adore
verb- adore somebody
to love somebody very much 热爱，爱慕（某人） Synonyms loveloveTopics Feelingsb2- 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 Dictionaryadverb- absolutely
- simply
- clearly
- …
- (informal)
to like something very much 喜爱，热爱（某事物） - adore something
I simply adore his music! 我简直太喜爱他的音乐了！ Don’t you just adore that dress! 那件连衣裙简直让人喜欢得要命！ - adore doing something
She adores working with children. 她热爱参与儿童工作。
Synonyms likelikeTopics Preferences and decisionsb2- 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 Dictionaryadverb- absolutely
- simply
- clearly
- …
- adore something
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin adorare ‘to worship’, from ad- ‘to’ + orare ‘speak, pray’.