinese 爱上某人 ài shàng mǒu rén
TCTraditional Chinese 愛上某人 |
| | He's so thoughtful! I am in love with him. |
| be in love with [sth] v expr | figurative (be very keen) | SCSimplified Chinese 爱上某物
TCTraditional Chinese 愛上某物 |
| | He is in love with the sound of his own voice. |
labor of love (US),
labour of love (UK) n | (work done for pleasure) | SCSimplified Chinese 热爱的工作 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 自愿的工作 |
| lad's love n | (herb: wormwood) | SCSimplified Chinese 苦艾，洋艾 kǔ ài |
ladylove,
lady-love,
lady love n | poetic or humorous (female lover, girlfriend) (诗歌用语或幽默用语，指女性) | SCSimplified Chinese 情人，恋人，意中人 qíng rén，liàn rén，yì zhōng rén
TCTraditional Chinese 情人 |
| lost love n | (romantic relationship that has ended) | SCSimplified Chinese 逝去的爱，失落的爱，失去的爱 |
| Lots of love expr | written (for signing off a letter) (书信落款) | SCSimplified Chinese 爱你无比 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 给你满满的爱 |
| | The letter ended, "Can't wait to see you soon. Lots of love, Gemma." |
| love affair n | (romantic relationship) | SCSimplified Chinese 风流韵事 fēng liú yùn shì
TCTraditional Chinese 風流韻事 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 绯闻 |
| | She's having a love affair with a married man. |
| love affair n | figurative (intense liking for) | SCSimplified Chinese 嗜好 shì hào |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 痴迷 shì hào ，chī mí |
| | Her love affair with all things Japanese started two years ago after holidaying there. |
| love at first sight n | (instant romantic attraction to [sb]) | SCSimplified Chinese 一见钟情 yí jiàn zhōng qíng
TCTraditional Chinese 一見鍾情 |
| | When Harry met Sally it wasn't love at first sight; they fell in love some years later. |
| love child n | slang (illegitimate offspring) | SCSimplified Chinese 私生子 sī shēng zi |
| | That girl is a love child; she has never met her father. |
| Love from adv | (letter: affectionate sign-off) (书信结尾) | SCSimplified Chinese 爱你的
TCTraditional Chinese 愛你的 |
| love handles n | slang, figurative (fat midriff) (比喻，俚语) | SCSimplified Chinese 游泳圈 yóu yǒng quān |
| | It's time to start exercising my abs and obliques; my love handles are getting noticeable! |
| love interest n | (romantic role in story) (电影或故事中) | SCSimplified Chinese 恋爱对象，恋爱角色 |
| | The actor plays the love interest in the film. |
| love letter n | (letter expressing romantic feelings) | SCSimplified Chinese 情书 qíng shū |
| | He wrote her a love letter every day while he was away. |
| love letter to [sth] n | figurative (expression of affection) | SCSimplified Chinese 情话，表白 qíng huà，biǎo bái |
| | The movie is his love letter to the city of Rome. |
| love life n | (relationships) | SCSimplified Chinese 爱情生活 |
| | The actress Liz Taylor had an eventful love life; she was married eight times, twice to the same man. |
| love potion | (magical potion) | SCSimplified Chinese 迷情药 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 爱情魔药 |
| love seat n | (small couch, bench) | SCSimplified Chinese 双人沙发 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 双人座椅 |
| | This love seat was handmade in Indonesia from solid teak. |
| love song n | (song expressing romantic feelings) | SCSimplified Chinese 情歌 qíng gē |
| | Most pop songs are love songs. |
| love story n | (story about a romantic relationship) | SCSimplified Chinese 爱情故事 ài qíng gù shì
TCTraditional Chinese 愛情故事 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 言情故事 ài qíng gù shì，yán qíng gù shì |
| | "Romeo and Juliet" is a tragic love story. |
| love triangle n | (relationship between three people) | SCSimplified Chinese 三角恋，三角恋情 |
| | A love triangle, causing conflict between three people, is a classic movie plot. |
love bite,
love-bite,
lovebite n | (red mark from lover's bite) | SCSimplified Chinese 亲热时留下的吻痕或咬痕 |
madly in love,
madly in love with [sb] expr | (infatuated) | SCSimplified Chinese 对…痴迷，迷恋 mí liàn |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 热恋 rè liàn |
