三十五种“爱”

爱 love, affection, like, be fond of, be keen on, cherish, take good care of, treasure, be apt to,  be in the habit of

母爱 maternal¹ love, mother love, a mother‘s love for her children, maternal affection

父爱 paternal² love

父母的爱 parental³ love

父母子女间的爱 love between parent and child

子女对长辈的爱 filial love

互爱 reciprocal affection

慈爱 the benevolent⁴ affections

疼爱 the tender love

夫妻之爱 conjugal⁵ love

深深/永恒/真挚/贞洁/坚定不移的爱 ardent⁶ /everlasting/sincere/chaste/steadfast love

狂热的爱 fanatic⁷ love/wild love

强烈的爱 a keen affection

爱如己出 cherish a child as one's own

爱恨交织 be overwhelmed by mixed love-hate feelings

爱憎分明 have a clearcut stand on what to love and what to hate

爱莫能助 be sympathetic but have no ability to help; be willing to, but powerless to render assistance

爱校如家 love the school as dearly as one does one's own home

永远相爱 love each other with an undying affection

疼爱某人 dearly love sb. ; set one's affection on sb.

终生钟爱妻子 retain a tender affection for one's wife to the end of one's life

真诚/温柔/疯狂/盲目地爱 love sincerely /tenderly/wildly/blindly

专一/忠诚地爱某人 love sb. devotedly⁸ /loyally

至死不渝地爱某人 love sb. to the day of one‘s death

炽热地爱…… have a burning love for……

爱上某人 fall in love with sb. ;grow tender of sb.

爱子女 feel affection to one's children; have an affection for one's children

表示对某人的爱 show love to sb.

公开表示对某人的爱 declare one's love to sb.

渴望得到某人的爱 desire the love of sb.

需要母爱 need a mother care

怀疑某人对……的爱 doubt sb.'s love for……

博得某人的爱 earn sb.'s love; win sb.'s love

保持对某人的爱 keep one's affection of sb.; retain one's love for sb.

激起对……的爱 inspire a love for……