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。
These two girls were my first love affair.
这两个女孩是我的初恋情人。
A perfect ending for a love affair that had lasted nearly sixty years.
一份持续了60年的爱终于得到了完美的结局！
The film tells the moving story of a doomed love affair.
影片讲述了一个注定为悲剧的感人爱情故事。
He hits the ceiling at the mere mention of his unsuccessful love affair with Emily.
一提到他和埃米莉之间不成功的罗曼史，他就要大发雷霆。
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。
She had a lesbian love affair with her secretary.
她和她的秘书搞过同性恋。
She was at rock bottom. Her long-term love affair was breaking up and so was she.
她整个人跌至了谷底。她漫长的爱情要告结束了，她也要崩溃了。
What are we talking here, a love affair?
我们到底谈论什么呢，风流韵事？
It is like my tribute to China after my forty year love affair with Chinese painting.
喜爱中国绘画四十年了，这也算是我表达的一点心意吧！