affection
[ə'fek.ʃən] noun
ADVANCED countable or uncountable
■a feeling of liking for a person or place 喜爱；钟爱；挚爱•He had a deep affection for his aunt.他非常喜爱他的姑妈。 •She felt no affection for the child.她一点都不疼爱这个孩子。 affections [plural]
■feelings of liking or love 钟爱之情，爱慕；爱情•The former president still holds a place in the nation's affections.前总统仍深得全国人民的爱戴。 •Sula seems to have transferred her affections from Jon to his brother.苏拉好像移情别恋了，不再爱乔恩，而喜欢上了他的弟弟。 win sb's affections
■to succeed in persuading someone to love you 赢得（某人的）爱 |