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a very strong feeling of love, hate, anger, enthusiasm, etc. 强烈情感；激情 I admire the passion and commitment shown by the players. 我钦佩球员们表现出的激情和承诺。 - with passion
She argued her case with considerable passion. 她相当激动地为自己的主张提出论据。 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. 会上群情激愤。 He's a man of violent passions. 他是个性情暴烈的人。
Extra ExamplesThat passion drove me to get to the top. 那种激情推动着我到达顶峰。 The team has been playing with renewed passion this season. 这个赛季该队在比赛中重新燃起了斗志。 There were moments of high passion in the game. 这场比赛有几次令观众情绪鼎沸。 This issue always arouses passion. 这个问题总是令群情鼎沸。 a speech full of passion 热情洋溢的演讲
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
- …
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a very strong feeling of liking something; a hobby, an activity, etc. that you like very much 酷爱；热衷的爱好（或活动等） Music is his true passion. 音乐是他真正的爱好。 - passion for something
She left her job to pursue her lifelong passion for painting. 她辞去了工作，追求她毕生对绘画的热情。 - passion for doing something
He was a quiet man with a passion for writing poetry. 他是个安静的人，酷爱写诗。 They shared a passion for Italian food. 他们都热爱意大利食物。
Extra ExamplesTopics Preferences and decisionsb1Music is a passion with him. 他对音乐情有独钟。 The English have a passion for gardens. 英格兰人酷爱花园。 Elliot and Nina discovered a shared passion for poetry. 埃利奥特和尼娜发现了彼此都热爱诗歌。 He developed a real passion for acting. 他对表演产生了真正的热情。 She had very little time to indulge her passion for painting. 她很少有时间享受自己酷爱的绘画。 his lifelong passion for aeroplanes 他一生对飞机的酷爱 his renewed passion for the game 他对这场比赛再次燃起的激情
- [uncountable] passion (for somebody)
a very strong feeling of sexual love 强烈的爱（尤指两性间的） Extra ExamplesTopics Family and relationshipsb1, Feelingsb1No one had ever aroused his passion as much as Sandra. 从来没有人像桑德拉那样唤起他的激情。 She didn't believe in grand passion or love at first sight. 她不相信如火的激情或一见钟情。 She was his first great passion. 她是他第一个深爱的人。 The passion between them had cooled. 他们之间的激情已经冷却下来了。 They kissed with passion. 他们狂热地亲吻。 They spent a night of passion in a hotel. 他们在旅馆里发生了一夜情。 the young girl who was the object of his passion 他痴恋的那个女孩
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；激愤 - the Passion[singular]
(in Christianity 基督教 the suffering and death of Jesus Christ 耶稣的受难
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 热情： 如果您爱，恨等某人/某物充满激情，那么您爱，恨等。他们/非常To do this job you have to love architecture with a passion. 要做这项工作，你必须热爱建筑。 She hated him with a passion. 她满怀激情地恨着他。