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flirtation with sb/sth
with 后接人时指调情；接事物时比喻对某事的一时兴趣。
Her flirtation with the idea of moving to Paris did not last long.
她对搬到巴黎这个念头的兴致没有持续多久。
调情；挑逗
flirtations — plural of flirtation
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调情；挑逗
playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
Her flirtation with the idea of moving to Paris did not last long.
她对搬到巴黎这个念头的兴致没有持续多久。
调情；卖弄风情。
Playing at courtship; coquetry.
一次调情；调情之举。
An instance of flirting.
短暂的尝试或兴趣期。
A period of experimentation with or interest in a particular idea or activity.
Their flirtation was obvious to everyone at the party.
他们在派对上的调情对每个人来说都很明显。
She laughed off his flirtation and changed the subject.
她对他的调情一笑置之，然后换了个话题。
After months of harmless flirtation, they finally went on a date.
经过几个月无伤大雅的调情之后，他们终于约会了。
with 后接人时指调情；接事物时比喻对某事的一时兴趣。
Her flirtation with the idea of moving to Paris did not last long.
她对搬到巴黎这个念头的兴致没有持续多久。
between 强调双方之间相互的调情，名词前常用 the 或 a。
The flirtation between the two singers soon became front-page news.
两位歌手之间的调情很快登上了头版新闻。
Not this
She flirtation with him at the party.
Use this
She flirted with him at the party.
flirtation 是名词，不能作谓语；要表达‘与某人调情’这个动作，应用动词 flirt，且后接 with。
Not this
He is very flirtation with everyone.
Use this
He is very flirtatious with everyone.
flirtation 是名词，指调情的行为；描述人爱调情的特质要用形容词 flirtatious。
Not this
His flirtation to her made her uncomfortable.
Use this
His flirtation with her made her uncomfortable.
名词 flirtation 与动词 flirt 一样，表示调情的对象时用介词 with，不用 to。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
短暂的调情
She had a brief flirtation with a colleague at the office party.
她在办公室聚会上和一位同事短暂地调情。
无伤大雅的调情
Their harmless flirtation made everyone smile.
他们无伤大雅的调情让大家都笑了。
对某个想法的短暂兴趣
His flirtation with the idea of moving abroad lasted only a week.
他对移居国外这个想法的短暂兴趣只持续了一周。
夏日调情
The summer flirtation ended when they went back to school.
夏天的那段调情在他们回学校后就结束了。
相互调情
The mutual flirtation was obvious to everyone at the table.
他们之间的相互调情在座的每个人都能看出来。
对某事的短暂兴趣
Her brief flirtation with fashion design ended when she returned to law school.
她短暂涉足时装设计，之后回到法学院继续学业。
冒险，玩火
Skydiving is a flirtation with danger that many people enjoy.
跳伞是一种许多人喜欢的冒险行为。
与死亡擦肩而过
The stuntman's career was a constant flirtation with death.
这位特技演员的职业生涯就是不断与死亡打交道。
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联想：flirt（调情）+ -ation（名词后缀），想象一个人抛媚眼、嬉笑挑逗的画面。
语域：mixed 常见场景：literary prose、book and film reviews、formal written English flirtation 作为名词在口语中不如 flirting 常见，多用于文学作品、评论或较正式的文字里。日常交流中通常直接用 flirting。
复数形式为 flirtations。
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