lover是名詞,是指情人、愛好者、情侶、熱愛者等。Love作為名詞時,有愛、熱愛、慈愛、愛情、戀愛、喜好、喜愛等意思,Love作為動詞時,有愛、熱愛、喜歡、喜愛、很喜歡、很願意等意思。love加上r就從動詞變成了名詞,這樣的例子有:dive——diver、dance——dancer、drive——driver等。
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He denied that he was her lover.他否認是她的情夫。We were lovers for several years.我們相愛了好幾年。The park was full of young lovers holding hands.公園裏有許多手拉着手的年輕情侶。
Every Thursday she would meet her lover Leon...每週四她都會和情人利昂幽會。She is a great lover of horses and horse racing...她熱愛馬匹和賽馬。His new novel is a must for all lovers of crime fiction.他的新作是所有犯罪小説愛好者的必讀書。
The photos showed her cavorting on the beach with her new lover.這些照片展現了她和新情人在海灘上放蕩嬉戲的情景。She lied to her husband so she could meet her lover.她對丈夫撒了謊,好與情人幽會。