emotion
[UK]/ɪ'məʊ.ʃən/ [US]/-'moʊ-/
noun [C or U]
E
* a strong feeling such as love or anger, or strong feelings in general
感情，情感；情绪；激情

1. Like a lot of men, he finds it hard to express his emotions.
像很多男人一样，他不大会表达自己的感情。

2. My mother was overcome with emotion and burst into tears.
我母亲控制不住自己的感情，泪如雨下。

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☞ emotion
emo·tion / i5mEuFn; NAmE i5mouFn / noun [C, U]
   a strong feeling such as love, fear or anger; the part of a person's character that consists of feelings
   强烈的感情；激情；情感；情绪:
   He lost control of his emotions.
   他对自己的情绪失去了控制。
   They expressed mixed emotions at the news.
   他们对这个消息表现出复杂的感情。
    Emotions are running high (= people are feeling very excited, angry, etc.).
   群情激动起来。
   The decision was based on emotion rather than rational thought.
   这个决定不是基于理性的思考而是基于感情作出的。
   She showed no emotion at the verdict.
   她对这一裁定无动于衷。
   Mary was overcome with emotion.
   玛丽激动得不能自持。

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emotion noun

• ADJECTIVE deep, extreme, intense, overwhelming, powerful, profound, strong, violent | genuine, heartfelt, real, true | complex | conflicting, contradictory, mixed, tangled She felt torn by conflicting ~s. | strange | dark, destructive, negative, violent We teach people to handle negative ~s such as fear and anger. | positive | inner, innermost | basic, primary | pure, raw a moving performance full of raw ~ | painful | heightened the heightened ~s which resulted from the terrorist attack | pent-up, suppressed Years of pent-up ~ came out as he sobbed. | human Fear is a normal human ~.

• … OF EMOTION flicker, hint, trace There wasn't a hint of ~ in his eyes. | flood, rush, surge, wave She felt a sudden rush of ~ at the thought of seeing him again. | display She could not cope with such public displays of ~.

• VERB + EMOTION experience, feel the ~s that we experience as children | He felt no ~ as she left. | be choked with, be filled with, be overcome with Her voice was choked with ~. | be devoid of, be drained of, lack | communicate, convey, display, express, show Drama can help children to express their ~s. | The woman's face showed no ~. | capture The film captures the real ~ of this terrible event. | release Releasing these ~s is part of the healing process. | channel | share Boys often find it difficult to share their ~s. | betray, reveal | shake with, tremble with She realized she was shaking all over with ~. | bottle up, conceal, hide, hold back, mask, repress, stifle, suppress | control, regulate | cope with, deal with, fight, handle, manage | confront Victims of crime are encouraged to confront their ~s. | arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, stir, stir up, trigger an incident that has aroused strong ~s locally | be charged with, be full of a speech that was charged with ~ | read, sense You could read his ~s by looking into his eyes.

• PREPOSITION with ~, without ~ She spoke with deep ~.

• PHRASES depth of ~, intensity of ~ The movie has a surprising depth of ~ for a comedy. | ~s run high (= people feel very angry, nervous, excited, etc.) Emotions are running high on the issue. | a gamut of ~s, a range of ~s Her performance in the play covered the whole gamut of ~s.

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emotion

noun

emotion ♦︎ feeling ♦︎ passion ♦︎ fervour ♦︎ heat ♦︎ sentimentThese are all words for sth which sb feels strongly, such as love, fear or anger. 这些词均表示强烈的情感。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺 下图显示这些词所表达情感的强烈程度

emotion	➔	heat	➔	passion
feeling				fervour
sentiment

PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆with emotion / feeling / passion / fervour / heat◆intense / considerable / profound / strong / violent emotion / feelings / passion◆great emotion / passion / fervour◆human emotion / feelings / passion◆personal emotion / feeling / sentiment◆to arouse emotion / feelings / passion / fervour◆to stir up emotion / feelings / fervour◆to be full of emotion / passion / fervour◆emotions / feelings / passions are running high■ emotion [uncountable, countable] something which sb feels strongly such as love, fear or anger; the part of a person's character that consists of what they feel 强烈的情感；激情；感情◆She spoke with deep emotion.她说话时充满了感情。◆She showed no emotion at the verdict.她对这一裁定无动于衷。◆He lost control of his emotions.他情绪失去了控制。  see also emotional ⇨ intense ■ feeling [countable, usually plural, uncountable] a person's emotions rather than their thoughts or ideas; strong emotion （与思想或观点相对的）情感，感情；强烈情感◆He hates talking about his feelings.他讨厌谈自己的感受。◆The debate aroused strong feelings on both sides.辩论使双方都很激动。◆He still harboured feelings of resentment.他依旧深怀怨恨。◆She spoke with feeling about the plight of the homeless.她激动地讲述了无家可归者的苦况。   see also feel ⇨ feel verb , feeling ⇨ sense noun ■ passion [countable, uncountable] a very strong feeling of love, hatred, anger, enthusiasm, etc. 强烈情感；激情◆He's a man of violent passions.他性情暴烈。◆She argued her case with considerable passion.她情绪激动地为自己的情况争辩。◆She killed her husband's lover in a crime of passion.她因妒成恨，杀了丈夫的情人。  see also passionate ⇨ intense ■ fervour (BrE) (NAmE fervor) ˈfɜːvə(r); NAmE ˈfɜːrvər [uncountable] (written) very strong feelings about sth, especially sth you believe in strongly （尤指对深信不疑的事的）热情，热诚，狂热◆She kissed him with unusual fervour.她异常热烈地吻他。◆They were fired by religious fervour.他们充满了宗教狂热之情。  see also fervent ⇨ intense ■ heat [uncountable] strong feelings, especially of anger or excitement 强烈感情（尤指愤怒或激动）◆'No, I won't,' he said with heat in his voice.“不，我决不！”他激愤地说。◆The chairman tried to take the heat out of the situation (= to make people calmer).主席尽力平息人们的激奋情绪。◆In the heat of the moment she forgot what she wanted to say (= because she was so angry or excited).她太过激动，都忘记要说什么了。  see also heated ⇨ intense ■ sentiment [uncountable] (rather formal, sometimes disapproving) feelings of pity, romantic love or sadness which may be too strong or not appropriate （过度或不恰当的）伤感，多情，哀愁◆There is no room for sentiment in business.做生意可不能感情用事。◆There was no fatherly affection, no display of sentiment.没有温情脉脉的父爱流露。▸ sentimental

adjective

◆She kept the letters for sentimental reasons.由于感情上还割舍不下，她留着那些信。◆The ring wasn't worth much but it had great sentimental value.那枚戒指值不了几个钱，但却极有情感价值。 (disapproving) ◆a slushy, sentimental love story庸俗缠绵的言情小说◆He's not the sort of man who gets sentimental about old friendships.他不是那种为旧日友情唏嘘感伤的人。

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emotion

noun
1 she was good at hiding her emotions
FEELING , sentiment, sensation; reaction, response.

2 overcome by emotion, she turned away
PASSION , intensity, warmth, ardour, fervour, vehemence, fire, fieriness, excitement, spirit, soul.
-opposite(s): COLDNESS, INDIFFERENCE.

3 we are not basing our views on emotion, but on pure business
INSTINCT , intuition, gut feeling, inclination; sentiment, sentimentality, the heart; tenderness, softness, soft-heartedness, tender-heartedness.
-opposite(s): INTELLECT.

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emotion 感情，激情
e-, 向外；-mot, 移动，流露，词源同move, motion.

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