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affection

US: /əˈfɛkʃən/

UK: /ɐfˈɛkʃən/

English Vietnamese dictionary

affection /ə'fekʃn/

danh từ
- sự làm ảnh hưởng đến, sự làm tác động đến
- tình cảm, cảm xúc
  - hope is one of the most pewerful affections of man: hy vọng là một trong những tình cảm mạnh mẽ nhất của con người
- ((thường) + towards, for) lòng yêu thương, sự yêu mến, tình cảm, thiện ý
  - to have an affection for children: yêu trẻ
  - to win someone's affection: được ai thương yêu
- bệnh tật, bệnh hoạn
- affection towards khuynh hướng, thiện ý về
- tính chất, thuộc tính
  - figure and weight are affections of bodies: hình dạng và trọng lượng là thuộc tính của vật thể
- trạng thái cơ thể (do bị một cái gì tác động vào...)
- lối sống

Advanced English dictionary

+ noun
1 [U, sing.] ~ (for sb/sth) the feeling of liking or loving sb/sth very much and caring about them: Mr Darcy's affection for his sister + Children need lots of love and affection. + He didn't show his wife any affection. + She was held in deep affection by all her students. + I have a great affection for New York.
2 (affections) [pl.] (written) a person's feelings of love: Anne had two men trying to win her affections. + The object of her affections was a young man named Paul.

Thesaurus dictionary

goodwill, (high) regard, liking, fondness, attachment, loving attachment, tenderness, warmth, love:

The affection she felt towards her stepchildren was returned many times over.

Collocation dictionary

ADJ.

deep, genuine, great, real, special, strong, warm | mutual

VERB + AFFECTION

feel, have, hold sb in, retain

He was held in great affection by hundreds of students.

| display, express, give sb, show (sb) | get, receive | crave, need, want

He just wants a bit of affection.

| gain, win

She had tried hard to win his affection.

| alienate

PREP.

with ~

He'll be remembered with genuine affection.

| ~ for

I have a deep affection for his mother.

| ~ to/towards

The teacher showed affection towards all her pupils.

PHRASES

a display of affection

I don't go in for public displays of affection.

| a feeling of affection

a strong feeling of affection

| love and affection

I yearn for the love and affection I once had.

| the object of sb's affections

The object of his affections was a young opera singer.

| a sign of affection, a show of affection

Concise English dictionary

affections-kʃn
noun
+a positive feeling of liking