- fond of somebody
having warm or loving feelings for somebody, especially somebody you have known for a long time 喜爱（尤指认识已久的人） Over the years, I have grown quite fond of her. 经过这么多年，我已相当喜欢她了。 I’ve always been very fond of your mother. 我一直非常喜欢你的母亲。
Synonyms lovelove- like
- be fond of somebody
- adore
- be devoted to somebody
- care for somebody
- dote on somebody
- love to have strong feelings of caring for somebody:
I love you. 我爱你。
- like to find somebody pleasant and enjoy being with them:
She’s nice. I like her. 她人很好，我喜欢她。
- be fond of somebody to have warm or loving feelings for somebody, especially somebody you have known for a long time:
I’ve always been very fond of your mother. 我一直非常喜欢你的母亲。
- adore to love somebody very much:
It’s obvious that she adores him. 她显然深深地爱着他。
- be devoted to somebody to love somebody very much and support them in everything:
They are devoted to their children. 他们深爱着自己的孩子。
- care for somebody to love somebody, especially in a way that is based on a feeling of liking them very much or wanting to protect them, rather than sex:
He cared for her more than she realized. 她不知道他是多么在乎她。
- dote on somebody to feel and show great love for somebody, ignoring their faults:
He dotes on his children. 他溺爱自己的孩子。
- to really love/like/adore/care for/dote on somebody
- to be really/genuinely fond of/devoted to somebody
- to love/like/care for somebody very much
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- fond of (doing) something
finding something pleasant, especially something you have liked or enjoyed for a long time 喜爱（尤指长期喜爱的事物） fond of music/cooking 喜好音乐／烹饪 We had grown fond of the house and didn't want to leave. 我们已经喜欢上了这座房子，不想搬家。
Synonyms likelike- love
- be fond of
- be keen on something
- adore
- like to find something pleasant, attractive or of a good enough standard; to enjoy something:
Do you like their new house? 你喜欢他们的新房子吗？ I like to see them enjoying themselves. 我就愿意看着他们玩得高兴。
- love to like or enjoy something very much:
He loved the way she smiled. 他喜欢她微笑的样子。
- be fond of something to like or enjoy something, especially something you have liked or enjoyed for a long time:
We were fond of the house and didn’t want to leave. 我们喜欢上了这座房子，不想搬家。
- be keen on something (British English informal) (often used in negative statements) to like or enjoy something:
I’m not keen on spicy food. 我不喜欢加有香料的食物。 She’s not keen on being told what to do. 她不喜欢别人向她发号施令。
- adore (informal
) to like or enjoy something very much: 指非常喜欢、喜爱： She adores working with children. 她热爱参与儿童工作。
love or adore? 用 love 还是 adore？ - to like/love/be fond of/be keen on/adore doing something
- to like/love to do something
- to like/love something very much
- I like/love/adore it here/there/when…
- to like/love/adore the way somebody does something
- to really like/love/adore somebody/something
- to be really fond of/keen on something
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- fond of (doing) something
liking to do something that other people find annoying or unpleasant, and doing it often 喜欢（做令人不快的事） Sheila's very fond of telling other people what to do. 希拉爱对别人指手画脚。 He's rather too fond of the sound of his own voice (= he talks too much). 他太爱讲话了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- [only before noun]
kind and loving 深情的；温情的；慈爱的 a fond look/embrace/farewell 慈爱的目光；温情的拥抱；深情的告别 She waved a fond farewell to her parents and sister. 她挥手与父母和妹妹深情告别。 I have very fond memories of my time in Spain (= I remember it with affection and pleasure). 我十分怀念从前在西班牙的时光。
- [only before noun] fond hope
a hope about something that is not likely to happen （指希望）难以实现的；痴想的
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘infatuated, foolish’): from obsolete fon ‘a fool, be foolish’, of unknown origin. Compare with fun.