romance

英 [rəʊˈmæns]

美 [ˈroʊmæns]

n.  (通常指短暂的)浪漫史，爱情关系，风流韵事; 恋爱; 爱情; 传奇色彩; 浪漫氛围
v.  虚构(故事); 渲染; 和(某人)谈情说爱; 追求(某人)

复数：romances　现在分词：romancing　过去分词：romanced　过去式：romanced　第三人称单数：romances　

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSTEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.5329 / COCA.4016

同义词辨析

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牛津词典

noun

• （通常指短暂的）浪漫史，爱情关系，风流韵事
  an exciting, usually short, relationship between two people who are in love with each other
  1. a holiday romance
     假日浪漫史
  2. They had a whirlwind romance .
     他们之间有过一段短暂的风流韵事。
• 恋爱；爱情
  love or the feeling of being in love
  1. Spring is here and romance is in the air.
     春天来了，到处洋溢着爱情的气息。
  2. How can you put the romance back into your marriage?
     怎样才能使你的婚姻再次充满绵绵爱意呢？
• 传奇色彩；浪漫氛围
  a feeling of excitement and adventure, especially connected to a particular place or activity
  1. the romance of travel
     旅行奇趣
• 爱情故事
  a story about a love affair
  1. She's a compulsive reader of romances.
     她热衷于阅读爱情故事。
• 传奇故事
  a story of excitement and adventure, often set in the past
  1. medieval romances
     中世纪的传奇故事

verb

• 虚构（故事）；渲染
  to tell stories that are not true or to describe sth in a way that makes it seem more exciting or interesting than it really is
• 和（某人）谈情说爱；追求（某人）
  to have or to try to have a romantic relationship with sb

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 罗曼史;恋爱;风流韵事
  Aromanceis a relationship between two people who are in love with each other but who are not married to each other.
  1. After a whirlwind romance the couple announced their engagement in July.
     在闪电式的恋爱后，两人在7月宣布订婚。
  2. ...a holiday romance.
     假日罗曼史
• N-UNCOUNT 浪漫;爱意;温馨
  Romancerefers to the actions and feelings of people who are in love, especially behaviour which is very caring or affectionate.
  1. He still finds time for romance by cooking candlelit dinners for his girlfriend...
     他仍然会找时间为女友准备烛光晚餐，制造浪漫。
  2. He takes a rather sceptical view of love and romance.
     他对爱情和浪漫持非常怀疑的态度。
• N-UNCOUNT 浪漫情调;传奇色彩
  You can refer to the pleasure and excitement of doing something new or exciting asromance.
  1. We want to recreate the romance and excitement that used to be part of rail journeys.
     我们想再度营造以前坐火车旅行的浪漫和兴奋。
• N-COUNT 爱情故事;爱情小说;爱情电影
  Aromanceis a novel or film about a love affair.
  1. Her taste in fiction was for chunky historical romances.
     她所喜欢的小说是大部头的历史爱情小说。
• N-UNCOUNT （统称）爱情小说
  Romanceis used to refer to novels about love affairs.
  1. Since taking up writing romance in 1967 she has brought out over fifty books.
     自1967年开始写爱情小说起，她已经出了50多本书了。
• N-VAR (中世纪的)冒险故事，传奇文学
  A medievalromanceis a story about adventures such as battles and long journeys.
  1. ...Arthurian Romances.
     亚瑟王的传奇故事
• VERB 和…谈恋爱
  When a manromancesa woman, he has a love affair with her.
  1. He has romanced some of the world's most eligible women.
     他已经和一些非常适合结婚的女人谈过恋爱了。
• 罗曼语系的（由拉丁语演变而成的语言，如法语、西班牙语、意大利语等）
  Romancelanguages are languages such as French, Spanish, and Italian, which come from Latin.

英英释义

noun

• an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure)
  Synonym:romanticism
• a novel dealing with idealized events remote from everyday life
• a story dealing with love
  Synonym:love story
• a relationship between two lovers
  Synonym:love affair

verb

• tell romantic or exaggerated lies
  1. This author romanced his trip to an exotic country
• talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
  1. The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries
  2. My husband never flirts with other women
  Synonym:chat upflirtdallybutterflycoquetcoquettephilandermash
• have a love affair with
• make amorous advances towards
  1. John is courting Mary
  Synonym:woocourtsolicit

双语例句

• The film tries to be all things to all men — comedy, romance, fantasy, and satire.
  这部电影试图面面俱到——既是喜剧、爱情剧、梦幻剧，还想是讽刺剧。
• Rome is the perfect setting for romance
  罗马是最适合谈情说爱的地方。
• The two of them had a brief romance.
  他们曾有过一段罗曼史。
• It was a real storybook romance.
  这是发生在现实中的童话般的罗曼史。
• Her taste in fiction was for chunky historical romances.
  她喜欢的小说是大部头的历史言情故事。
• Our budding romance was over.
  我们刚刚开始的恋情结束了。
• All this questioning is so analytical and clinical — it kills romance.
  整个询问分析性和逻辑性太强，浪漫的气息荡然无存。
• Producers decided to end her on-screen romance with Pierce Lawton.
  制片人决定结束她在影片中与皮尔斯·劳顿的恋情。
• I'm such a sucker for romance.
  我对浪漫毫无招架之力。
• After a whirlwind romance the couple announced their engagement in July.
  在闪电式的恋爱后，两人在7月宣布订婚。