puppy love
puppy love — 名詞
1. a young person's temporary romantic feeling for someone, often seen by adults as
青澀戀情
年輕人一時的浪漫迷戀,通常被認為不太嚴肅
a young person's temporary romantic feeling for someone, often seen by adults as sweet but not very serious
Her parents dismissed the crush as puppy love, but it felt real to her.
她的父母把這份迷戀看成少男少女的短暫愛戀,但她覺得很真實。
puppy love
At fifteen, he wrote long messages to his first girlfriend and called it puppy love.
十五歲時,他給第一任女友寫了很長的訊息,並把這稱為少男少女的短暫愛戀。
called it puppy love
The film treats their summer romance as sweet puppy love.
這部電影把他們的夏日戀情描寫成甜蜜的少男少女短暫愛戀。
Teachers often see school crushes as puppy love that fades after a few weeks.
老師常把學生之間的迷戀看成幾週後就會淡去的少男少女短暫愛戀。
- crush
a romantic feeling, often temporary and not openly expressed
- infatuation
a strong feeling of attraction that may not last
- lasting love
a romantic relationship that continues and becomes serious
文法句型
puppy love
just puppy love
dismiss something as puppy love
用法筆記
Use 'puppy love' for an early or adolescent romantic feeling that is expected to be temporary.
常見錯誤
Do not use 'puppy love' for a serious adult relationship unless you want to sound dismissive.