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a very strong feeling of love, hate, anger, enthusiasm, etc. 強烈情感；激情 I admire the passion and commitment shown by the players. 我欽佩球員們表現出的激情和承諾。 - with passion
She argued her case with considerable passion. 她相當激動地爲自己的主張提出論據。 a crime of passion (= caused by strong feelings of sexual jealousy) 激情犯罪 Passions were running high (= people were angry and emotional) at the meeting. 會上群情激憤。 He's a man of violent passions. 他是個性情暴烈的人。
Extra ExamplesThat passion drove me to get to the top. 那種激情推動着我到達頂峰。 The team has been playing with renewed passion this season. 這個賽季該隊在比賽中重新燃起了鬥志。 There were moments of high passion in the game. 這場比賽有幾次令觀衆情緒鼎沸。 This issue always arouses passion. 這個問題總是令群情鼎沸。 a speech full of passion 熱情洋溢的演講
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- grand
- great
- all-consuming
- …
- surge
- wave
- arouse
- awaken
- ignite
- …
- cool
- wane
- drive somebody
- …
- with passion
- passion between
- passion for
- …
- a crime of passion
- full of passion
- a night of passion
- …
- [countable]
a very strong feeling of liking something; a hobby, an activity, etc. that you like very much 酷愛；熱衷的愛好（或活動等） Music is his true passion. 音樂是他真正的愛好。 - passion for something
She left her job to pursue her lifelong passion for painting. 她辭去了工作，追求她畢生對繪畫的熱情。 - passion for doing something
He was a quiet man with a passion for writing poetry. 他是個安靜的人，酷愛寫詩。 They shared a passion for Italian food. 他們都熱愛意大利食物。
Extra ExamplesTopics Preferences and decisionsb1Music is a passion with him. 他對音樂情有獨鐘。 The English have a passion for gardens. 英格蘭人酷愛花園。 Elliot and Nina discovered a shared passion for poetry. 埃利奧特和尼娜發現了彼此都熱愛詩歌。 He developed a real passion for acting. 他對表演産生了真正的熱情。 She had very little time to indulge her passion for painting. 她很少有時間享受自己酷愛的繪畫。 his lifelong passion for aeroplanes 他一生對飛機的酷愛 his renewed passion for the game 他對這場比賽再次燃起的激情
- [uncountable] passion (for somebody)
a very strong feeling of sexual love 強烈的愛（尤指兩性間的） Extra ExamplesTopics Family and relationshipsb1, Feelingsb1No one had ever aroused his passion as much as Sandra. 從來沒有人像桑德拉那樣喚起他的激情。 She didn't believe in grand passion or love at first sight. 她不相信如火的激情或一見鐘情。 She was his first great passion. 她是他第一個深愛的人。 The passion between them had cooled. 他們之間的激情已經冷卻下來了。 They kissed with passion. 他們狂熱地親吻。 They spent a night of passion in a hotel. 他們在旅館裏發生了一夜情。 the young girl who was the object of his passion 他癡戀的那個女孩
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- grand
- great
- all-consuming
- …
- surge
- wave
- arouse
- awaken
- ignite
- …
- cool
- wane
- drive somebody
- …
- with passion
- passion between
- passion for
- …
- a crime of passion
- full of passion
- a night of passion
- …
- [singular] (formal)
a state of being very angry 盛怒；激憤 - the Passion[singular]
(in Christianity 基督教 the suffering and death of Jesus Christ 耶稣的受難
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from late Latin passio(n-) (chiefly a term in Christian theology), from Latin pati ‘suffer’.
Idioms
with a passion
if you love, hate, etc. somebody/something with a passion, you love, hate, etc. them/it very much 熱情： 如果您愛，恨等某人/某物充滿激情，那麽您愛，恨等。他們/非常To do this job you have to love architecture with a passion. 要做這項工作，你必須熱愛建築。 She hated him with a passion. 她滿懷激情地恨着他。