puppy love

IPA/ˈpʌpi lʌv/
IPA/ˈpʌpi lʌv/

puppy love — 名詞

1. a young person's temporary romantic feeling for someone, often seen by adults as

1.名詞B2
釋義

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

例句

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

同義詞
  • crush

    a romantic feeling, often temporary and not openly expressed

  • infatuation

    a strong feeling of attraction that may not last

反義詞
  • 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.