infatuation
UK/ɪnˌfætʃuˈeɪʃən/US/in.fætju'eiʃәn/
GREC2
Definitions
n.
An intense but short-lived and often unreasoning love or attraction for someone or something.
迷恋，痴迷；短暂而强烈的爱慕
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedinnot, opposite of
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fatuatroot
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ionact, process, state
=infatuation
Common Collocations
- 1.infatuation with对...的迷恋
- 2.teenage infatuation青少年的迷恋
- 3.[brief] infatuation[短暂的]痴迷
Example Sentences
- 1.
His infatuation with the new actress lasted only a few months.
- 2.
What began as infatuation gradually transformed into genuine love and commitment.