Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #2765
Fully loadedlover
恋人；心上人；爱人
A person who is in a romantic relationship with another person; a sweetheart or partner.
- 1.
One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse.
- 2.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
恋人
- 3.
A sexual partner, especially one with whom someone is having an affair.
- 4.
an ardent follower and admirer
狂热崇拜者
- 5.
A person who loves something.
- 6.
a significant other to whom you are not related by marriage
情人
爱好者；热衷者；情人；性伴侣；恋人；狂热崇拜者；情人
In use
She introduced her lover to her family at dinner.
He wrote a love letter to his secret lover.
They have been lovers for over five years.
lover of sth
表示对某事物有强烈爱好的人。
He is a lover of classical music.
他是一位古典音乐爱好者。
sb's lover
指恋爱关系中的一方。
She introduced her lover to the family.
她把她的情人介绍给家人。
be lovers
指双方是恋爱关系。
They were lovers in college.
他们在大学时是情侣。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- art lover
- 艺术爱好者
- She is an art lover who visits museums every weekend.她是一个艺术爱好者，每个周末都去博物馆。
- music lover
- 音乐爱好者
- As a music lover, he attends concerts regularly.作为一个音乐爱好者，他定期参加音乐会。
- nature lover
- 自然爱好者
- Nature lovers will enjoy the hiking trails in this park.自然爱好者会喜欢这个公园的徒步小径。
- former lover
- 前情人
- She ran into her former lover at the grocery store.她在杂货店偶遇了她的前情人。
- secret lover
- 秘密情人
- He had a secret lover that no one knew about.他有一个无人知晓的秘密情人。
- lover's quarrel
Learner notes
Memory Tip
lover = love（爱）+ -er（人），即‘爱人’，记住爱的那个人就是lover。
Context & Register
Register: neutral. Typical settings: romantic relationship, dating. 通常用于恋人/情人，语域中性，可正式可非正式。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -over: cover and hover rhyme with lover (same stressed vowel and following sounds). Over, clover, plover, and dover have different stressed vowels (/oʊ/ instead of /ʌ/) and do not rhyme.
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 3，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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