passionate
adjective uk/ˈpæʃ.ən.ət/ us/ˈpæʃ.ən.ət/
B2 情绪激昂的，热情的
having very strong feelings or emotions
a passionate speech 热情洋溢的演讲
a passionate kiss/embrace 热烈的亲吻／拥抱
The Italians are said to be the most passionate people in Europe. 据说意大利人是欧洲最富激情的民族。
The child's mother made a passionate plea for help. 那孩子的母亲急切地向人们求助。
Joe is passionate about baseball (= he likes it very much). 乔非常喜欢打棒球。
- More examples
- They had a passionate courtship and a long, loving marriage.
- It was a passionate and often stormy relationship.
- Behind that cold exterior there's a passionate man.
- What is very clear in these letters is Clark's passionate hatred of his father.
- The priest delivered a passionate sermon against war.