Word · Frequency #21189
infatuations
迷恋；痴迷；醉心
infatuations is the plural of infatuation.
a foolish and usually extravagant passion, love, or admiration
- 1.
An immensely strong love or sexual attraction.
极其强烈的爱慕或性吸引。
- 2.
a foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or admiration
痴迷,愚蠢且通常过度的激情、爱慕或崇拜
- 3.
Something which infatuates.
使人迷恋的事物。
- 4.
temporary love of an adolescent
青少年短暂的恋情
- 5.
an object of extravagant short-lived passion
短暂而过度激情的对象
极其强烈的爱慕或性吸引。；痴迷,愚蠢且通常过度的激情、爱慕或崇拜；使人迷恋的事物。；青少年短暂的恋情；短暂而过度激情的对象
In use
Her infatuation with the pop star lasted only a few weeks.
It was just a passing infatuation, and soon he lost interest.
Many young people mistake infatuation for genuine love.
sb's infatuation with sb/sth
常用介词 with 引出迷恋的对象；也可用 for，但使用较少。
His infatuation with the pop star was short-lived.
他对那个流行歌手的迷恋很短暂。
have/develop an infatuation with sb/sth
have 表示短暂的状态，develop 表示逐渐产生；常与 brief、sudden 等形容词连用。
She developed a sudden infatuation with her neighbor.
她对邻居突然产生了迷恋。
Common mistakes
He has infatuation with her.
Connections
Collocations
- blind infatuation
- 盲目的迷恋
- His blind infatuation made him ignore her faults.他盲目的迷恋使他无视她的缺点。
- youthful infatuation
- 年少时的迷恋
- She laughed about her youthful infatuation with the lead singer.她对自己年轻时对主唱的迷恋一笑置之。
- brief infatuation
- 短暂的迷恋
- It was just a brief infatuation, not true love.那只是一时短暂的迷恋，不是真爱。
- infatuation with
- 对……的迷恋
- His infatuation with the idea of fame led him astray.他对成名想法的痴迷使他误入歧途。
Pop culture & quotes
- Infatuation, want to know what it feels like / I want to know what it feels like to be in love with you.
- 迷恋，想知道那是什么感觉 / 我想知道爱上你是什么感觉。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
拆成 in+fat+uation，想到“心里住进一个胖胖的影子”，犯傻般地迷恋。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常谈话中提及对某人或某物的强烈好感、文学、心理学或评论文章中描述短暂激情 infatuation 属于中性词，但带有一定的书面色彩，指短暂而强烈的迷恋或痴迷，通常暗示不够理智或持续时间不长。日常口语中可以用，但更常见于书面语、文学或心理学语境；口语里也常用 crush 来表达类似的短暂迷恋。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上词都与 infatuation 押韵，均以重读 /eɪʃən/ 结尾。注意形近异音词：intuition /ˌɪntuˈɪʃən/ 以 /ʊʃən/ 结尾，equation /ɪˈkweɪʒən/ 以 /ʒən/ 结尾，二者都不与 infatuation 押韵。
Learn the forms together
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