[/ˈpæʃn; ˋpæʃən/] n 用法: 1 (a) [U, C] strong feeling, eg of hate, love or anger 强烈的情感(如恨、 爱、 怒): She argued with great passion. 她争论时情绪很激动. * Passions were running high at the meeting, ie people were in an angry or emotional state. 会上群情鼎沸. (b) [sing] angry state; rage (used esp in the expressions shown) 愤怒, 盛怒(尤用於以下示例): be in a passion 在盛怒中 * get/fly into a passion, ie become very angry 勃然大怒. 用法: 2 [U] ~ (for sb) intense, esp sexual, love 强烈的爱(尤指性爱): His passion for her made him blind to everything else. 他强烈地爱著她, 对其他一切都已熟视无睹. 用法: 3 [sing] (a) ~ for sth strong liking or enthusiasm for sth 酷爱; 热爱: a passion for chocolate, detective stories, tennis 很喜欢巧克力、 侦探小说、 网球. (b) thing for which sb has a strong liking or enthusiasm 酷爱或热中的事物: Horse-racing is her passion. 赛马是她最喜爱的运动. * Music is a passion with him. 他酷爱音乐. 用法: 4 the Passion [sing] (religion 宗) the suffering and death of Christ 耶稣的受难. |