passion

US: /ˈpæʃən/

UK: /pˈæʃən/


English - Vietnamese dictionary

passion /'pæʃn/
  • danh từ
    • cảm xúc mạnh mẽ, tình cảm nồng nàn
    • sự giận dữ
      • to fly (fall, get) into a passion: nổi giận, nổi tam bành
    • tình dục, tình yêu
      • sexual passion: tình dục
      • tender passion: tình yêu
    • sự say mê
      • to have a passion for something: say mê cái gì
    • (tôn giáo) (the passion) những nỗi khổ hình của Chúa Giê-xu; bài ca thuật lại những nỗi khổ hình của Chúa Giê-xu
    • nội động từ
      • (thơ ca) say mê, yêu tha thiết, yêu nồng nàn

    Advanced English dictionary

    + noun
    1 [C, U] a very strong feeling of love, hatred, anger, enthusiasm, etc: He's a man of violent passions. + a crime of passion + She argued her case with considerable passion. + Passions were running high (= people were angry and emotional) at the meeting.
    2 [sing.] (formal) a state of being very angry: She flies into a passion if anyone even mentions his name.
    3 [U] ~ (for sb) a very strong feeling of sexual love: His passion for her made him blind to everything else.
    4 [sing.] ~ (for sth) a very strong feeling of liking sth; a hobby, an activity, etc. that you like very much: The English have a passion for gardens. + Music is a passion with him.
    5 (the Passion) [sing.] (in Christianity) the suffering and death of Jesus Christ

    Thesaurus dictionary

    n.
    1 Often, passions. ardour, ardency, eagerness, intensity, fervour, fervency, fervidness, zeal, zealousness, avidity, avidness, zest, zestfulness, vivacity, vivaciousness, gusto, verve, emotion, feeling, animation, spirit, spiritedness, vigour, enthusiasm, eagerness; zealotry, fanaticism, feverishness:
    The passions of the mob are uncontrollable. Passion and prejudice govern the world. Passions ran high at the political convention
    2 fit, outburst, frenzy, paroxysm, seizure, spasm, convulsion, eruption, whirlwind, tempest, storm, ferment, fury, furore or US furor:
    Henry fell on his knees in a passion of grief.
    3 infatuation, mania, obsession, craze, craving, lust, (unquenchable) thirst, (insatiable) hunger, itch, yearning, longing, desire, concupiscence, love, affection, enthusiasm, compulsion, fondness, predilection, keenness, fancy, fascination, partiality, liking, interest, weakness, Colloq yen:
    Would the world be a better place if the passion for spiritual values were as great as for material things? She has a passion for chocolates
    4 love, heart's desire, beloved, idol, hero or heroine, obsession, Colloq heartthrob, dream-girl or dream-boy:
    He may not look much to you but he is the passion of every teenage girl
    5 Usually, Passion. pain, suffering, agony, martyrdom:
    Christ underwent his Passion at Calvary.

    Collocation

    1 strong sexual love/attraction

    ADJ.

    grand, great
    She didn't believe in grand passion or love at first sight. She was his first great passion.
    | all-consuming, blind, consuming, fierce, fiery, intense | tender | animal, romantic, sexual

    QUANT.

    surge, wave

    VERB + PASSION

    arouse, awaken
    No one had ever aroused his passion as much as Sandra.
    | be filled with, feel
    the great passion he felt for her

    PASSION + VERB

    cool, wane

    PREP.

    with ~
    They kissed with passion.
    | ~ between
    The passion between them had cooled.
    | ~ for
    his all-consuming passion for her

    PHRASES

    a night of passion
    They spent a night of passion in a hotel.
    | the object of sb's passion
    the young girl who was the object of his passion

    2 strong feeling

    ADJ.

    considerable, great, high, real
    a woman of great passion There were moments of high passion in the game.

    VERB + PASSION

    have
    A writer should have passion.
    | arouse, rouse
    This issue always arouses passion.

    PREP.

    with ~
    He argued his case with great passion.

    PHRASES

    a crime of passion
    She killed her husband's lover in a crime of passion.
    | full of passion
    a speech full of passion

    3 strong liking for/interest in sth

    ADJ.

    all-consuming, consuming, great, real | abiding, genuine, lifelong
    his lifelong passion for aeroplanes

    VERB + PASSION

    develop, have | share
    They shared a passion for food.
    | indulge
    She had very little time to indulge her passion for painting.

    PREP.

    ~ for
    He developed a real passion for acting.


    Concise dictionary

    passions'pæʃn
    noun
    +strong feeling or emotion
    +the trait of being intensely emotional
    +something that is desired intensely
    +an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
    +a feeling of strong sexual desire
    +any object of warm affection or devotion
    +the suffering of Jesus at the crucifixion

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