lover

英 [ˈlʌvə(r)]

美 [ˈlʌvər]

n.  (婚外的)情人，情侣; 爱好者; 热爱者

复数：lovers　

CET4考研

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.2765 / COCA.2781

牛津词典

noun

• （婚外的）情人，情侣
  a partner in a sexual relationship outside marriage
  1. He denied that he was her lover.
     他否认是她的情夫。
  2. We were lovers for several years.
     我们相爱了好几年。
  3. The park was full of young lovers holding hands.
     公园里有许多手拉着手的年轻情侣。
• 爱好者；热爱者
  a person who likes or enjoys a particular thing
  1. a lover of music
     音乐爱好者
  2. an art-lover
     爱好艺术的人
  3. a nature-lover
     热爱大自然的人

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （非婚的）爱人，情人
  Someone'sloveris someone who they are having a sexual relationship with but are not married to.
  1. Every Thursday she would meet her lover Leon...
     每周四她都会和情人利昂幽会。
  2. He and Liz became lovers soon after they first met.
     他和莉兹初次见面后不久就成了情侣。
• N-COUNT 热爱者；爱好者；发烧友
  If you are aloverof something such as animals or the arts, you enjoy them very much and take great pleasure in them.
  1. She is a great lover of horses and horse racing...
     她热爱马匹和赛马。
  2. Are you an opera lover?
     你是歌剧发烧友吗？

英英释义

noun

• a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
• a significant other to whom you are not related by marriage
• an ardent follower and admirer
  Synonym:fanbuffdevotee

双语例句

• The plot turns on whether Ilsa will choose her lover or her husband.
  故事情节取决于伊尔莎会选择情人还是丈夫。
• The killings were said to have been in revenge for the murder of her lover.
  据说，她杀人是为了替她被害的情人报仇。
• She leaned on her lover's arm.
  她侧身倚在情人的手臂上。
• She described her lover as 'perfect in every way'.
  她形容她的爱人“各方面完美至极”。
• Self-confidence means being relaxed enough to allow your lover their personal space.
  自信就是放宽心，给爱人足够的私人空间。
• As Smith became embroiled with his new lover, the marriage was called off.
  史密斯和新情人纠缠不清，导致他的婚姻告吹。
• I'm a lover of the outdoors
  我喜爱户外运动。
• Chicago provides a feast for the ears of any music lover.
  《芝加哥》将给所有音乐爱好者献上一场听觉的盛宴。
• Abandoned by her lover, she pined away.
  她因被情人抛弃而憔悴不堪。
• Every Thursday she would meet her lover Leon
  每周四她都会和情人利昂幽会。