romantic
adj
1 appealing to the emotions by its imaginative, heroic or picturesque quality (因有想像力、 侠义气概或生动性)动人的, 有浪漫色彩的, 传奇的
romantic scenes, adventures, tales 富於传奇色彩的场面、 冒险、 故事
The Lake District is a very romantic area. 英国湖区很有浪漫色彩.
2 [esp attrib 尤作定语]
involving a love affair 爱情的; 罗曼蒂克的
a romantic involvement 堕入情网
romantic complications 爱情上的纠葛.
3 (of people, their characters, etc) enjoying emotional situations (指人、 性格等)多情的, 浪漫的
She has a dreamy romantic nature. 她爱幻想又多情.
4 (also Romantic) [esp attrib 尤作定语]
(of music, literature, etc) marked by feeling rather than intellect; preferring wild nature, passion, etc to order and proportion (指音乐、 文学等)浪漫主义的
Keats is one of the greatest Romantic poets. 济慈是伟大的浪漫主义诗人.
a masterpiece of the Romantic school/movement 浪漫派[浪漫主义运动]的杰作. romantic, n
1 person who enjoys romantic situations 浪漫的人.
2 (also Romantic) romantic artist 浪漫派艺术家.
I shall be happy to give up my part of Shylock's money.
我将高兴地放弃我应得的夏洛克财产的那一半。
If you hate science stories, you are unlikely to enjoy reading them in English.
如果你不喜欢读科学小品,你很可能也不会喜欢读英文的这类图书。
From this we get the expression to make a beeline for someone or something, which means to go quickly along a straight direct course for someone or something.
从这里我们得到一条短语"to make a beeline for someone or something,意思是迅速地沿着一条直线向某人或某物走去。