| 词汇 | carry a torch for |
| 释义 | Idiom carry a torch forcarry a torch for (someone) old-fashioned to secretly love someone who does not love you.Graeme's been carrying a torch for Linda for years. carry a torch for (one)To be in love with one, especially secretly and/or unrequitedly. I've carried a torch for her since high school, but I've never been able to tell her how I feel. Susan carried a torch for him for years after they broke up. carry a torch forAlso, carry the torch for. Continue to feel the pain of unreciprocated love for, as in Jane has been carrying the torch for Bill for at least a year. The torch in this term alludes to the heat of love or passion. [1920s] carry a torch forfeel (especially unrequited) love for. 1996 TV Times A dentist carrying a torch for the local ‘strawberry blonde’ wonders if he married the right woman. |
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