Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #670
love
爱；热爱；珍视
To have deep affection or care for someone or something; to be devoted to someone or something.
用于对人、事物、国家或事业等，表示深厚的感情或奉献。
- 1.
To have a strong affection for (someone or something).
对(某人或某物)有强烈的爱
- 2.
To need, thrive on.
需要,依赖
- 3.
To be strongly inclined towards something; an emphatic form of like.
强烈倾向于某事；强调形式的喜欢
- 4.
To seek the good or honor of (someone), care deeply about, to be dedicated to (someone or something).
寻求(某人)的利益或荣誉,深切关心,致力于(某人或某事)
喜欢；酷爱；爱好；需要；离不开；对(某人或某物)有强烈的爱；需要,依赖；强烈倾向于某事；强调形式的喜欢
In use
I love reading books before bed.
She loves her job at the hospital.
They love to travel during summer vacation.
love + noun/pronoun
I love you.
我爱你。
love + to do
love后接不定式表示喜欢做某事，通常指特定场合或习惯。
She loves to read books.
她喜欢读书。
love + doing
love后接动名词强调一般喜好。
He loves playing football.
他热爱踢足球。
Verb forms
base love · third person loves · -ing loving · past loved · past participle loved
Connections
Collocations
- love deeply
- 深爱
- She loved her husband deeply.她深爱着她的丈夫。
- love unconditionally
- 无条件地爱
- Parents should love their children unconditionally.父母应该无条件地爱自己的孩子。
- love one's country
- 热爱祖国
- He loved his country and devoted his life to it.他热爱祖国，并为之奉献了一生。
- love doing something
- 喜欢做某事；酷爱做某事
- I love reading before bed.我喜欢睡前读书。
- love a challenge
- 喜欢挑战
- She loves a challenge and always tries her best.她喜欢挑战，总是尽力而为。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 love 四个字母想象成：l 是牵手，o 是拥抱，v 是心形，e 是微笑——爱就是这些温暖的动作。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常对话、私信或邮件、公开演讲或文学写作 love 作动词时，日常对话中多用于表达“很喜欢、酷爱”，正式或文学语体中则比较常见于表示深切关爱或忠诚。整体语域为混合，需根据搭配和上下文判断。
Grammar Note
love作为及物动词，直接跟宾语，不接介词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常见词与 love (/lʊv/) 押韵。dove、glove、shove、above 彼此押韵，读 /ʌv/，但元音与 love 的 /ʊ/ 不同；move、prove 则读 /uːv/。所以 -ove 拼写不能确定读音。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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