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passion

noun
 
🔊/ˈpæʃn/
🔊/ˈpæʃn/
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  1.  
     [uncountable, countable] a very strong feeling of love, hate, anger, enthusiasm, etc.强烈情感；激情
    • I admire the passion and commitment shown by the players.我钦佩球员表现出的热情和承诺。
    • with passion She argued her case with considerable passion.她相当激动地为自己的主张提出论据。🔊🔊
    • a crime of passion (= caused by strong feelings of sexual jealousy)激情犯罪
    • Passions were running high (= people were angry and emotional) at the meeting.会上群情激愤。🔊🔊
    • He's a man of violent passions.他是个性情暴烈的人。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • That passion drove me to get to the top.那种激情推动着我到达顶峰。
    • The team has been playing with renewed passion this season.这个赛季该队在比赛中重新燃起了斗志。
    • There were moments of high passion in the game.这场比赛有几次令观众情绪鼎沸。
    • This issue always arouses passion.这个问题总是令群情鼎沸。
    • a speech full of passion热情洋溢的演讲
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • grand
    • great
    • all-consuming
    • …
    … of passion
    • surge
    • wave
    verb + passion
    • arouse
    • awaken
    • ignite
    • …
    passion + verb
    • cool
    • wane
    • drive somebody
    • …
    preposition
    • with passion
    • passion between
    • passion for
    • …
    phrases
    • a crime of passion
    • full of passion
    • a night of passion
    • …
    See full entry
  2.  
     [countable] a very strong feeling of liking something; a hobby, an activity, etc. that you like very much酷爱；热衷的爱好（或活动等）
    • Music is his true passion.音乐是他真正的激情。
    • passion for something She left her job to pursue her lifelong passion for painting.她离开工作去追求毕生对绘画的热情。
    • passion for doing something He was a quiet man with a passion for writing poetry.他是一个安静的人，热衷于写诗。
    • They shared a passion for Italian food.他们对意大利美食充满热情。
    Extra Examples
    • Music is a passion with him.他对音乐情有独钟。🔊🔊
    • The English have a passion for gardens.英格兰人酷爱花园。🔊🔊
    • Elliot and Nina discovered a shared passion for poetry.埃利奥特和尼娜发现了彼此都热爱诗歌。
    • He developed a real passion for acting.他对表演产生了真正的热情。
    • She had very little time to indulge her passion for painting.她很少有时间享受自己酷爱的绘画。
    • his lifelong passion for aeroplanes他一生对飞机的酷爱
    • his renewed passion for the game他对这场比赛再次燃起的激情
    Topics Preferences and decisionsb1
  3. [uncountable] passion (for somebody) a very strong feeling of sexual love强烈的爱（尤指两性间的）
    • His passion for her made him blind to everything else.他迷恋她，达到了不顾一切的地步。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • No one had ever aroused his passion as much as Sandra.从来没有人像桑德拉那样唤起他的激情。
    • She didn't believe in grand passion or love at first sight.她不相信如火的激情或一见钟情。
    • She was his first great passion.她是他第一个深爱的人。
    • The passion between them had cooled.他们之间的激情已经冷却下来了。
    • They kissed with passion.他们狂热地亲吻。
    • They spent a night of passion in a hotel.他们在旅馆里发生了一夜情。
    • the young girl who was the object of his passion他痴恋的那个女孩
    Topics Family and relationshipsb1, Feelingsb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • grand
    • great
    • all-consuming
    • …
    … of passion
    • surge
    • wave
    verb + passion
    • arouse
    • awaken
    • ignite
    • …
    passion + verb
    • cool
    • wane
    • drive somebody
    • …
    preposition
    • with passion
    • passion between
    • passion for
    • …
    phrases
    • a crime of passion
    • full of passion
    • a night of passion
    • …
    See full entry
  4. [singular] (formal) a state of being very angry盛怒；激愤 synonym rage
    • She flies into a passion if anyone even mentions his name.哪怕是有人提到他的名字，她也会勃然大怒。🔊🔊
    Topics Feelingsc2
  5. the Passion
     [singular] (in Christianity基督教) the suffering and death of Jesus Christ 耶稣的受难
    6. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from late Latin passio(n-) (chiefly a term in Christian theology), from Latin pati ‘suffer’.
Idioms
with a passion
  1. if you love, hate, etc. somebody/something with a passion, you love, hate, etc. them/it very much
    • To do this job you have to love architecture with a passion.要完成这项工作，您必须热爱建筑。
    • She hated him with a passion.她满怀热情地恨他。