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passionate

adjective
 
🔊/ˈpæʃənət/
🔊/ˈpæʃənət/
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  1.  
    having or showing strong feelings of sexual love or of anger, etc.拥有（或表现出）强烈性爱的；情意绵绵的；怒不可遏的
    • to have a passionate nature天性易激动
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    • His guitar playing was passionate and extremely skilful.他的吉他演奏热情而熟练。
    • a passionate kiss/​embrace/​affair/​lover狂热的吻／拥抱／私情／情侣
    Topics Family and relationshipsb2, Feelingsb2
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    having or showing strong feelings of enthusiasm for something or belief in something热诚的；狂热的
    • a passionate interest in music对音乐的浓厚兴趣
    • a passionate defender of civil liberties公民自由权利的积极捍卫者
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    • He makes no secret of his passionate commitment to the nationalist cause.他毫不掩饰对民族主义事业的热情投入。
    • She is passionate about her work.她对工作满腔热情。
    Topics Personal qualitiesb2
    3. Word Originlate Middle English (also in the senses ‘easily moved to passion’ and ‘enraged’): from medieval Latin passionatus ‘full of passion’, from passio (chiefly a term in Christian theology), from Latin pati ‘suffer’.