a partner in a sexual relationship outside marriage (婚外的)情人,情侣 He denied that he was her lover. 他否认是她的情夫。 We were lovers for several years. 我们相爱了好几年。 The park was full of young lovers holding hands. 公园里到处是手拉着手的年轻情侣。
Extra ExamplesTopics Family and relationshipsb1It was common for upper-class women to take lovers. 那时上流社会的太太养情人是很普遍的。 She was shot by her jilted lover. 她被自己所抛弃的情人枪杀。 They became lovers when her husband first went abroad. 她丈夫第一次出国时他们就成了情人。 He suspected his wife of having a lover. 他怀疑妻子有情人。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ardent
- good
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- be
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(often in compounds )常构成复合词 a person who likes or enjoys a particular thing 爱好者;热爱者 a lover of music 音乐爱好者 an art lover 爱好艺术的人 a nature lover 热爱大自然的人
Extra ExamplesHe was a devoted animal lover, and had a large number of pets at home. 他特别喜爱动物,家里养了许多宠物。 She was a great lover of the arts, and of Greek architecture in particular. 她酷爱艺术,特别是希腊建筑。