love affair

英 [ˈlʌv əfeə(r)]

美 [ˈlʌv əfer]

n. 风流韵事; (非夫妻间的)性关系; (对某事)极大的热情，强烈的兴趣

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noun

风流韵事；（非夫妻间的）性关系
a romantic and/or sexual relationship between two people who are in love and not married to each other
（对某事）极大的热情，强烈的兴趣
great enthusiasm for sth
1. the English love affair with gardening
  英格兰人对园艺的热爱

N-COUNT 风流韵事；（非夫妻或同居情侣间的）恋爱（或性）关系
Alove affairis a romantic and usually sexual relationship between two people who love each other but who are not married or living together.
1. ...a stressful love affair with a married man.
  与一个已婚男人的痛苦婚外情
N-SING 极大的喜爱；强烈的的兴趣
If you refer to someone'slove affair withsomething, you mean that they like it a lot and are very enthusiastic about it.
1. ...the American love affair with firearms...
  美国人对枪支的癖好
2. Tom's love affair with France and most things French knew no bounds.
  汤姆对法国和大多数法国东西都无比热爱。

noun

It was her first love affair, as we have said;
我们已经说过，这是她第一次的爱。
This is a very strange love affair.-why?
这种爱情太古怪了，为什么？
So I began another sensational love affair, which, of course, again ended tragically.
于是我又有了一场海誓山盟的恋爱，结果当然也不妙。
As he continues his revolt, he also has a love affair with Isabella, Edward's daughter-in-law.
他继续领导起义，同时与爱德华的儿媳妇伊莎贝拉擦出爱的火花。
What are we talking here, a love affair?
我们到底谈论什么呢，风流韵事？
Her 10-year love affair is about to culminate in a wedding.
她长达十年的爱情长跑终于要在婚礼中走向高潮了。
She behaved very tactlessly in reminding him of their love affair.
她提醒他别忘了他俩间的恋爱关系，说得很不策略。
She had a lesbian love affair with her secretary.
她和她的秘书搞过同性恋。
She began a torrid love affair with a theatrical designer.
她和一位舞台设计师开始了一场狂热的恋情。
Now it seems America's love affair with the plastic doll may also be coming to an end.
如今，美国人对这个塑料娃娃的酷爱之情也似乎即将结束。