| 词汇 | an old flame |
| 释义 | Idiom an old flame a person who you had a romantic relationship with in the past.I bumped into an old flame of yours in Oxford on Saturday. an/(one's) old flameOne's former lover. How am I supposed to forget about my old flame if I keep seeing her around town? Yeah, Ben is his old flame—they dated last summer. an old flameCOMMON An old flame is someone who you had a romantic relationship with in the past. Last week Alec was seen dining with his old flame Janine Turner in New York. Note: An old meaning of `flame' was the person that someone was in love with. an old flamea former lover. informalan old ˈflame(informal) a person you were once in love with; a former boyfriend or girlfriend: My mother has an old flame who sends her a bottle of perfume once a year. |
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