| | I am madly in love with you. |
| make love v expr | (have sex) | SCSimplified Chinese 做爱 zuò ài |
| | The survey found that the average couple make love three times a week. |
| make love not war interj | (pacifist slogan of the 1960s) (20世纪60年代和平主义者的口号) | SCSimplified Chinese 要做爱，不要作战 yào zuò ài，bú yào zuò zhàn |
| | 'Make love not war' was the best-known slogan of the hippy movement. |
| making love n | (sexual intercourse) | SCSimplified Chinese 做爱 zuò ài |
| maternal love n | (motherly affection) | SCSimplified Chinese 母爱 mǔ ài |
| mother love n | (affection felt by a mother for her child) | SCSimplified Chinese 母爱 mǔ ài |
| my love n | informal (affectionate term) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 吾爱，我的爱人 wú ài，wǒ de ài rén |
| | (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 亲爱的 qīn ài de
TCTraditional Chinese 親愛的 |
| | Are you coming my love? |
| | 亲爱的，你会来么？ |
| no love lost n | (mutual dislike) | SCSimplified Chinese 互相讨厌 hù xiāng tǎo yàn
TCTraditional Chinese 互相討厭 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 互不喜欢 hù xiāng tǎo yàn ，hù bù xǐ huān |
| | There's no love lost between those two. They've always hated each other. |
| not for love or money adv | (impossible to obtain by any means) | SCSimplified Chinese 无论如何都不 wú lùn rú hé dōu bù |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 怎么样也不 wú lùn rú hé dōu bù，zěn me yàng yě bú / zěn me yàng yě bù |
| | You can't get a table in that restaurant for love or money. |
| parental love n | (affection of one's mother and father) | SCSimplified Chinese 父母之爱 fù mǔ zhī ài
TCTraditional Chinese 父母之愛 |
| | Parental love is stronger than any other. |
| peace and love npl | (1960s counterculture ideals) | SCSimplified Chinese 爱与和平 |
| physical love n | (sexual intercourse) | SCSimplified Chinese 性爱 xìng ài |
puppy love,
calf love n | figurative (adolescent infatuation) | SCSimplified Chinese 少年男女之间的恋爱，早年的初恋 shào nián nán nǚ zhī jiān de liàn ài，zǎo nián de chū liàn |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese （因为愤怒、羞愧等）涨得通红 yīn wèi fèn nù xiū kuì děng zhǎng de tōng hóng |
| | The two teenagers had a case of puppy love. |
| self-love n | (high self-esteem) | SCSimplified Chinese 自爱 |
| self-love n | (vanity) | SCSimplified Chinese 自恋 zì liàn |
| sexual love n | (physical passion) | SCSimplified Chinese 性爱 xìng ài |
| sexual love n | (intercourse, sex) | SCSimplified Chinese 性爱 xìng ài |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 性交 xìng ài，xìng jiāo |
| love [sb] to distraction v expr | (love madly) | SCSimplified Chinese 疯狂地爱着... |
| tough love n | (harsh treatment of [sb] to help them) | SCSimplified Chinese 严厉的爱 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 严爱管教 |
| | When Mariam lost her brand new phone, her parents showed tough love by insisting she get a part-time job to buy herself a replacement. |
| true love n | (romantic infatuation) | SCSimplified Chinese 真正的爱情 zhēn zhèng de ài qíng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 真爱 zhēn zhèng de ài qíng，zhēn ài |
| | Anyone could see it was true love between the couple; they couldn't take their eyes off each other. |
| true love n | (fated romantic partner) | SCSimplified Chinese 真正的爱人 zhēn zhèng de ài rén |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 挚爱 zhēn zhèng de ài rén，zhì ài |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 至爱 zhēn zhèng de ài rén，zhì ài |
| | After eighteen years apart she was reunited with her true love. |
| with love expr | (affectionately) | SCSimplified Chinese 挚爱地 zhì ài de
TCTraditional Chinese 摯愛地 |
| with love expr | (used to sign off affectionately) (信件结束语) | SCSimplified Chinese 致以我的爱, 致以良好的祝颂 |
| would love v expr | (used to request or accept [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 想要 xiǎng yào |
| | I would love a cup of coffee, thank you. |