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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

fond [fɔnd]
  1. 1. adjective [+person] to be fond of 喜爱
  2. 2. adjective [+food] [ walking etc] 喜欢
  3. 3. adjective [+memory] 美好
  4. 4. adjective [+smile] [ look] 深情
  5. 5. adjective [+hope] [ wish] 不切实际

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

fond [fɒnd]
  1. 1. adjective 充满爱意的,深情的,喜欢
    My aunt and my mother were particularly fond of him.
    姑姑和我妈妈特别喜欢他。
  2. 2. adjective 溺爱的,纵容
    I am the product of a fond mother.
    我被溺爱我的妈妈宠坏了。
  3. 3. adjective 偏爱
    I am very fond of poetry by John Donne.
    特别喜欢约翰·唐纳的诗歌
  4. 4. adjective 痴心妄想的,一厢情愿
    He had fond dreams of living on Saturn.
    他做着在火星上生活黄粱美梦

Collins English-English Dictionary

fond [fɒnd]
  1. 1. adj [postpositive; foll by of] predisposed (to); having a liking (for)
  2. 2. adj loving; tender
    a fond embrace
  3. 3. adj indulgent; doting
    a fond mother
  4. 4. adj (of hopes, wishes, etc) cherished but unlikely to be realized
    he had fond hopes of starting his own business
  5. 5. adj [archaic or dialect] foolish
  6. 6. adj credulous
  7. 7. adj [Etymology] C14 fonned, from fonnen to be foolish, from fonne a fool
fond [fɒnd] [f[~ɔ]]
  1. 1. n the background of a design, as in lace
  2. 2. n [obsolete] fund; stock
  3. 3. n [Etymology] C17: from French, from Latin fundus bottom; see fund

Examples

I'm really fond of reading.
我十分喜欢读书。
You should not wait in the fond hope that he will like you.
你别一厢情愿地傻傻等他喜欢你了。
He's fond of you both.
你们两个他都喜欢。
for all his complaints, he is very fond of her
尽管他牢骚满腹,他还是很喜欢她
While I'm very fond of him, I don't actually want to marry him.
虽然我很喜欢他,但我真的不想嫁给他。
She was fond of her food and liked to dine early.
她喜欢自己做的食物并愿意早点儿用餐。
I am the product of a fond mother.
我被溺爱我的妈妈宠坏了。

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