FEEL HAPPY/FRIGHTENED/BORED ETCa strong human feeling such as love, hate, or anger 强烈的情感;激情
Her voice was full of emotion.
她的声音充满了激情。
conflicting/mixed emotions
Sara listened with mixed emotions.
萨拉听着,百感交集。
She was good at hiding her emotions.
她很会掩饰自己的情感。
Kim received the news without showing any visible sign of emotion.
金接到消息时丝毫不露声色。
nCOLLOCATIONS
adjectives
strong/intense
Issues such as abortion arouse strong emotions.
The emotion was so intense that she spent most of the movie in tears.
powerful (=having a very strong effect on someone)
Grief is a very powerful emotion.
deep (=strongly felt, but not always expressed)
He had never revealed these deep emotions to anyone.
painful (=one that is difficult to deal with)
Painful emotions, stored away in the patient’s memory, can suddenly come flooding back.
overwhelming (=a very strong emotion that you feel suddenly)
She was filled with an overwhelming emotion of relief.
a positive emotion (=love, happiness, hope etc)
Try to focus on your positive emotions.
a negative emotion (=anger, fear, hate etc)
It’s not easy learning how to deal with negative emotions.
mixed/conflicting emotions (=a mixture of very different feelings)
She had mixed emotions about seeing him again.
pent-up emotions (=emotions that someone feels but does not express)
Crying can release pent-up emotions.
great emotion
She sings with great emotion.
real emotion (=very strong emotion)
There was real emotion in his voice.
raw emotion (=strong emotions that someone shows openly and does not control)
The crowd responded to his words with raw emotion.
human emotions
the expression of human emotions through music and poetry
verbs
show emotion
He didn’t show any emotion when I told him I was pregnant.
express an emotion (=show or talk about)
He had always found it difficult to express his emotions.
feel/experience an emotion
Seeing him with his new wife, she felt emotions that she did not want to feel again.
hide your emotions (also conceal your emotions formal)
Laura could not hide her emotions, or pretend to feel something she did not.
stir up people’s emotions (=deliberately try to make people have strong feelings)
His speech roused the crowd and stirred up their emotions.
phrases
be full of emotion (=showing or feeling strong emotions, especially sadness)
When she spoke, Nellie’s voice was full of emotion.
be overcome with emotion (=feel an emotion so strongly that you cannot behave normally)
As soon as I heard that song, I was overcome with emotion.
be choked with emotion (=feel so much emotion that you cannot speak normally)
Mr Ford’s voice was choked with emotion as he addressed the mourners.
be devoid of emotion formal (=not showing or feeling any emotion)
I find his books completely devoid of emotion.
a display/expression of emotion (=an emotion that is shown clearly openly)
Such open displays of emotion made him feel uncomfortable.
a sign of emotion
He showed no sign of emotion as the guilty verdict was read out.
a hint/trace/flicker of emotion (=a very small sign that someone feels an emotion)
I thought I saw a flicker of emotion in his eyes.
a wave/flood/surge/rush of emotion (=a sudden very strong emotion)
A great surge of emotion swept through her when she learnt that he was safe.
the depth of an emotion (=how strong an emotion is)
She was surprised by the depth of her emotions.
lack of emotion
George’s apparent lack of emotion was too much to bear.
Examples from the Corpus
emotion• They are more likely to be unable to register any emotion.• She stared at him, overcome by emotion.• These real and more genuineemotions will gradually take over the place of the former all. embracingnegative ones.• David usually tries to hide his emotions.• It is emotion which supplies what may be termed propulsive power to thought.• Her voice was full of emotion as she spoke.• Parents feel a mixture of emotions when their first child starts school.• An individual in a certain state of mind could fix a powerfulemotion to a place.• They hated the emotions they experienced: I had a person working for me who had no business being a salesrep.• Can't seem to take the emotion.• It must be restored if we are to understand the emotions at play today, with intolerance being absolutely pivotal.• I thought maybe I was just being selfish, it's so difficult to analyse your emotions.
full of emotion• Many would agree but this system ignores the customers who may be full of emotions like fear and helplessness.• It was a desperatemoment, full of emotion, urgent.• She did need a shower to wash away the tension from a day that had been too full of emotion.• Deep down we were full of emotion, but there was little sign of it as we settled down to our task.
