be close (bi:'klx>s/ [adj not usually before
noun] if two people are close, they enjoy being together and they understand each other s feelings and thoughts: My sister and I used to argue a lot but now we're very close. I We have always been a close family.
+ to He's never been close to his family.
a feeling of love
love 1лv/ [n U) a feeling ol love, either for someone that you are sexually attracted to, or for a member of your family: All children need love, attention, and encouragement.
+ for She wrote him a letter revealing
her love for him
love at first sight (=when you love someone in a romantic way the first time you see them) As soon as I met Tracy it was love at first sight.
affection ^'fekpn/ [n U] a gentle feeling of love for a friend or member of your family, which makes you want to be kind to them and show them that you love them: These orphans have never been shown any affection in their lives. + for Alison and I had been at school together, end I felt great affection for her.
showing love or making you feel love
affectionate э fekprr\t [adj] someone
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who is affectionate shows that they are very fond of another person by the way
they behave towards them, for example by holding or kissing them: She was an affectionate child, always wanting to hold my hand or sit on my knee, I He gave me an affectionate hug and jumped onto the train.
romantic гэо'тжппк. гэ- ladjl something that is romantic gives you a feeling of love for your boyfriend, girlfriend, husband. wife etc - use this about situations, places, or things people do or say: We went for a romantic walk by the lake. I He sent me a dozen red roses - it was very romantic.
В a relationship between
two people who love each other
relationship /ri'leipnjip/ |n C] when two people spend a lot of time together or live together because they love each other in a romantic or sexual way: In the past his relationships had never lasted for more than a few months. I The relationship ended badly and they never saw each other again.
+ with J don't want to stort a relationship with him because I'm going back to South Africa.
affair <эТеэг/ [n С] a secret sexual relationship between two people, when one of them is married to someone else, or they are both married to other people: The affair had been going on for years before her husband found out.
have an affair with sb I would leave him
if he had an affair with anyone.
romance /rso'miens, гэ-/ [n CI an exciting and usually short relationship between two people who are very much :n love; It was impossible for the couple to keep their romance a secret.
holiday romance British summer romance
Romance is often used in newspaper stories.
american (=while you are on holiday) She knew it was just a holiday romance but she couldn't forget him.
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В stories, films etc about love
romance/love story /гэо'тжпя, hv
sto:ri ' [n C] a story about two people who are in love with each other: 'Romeo and Juliet' is one of the world's most famous love stories. I a well-known writer of popular romances
plural love stories
romantic /rao'maentik, гэ / [adjl a romantic story or film is about people who are in love: a romantic comedy in luhich Meg Ryan plays a single mother looking for love
LOW
look here for... a low wall, table etc a low sound
a low temperature, level etc opposite hich see also deep, tall
not high or not far off
the ground
low
A low wall surrounded the garden.
low /1эо/ [adj] A low wall surrounded the garden. I Some of the lowest branches were touching the ground. I In the middle of the room was a low table. low [adu] in. to, or towards a low position: The plane flew low over the fields. I We had to bend down low to get through the little door.
a low sound/voice/ musical note
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low /1 sol lad]J a low voice or musical note is not high on the scale of musical sound:
a low temperature/
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/ can t sing the low notes. I Her singing voice was lower than I expected.
deep /di:p [adj] a deep voice is low, strong, and pleasant: The men's deep voices echoed from the room below.
level/rate/cost
low 1эо/ [adj\ smaller than usual in level or number: the lowest temperature ever recorded I Japan has a much lower crime rate than other countries. I the recent low level of unemployment
LUCKY/UNLUCKY
hard work, careful planning etc: uHow did you know he'd be there?'' "It was a lucky guess." I Italy got a lucky goal in the last five minutes of the game. it is lucky (that) It was lucky that the weather was so nice.
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fortunate 'b:rtpn3t/ [ad)j lucky - use this especially about something that happens which saves you from danger or serious trouble: a fortunate escape it is fortunate (for sb/sth) that It is extremely fortunate that there was no- one in the building when the bomb went off. I It was fortunate for Roy that we found him so quickly - he could have drowned!
Fortunate is more formal than lucky
a lucky person
lucky /'Uki/ {adjl if you are lucky, good things happen to you and things go well for you, because you have good luck and not because of hard work, careful planning etc: Isn't she lucky - she can eat what she wants and she never gets fat. I There are monkeys and zebra, and if you're lucky you might see a lion. lucky to do sth The doctors say I'm lucky to be alive.