1 a partner in a sexual relationship with sb who he/she is not married to (婚姻关系以外的)情人,爱人:
He discovered that his wife had a lover.他发现他的妻子有情人。The park was full of young lovers holding hands.公园里到处都是手挽着手的年轻情侣。
2 a person who likes or enjoys the thing mentioned (某事物的)爱好者,热爱者:
a music lover音乐爱好者an animal lover动物爱好者
lover/ˋlʌvɚ; ˈlʌvə/n [C] 1 someone you have a sexual relationship with, especially who you are not married to 情人: They became lovers soon after they met. 他们认识不久就成了情人。2 someone who enjoys something very much 热爱…的人﹐爱好者: music/art/animal lover 音乐/艺术/动物爱好者
loverloverloversnoun1If two people are lovers, they have a sexual relationship but they are not married.2a person who likes something very much: a music lover