Originemotion
(1500-1600)Frenchémouvoir“to cause to have strong feelings”, from Latinmovere“to move”
ADJECTIVE | ... OF EMOTION | VERB + EMOTION | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤deep, extreme, intense, overwhelming, powerful, profound, strong, violent深切的情感;強烈的情感;無法抑制的情感;狂熱的情感➤genuine, heartfelt, real, true真誠的/真心的/真正的/真實的情感▸➤complex複雜的情感▸➤conflicting, contradictory, mixed, tangled矛盾的情感;交織的情感;錯綜複雜的情感◇She felt torn by conflicting emotions.矛盾的情感折磨着她。➤strange陌生的情感▸➤dark, destructive, negative, violent陰暗的/毀滅性的/消極的/強烈的情感◇We teach people to handle negative emotions such as fear and anger.我們教人們怎樣應付恐懼和憤怒等消極情感。➤positive積極的情感▸➤inner, innermost內心的/內心深處的情感➤basic, primary基本的/主要的情感▸➤pure, raw純潔的感情;不加掩飾的情感◇a moving performance full of raw emotion充滿真情實感的動人表演➤painful令人痛苦的情感➤heightened高漲的情感◇the heightened emotions which resulted from the terrorist attack恐怖襲擊導致的高漲情緒➤pent-up, suppressed壓抑的情感◇Years of pent-up emotion came out as he sobbed.他啜泣着,多年壓抑的情感得到釋放。➤human人的情感◇Fear is a normal human emotion.恐懼是正常的人類情感。... OF EMOTION➤flicker, hint, trace一絲情感;些微湧動◇There wasn't a hint of emotion in his eyes.他的眼中並沒流露出任何感情。➤flood, rush, surge, wave一陣情感的衝擊;一股感情的湧動◇She felt a sudden rush of emotion at the thought of seeing him again.一想到要再次見到他,她就心潮起伏。➤display情感的表露◇She could not cope with such public displays of emotion.她應付不來這種公開的情感表達。VERB + EMOTION➤experience, feel體驗到情感;感受到情感◇the emotions that we experience as children孩提時經歷的情感◇He felt no emotion as she left.她離開時他感覺心情很淡然。➤be choked with, be filled with, be overcome with感情衝動;情緒激動◇Her voice was choked with emotion.她因感情激動而聲音哽咽。➤be devoid of, be drained of, lack沒有情感;情感枯竭▸➤communicate, convey, display, express, show交流/傳達/展露/表達/顯露情感◇Drama can help children to express their emotions.戲劇能幫助孩子們表達他們的情感。◇The woman's face showed no emotion.那個女人面無表情。➤capture捕捉情感◇The film captures the real emotion of this terrible event.電影抓住了這一恐怖事件造成的真實情感。➤release釋放情感◇Releasing these emotions is part of the healing process.釋放這些情感是康復過程的一部份。➤channel傾注情感➤share分享情感◇Boys often find it difficult to share their emotions.男孩們時常發現很難與別人分享他們的感情。➤betray, reveal無意中表露情感▸➤shake with, tremble with因激動而發抖◇She realized she was shaking all over with emotion.她意識到自己激動得渾身顫抖起來。➤bottle up, conceal, hide, hold back, mask, repress, stifle, suppress抑制情感;控制情感;掩飾情感➤control, regulate控制情感;調節情緒▸➤cope with, deal with, fight, handle, manage應對情感;處理激動的感情;控制情緒▸➤confront正視情感◇Victims of crime are encouraged to confront their emotions.罪案受害人受到鼓勵去直面自己的情感。➤arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, stir, stir up, trigger引發情緒;喚起情感;激起情感◇an incident that has aroused strong emotions locally激起當地人強烈感情的一個事件➤be charged with, be full of充滿感情◇a speech that was charged with emotion充滿激情的演講➤read, sense看出/察覺到情感◇You could read his emotions by looking into his eyes.仔細觀察他的眼睛,就能明白他的情感。PREPOSITION➤with emotion, without emotion帶感情地;不帶感情地◇She spoke with deep emotion.她講話時充滿感情。PHRASES➤depth of emotion, intensity of emotion情感深度/強度◇The movie has a surprising depth of emotion for a comedy.作為喜劇,這部電影的感情深度出乎意料。➤emotions run high (= people feel very angry, nervous, excited, etc.)情緒激昂◇Emotions are running high on the issue.在這件事上人們情緒高漲。➤a gamut of emotions, a range of emotions情感跨度◇Her performance in the play covered the whole gamut of emotions.她在劇中的表演情感跨度很大。
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
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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 ⇨ feelverb, feeling ⇨ sensenoun■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) (NAmEfervor) ˈfɜːvə(r); NAmEˈfɜːrvər [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] (ratherformal, sometimesdisapproving) 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。