romance

[rəu'mæns]

n.浪漫史, 爱情故事, 冒险故事, 传奇文学, 虚构
vt.<口>向…求爱
vi.讲虚构故事

n.

1. 中世纪骑士故事[C]

2. 传奇小说, 爱情小说, 冒险故事[C]

She liked to read romances.

她喜欢读传奇故事。

3. 罗曼蒂克气氛, 浪漫情调[U]

There was an air of romance about the old inn.

这家老客栈颇有些浪漫气氛。

4. 恋爱, 风流韵事[C]

They didn't want anyone to know about their romance.

他们不想让任何人知道他们的恋情。

5. 浪漫曲[C]

vi.

1. 写传奇, 虚构故事

2. 和……谈情说爱[(+with)]

vt.

【美】【口】向……求爱, 追求

His mother wouldn't have him romancing a scrubbing girl.

他母亲不会让他跟一个擦地板的姑娘谈情说爱。

词形变化

名词: romancer | 动词过去式: romanced | 动词过去分词: romanced | 动词现在分词: romancing | 动词第三人称单数: romances |

词义辨析

同义:

n.传奇, 冒险故事, 恋爱故事

story  tale  narrative  love story  fairy tale  heroic epic  legend  spy thriller  horror story  novel  melodroma  fantasy  fiction  epic

n.虚构故事, 传奇文学

invention  concoction  trumped-up story  fabrication

n.风流韵事, 浪漫史

love affair  affair  romantic affair  romantic attachment  relationship  fling  liason  amour  affair d'amour  courtship

n.白日梦, 异想天开, 幻想

daydream  reverie  castle-building  quixotism  fancy  fantasy  flight of fancy  notion  conceit  crotchet  craziness  peculiar notion

v.虚构, 幻想

invent  daydream  fantasize  imagine  envision

v.求婚, 追求

court  address  pay address to  pay suit to  make love to

v.谄媚, 拍马屁

curry favour with  flatter  fawn upon  toady to  pander to  bootlick  

同义参见:

vapor  intrigue  

英英释义

名词 romance:

a relationship between two lovers

同义词：love affair

an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure)

同义词：romanticism

the group of languages derived from Latin

同义词：Romance language, Latinian language

a story dealing with love

同义词：love story

a novel dealing with idealized events remote from everyday life

动词 romance:

make amorous advances towards

同义词：woo, court, solicit

have a love affair with

talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions

同义词：chat up, flirt, dally, butterfly, coquet, coquette, philander, mash

tell romantic or exaggerated lies

形容词 romance:

relating to languages derived from Latin

同义词：Latin

补充

romanceromance英:[rəuˈmæns] 美:[roˈmæns, ˈroˌmæns]n.1.浪漫史, 风流韵事Jane's and Paul's life together is full of romance.简和保罗的共同生活充满了浪漫色彩。2.爱情小说, 浪漫故事She wrote a romance about an artist's life in Tokyo.她写了一个关于一位艺术家在东京生活的浪漫故事。

例句

1. There's no time in his life for romance.在他的生活里没有谈情说爱的时间。 2. She loved the romance of travel.她喜欢旅行时的浪漫。 3. The paintings portray the romance of Paris.这些画描绘了巴黎的浪漫气息。 4. I read a lot of romance.我读过好多传奇文学作品。 5. She would often romance about her bitter experiences.她总是夸大其词地讲她的痛苦经历。 6. He often romanced over the oil painting of Mona Lisa.他常常对着油画《蒙娜丽莎》想入非非。 7. The park is a favorite spot for the students to romance their girl-friends.公园是学生们最喜欢与女友谈情说爱的场所。 8. Obviously he romanced his adventures in Japan.显然他夸大了他在日本的冒险经历。 9. For her future she couldn't help but romance the press.为了自己的前途她不得不讨好新闻界。 10. I had a thirst for romance.我渴望感受浪漫的气氛。 11. he asked her for a date and romance blossomed.他请她赴约，于是爱情之花开放了。 12. a holiday romance.假日里的一桩风流韵事。 13. light historical romances.轻松的基于史实的浪漫影片。 14. wartime passion from the master of romance.从浪漫小说大师那里感染到的一种战时的激越感情。 15. the beauty and romance of the night.夜晚的美妙与浪漫。 16. the Arthurian romances.关于亚瑟王的传奇故事。 17. the wealthy estate owner romanced her.富有的庄园主向她求婚。 18. he is being romanced by the big boys in New York.在纽约他受到大亨的奉承。 19. we start romancing.我们开始谈恋爱。 20. to a certain degree I am romancing the past.我在一定程度上把过去浪漫化了。 21. The film was about a teenage romance.该部电影是讲一对青少年的恋爱故事。 22. historical romances历史爱情小说 23. They had a brief romance when they were younger.年轻时他们曾有过一段短暂的恋情。 24. a summer romance夏日的浪漫 25. They've ended their romance.他们已结束了恋情。 26. Their friendship blossomed into romance.他们之间的友谊发展成了爱情。 27. a tale of love and romance浪漫的爱情故事 28. "After only three years together, the romance in their relationship was gone."仅在一起生活了三年，他们之间的爱情就消逝了。 29. a medieval romance中世纪的传奇故事 30. She likes reading paperback romances.她喜欢阅读平装爱情故事书。 31. an old-fashioned Hollywood romance老式好莱坞爱情故事 32. a romance novel言情小说 33. the romance of the old West旧西部的传奇色彩 34. The novel evoked the romance of Paris in the 20s.这部小说让人想起20世纪20年代巴黎的浪漫情调。 35. a book about America's romance with the open road一本讲述美国人对开阔公路的情结的书。 36. He was always romancing younger women.他总追求比自己年轻的女性。 37. She was romanced by several wealthy young men.她被几位富有的年轻男士追求。 38. The museum's director spends a lot of time romancing potential donors.博物馆的馆长花了很多时间讨好潜在的捐赠者。 39. a college athlete who's being romanced by several pro teams受到几家职业队青睐的大学生运动员 40. They were romancing about the past.他们在美化过去。