ardour

英 [ˈɑːdə(r)]

美 [ˈɑːrdər]

n.  激情; 热情

复数：ardours　

TEM8

BNC.20938

牛津词典

noun

• 激情；热情
  very strong feelings of enthusiasm or love

柯林斯词典

in AM, use 美国英语用 ardor


• N-UNCOUNT 激情；热情
  Ardouris a strong, intense feeling of love or enthusiasm for someone or something.
  1. ...songs of genuine passion and ardour.
     真正富有激情的歌曲
  2. ...my ardor for football.
     我对足球的热情

英英释义

noun

• feelings of great warmth and intensity
  1. he spoke with great ardor
  Synonym:ardorfervorfervourfervencyfirefervidness
• intense feeling of love
  Synonym:ardor
• a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
  1. they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor
  2. he felt a kind of religious zeal
  Synonym:ardorelanzeal

双语例句

• THE dismal labour market has not sapped the government's ardour for welfare reform, nor that of voters.
  惨淡的就业市场没有浇灭政府和选举人对福利改革的热情。
• Every time she held the skimmer under the pump to cool it for the work her hand trembled, the ardour of his affection being so palpable that she seemed to flinch under it like a plant in too burning a sun.
  她每次把撇奶油的勺子拿到冷水管下面冷却时，手直发颤，她也可以感觉到他的感情是那样炽热，而她就像是猛烈燃烧着的太阳底下的一棵植物，似乎想避开逃走。
• His ardour cooled after only a few weeks.
  他的激情仅过了几个星期就冷却了。
• He carried out the task with ardour.
  他满怀热情地去执行这项任务。
• His eyes were bright with ardour and indignation.
  他因为满腔的激情和愤慨而两眼发亮。
• His ardour was stilled by the impact of her words.
  他的满腔激情被她那番话的冲击平息了。
• He puts great ardour into his singing.
  他以极大的热情投入到他的演唱中。
• They showed great ardour for the cause of helping deprived children.
  他们对帮助贫困儿童表现出极大的热忱。
• Nothing daunted the ardour of the merchant navy.
  任何困难都不能挫败商船船员的锐气。
• The propaganda apparatus can still Kindle ardour among better-fed ordinary citizens in Pyongyang, but it is impossible to determine the loyalty of elites.
  朝鲜的宣传机器仍能鼓动起粮食供给比较充足的平壤普通市民的热情，但它是否能让精英阶层效忠金正恩却是个未知数。