爱

爱(愛) [ài] 动

1. ■ （对人或事物有很深的感情） love:

爱祖国 love one's country;

疯狂［盲目， 热烈， 真诚］地爱 love wildly [blindly， passionately， sincerely];

深深［温柔］地爱 deeply [tenderly] love;

爱我中华， 修我长城。 Love the Chinese nation， repair the Great Wall.; Love China， Repair the Great Wall.

他爱钱胜过一切。 He loves money above everything else.

他真诚地爱他的妻子。 He loved his wife devotedly.

2. ■ （喜欢； 爱好； 喜好） like; be fond of; be keen on:

爱看电视 like watching TV;

爱游泳 be fond of swimming;

他极爱开玩笑。 He is awfully fond of jesting.

他最爱踢足球。 He likes to play football.

我酷爱钓鱼。 I am dead keen on fishing.

她爱问长问短。 She likes to rubber-neck.

他是个爱问长问短的人。 He is a rubberneck.

3. ■ （爱惜； 爱护） cherish; treasure; hold dear; take good care of:

爱公物 take good care of public property;

爱集体荣誉 cherish the good name of the collective

4. ■ （常常发生某种行为； 容易发生某种变化） be apt to; be in the habit of:

爱发脾气 be apt to lose one's temper; be short-tempered;

铁爱生锈。 Iron rusts easily.

食物在夏天爱变质。 Food is apt to deteriorate in summer.

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1. ■ （深厚的感情; 深切的关怀; 特指男女之间的爱情） love; affection:

博爱 universal fraternity [love];

母爱 maternal love;

永恒的爱 everlasting love;

强烈的爱 a keen affection;

他对妻子的爱转移了。 His affections were turned from his wife.

父母之爱深而真挚。 Parental love is deep and true.

他的爱是以情感而不是以情欲为其经纬的。 His love had been woven of sentiment rather than passion.

2. ■ （姓氏） a surname:

爱申 Ai Shen