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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

passion ['pæʃən]
  1. 1. noun [u] (for person) 情爱
  2. 2. noun [c] (for cars,sport,politics) 酷爱
  3. 3. noun [u] (fervour) 激情
    to have a passion for sth
    酷爱某事

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

passion [ˈpæʃən]
  1. 1. n.[c/u] 激情
  2. 2. noun [Christianity] 耶稣受难
  3. 3. noun [Person Name] 帕西翁
  4. 4. n.[u] 热情激动
  5. 5. n.[u] 渴求热望
  6. 6. n.[u] 狂热着迷
  7. 7. n.[u] 强烈的情欲性欲
  8. 8. n.[c] 酷爱之物,挚爱
    He has a passion for cock fighting.
    酷爱斗鸡
  9. 9. n.[u] 愤怒狂怒盛怒

Collins English-English Dictionary

passion ['pæʃən]
  1. 1. n ardent love or affection
  2. 2. n intense sexual love
  3. 3. n a strong affection or enthusiasm for an object, concept, etc
    a passion for poetry
  4. 4. n any strongly felt emotion, such as love, hate, envy, etc
  5. 5. n a state or outburst of extreme anger
    he flew into a passion
  6. 6. n the object of an intense desire, ardent affection, or enthusiasm
  7. 7. n an outburst expressing intense emotion
    he burst into a passion of sobs
  8. 8. n [Philosophy] any state of the mind in which it is affected by something external, such as perception, desire, etc, as contrasted with action
  9. 9. n feelings, desires or emotions, as contrasted with reason
  10. 10. n the sufferings and death of a Christian martyr
  11. 11. n [Etymology] C12: via French from Church Latin passio suffering, from Latin pati to suffer

Examples

inarticulate passion
未能表达的激情
a show of passion
表示热情
A Passion, without warmth, cannot mend a broken heart.
仅有热情而没有热心,不足以修补一颗受伤的心灵。
to have a passion for sth
酷爱某事
She retained the passion and quickness of a wunderkind.
她仍保持着神童的激情与敏捷。
He's not so angry now, in his middle age, but the passion is certainly still there.
人到中年,他现在不怎么生气了,但是热情仍在。

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