affinity

noun

1. 喜好；喜爱
   a strong feeling that you understand sb/sth and like them or it
   1. Sam was born in the country and had a deep affinity with nature.
      萨姆在乡下出生，特别喜爱大自然。
2. 密切的关系；类同
   a close relationship between two people or things that have similar qualities, structures or features
   1. There is a close affinity between Italian and Spanish.
      意大利语和西班牙语关系密切。

1. N-SING 亲近；熟稔
   If you have an affinity with someone or something, you feel that you are similar to them or that you know and understand them very well.
   1. He has a close affinity with the landscape he knew when he was growing up...
      他对这片从小就了解的土地有着一种归属感。
   2. There is a natural affinity between British and Asian women.
      英国女性和亚洲女性之间有一种自然的亲近感。
2. N-COUNT 类似；近似
   If people or things have an affinity with each other, they are similar in some ways.
   1. The two plots share certain obvious affinities.
      这两个情节有某种明显的相似。

1. He has a close affinity with the landscape he knew when he was growing up
   他对这片从小就了解的土地有着一种归属感。
2. The two plots share certain obvious affinities.
   这两个情节有某种明显的相似。
3. This substance has an affinity for water.
   这物质和水有亲和力。
4. According to some modern critics, li yu's Ci poems evince a certain affinity to the people.
   有的现代评论家认为，李煜的词具有一定的人民性。
5. Backing of the PLO stemmed more from long-held designs on Jordan than political affinity with palestinians.
   对巴勒斯坦解放组织的支持更多地出于对约旦的长期阴谋，而不是同巴勒斯坦人在政治上的共鸣。
6. A request's affinity depends on the Service it's for and the type of operation.
   请求的密切关系取决于它请求的服务和操作类型。
7. The process must have affinity with at least one processor.
   进程必须至少和一个处理器相关。
8. Coupling of the ligand with its receptor has the characteristics of high specificity, selectivity and affinity.
   配体-受体结合具有高特异性、选择性和高亲和性特点。
9. ( chemistry) having an affinity for lipids.
   （化学）对脂类有亲和力。
10. ( chemistry) having a strong affinity for oils rather than water.
    （化学）对油而不是对水有极强的亲和力。
11. Maria bears affinity to my mother. one related on the father's side.
    玛莉亚和母亲是姻亲。和父亲家族有关系的人。
12. Has a strong affinity and team spirit.
    具有很强的亲和力和团队精神。
13. This is, however, unlikely to occur for peptides with a high affinity for the cell surface.
    然而，这种作用对于和细胞表面有高亲和力的多肽是不太可能发生的。
14. The affinity of culture and human nature is the crucial factor.
    文化和人性的亲和力是至关重要的因素。
15. Having the consciousness of innovation and team cooperation, and the sense of extreme humor and affinity.
    有创新意识和团队合作精神，有极强的幽默感和亲和力。
16. This is essentially the same as affinity chromatography.
    这在本质上与亲和层析是一样的。
17. A good Web site domain names can increase the cohesion and the affinity between customers!
    一个好域名能增加网站的凝聚力和与客户之间的亲和力！
18. Someone for whom you have a deep affinity.
    和你有很深的姻亲关系的人。
19. Political philosophies based on contract and individualism have a natural affinity with neoclassical economic models.
    基于契约论和个人主义的政治哲学与新古典主义经济模型有一种天然的亲缘关系。
20. Recombinant human-like collagen with a hexahistidine tail attacked to the carboxyl end could be purified by Metal-chelated affinity adsorption.
    本研究对利用金属螯合亲和方法纯化重组类人胶原蛋白的吸附条件进行了优化。
21. This is not because westerners have an affinity for CNN.
    这并不是因为有一个亲西方的美国。
22. English have a close affinity to french.
    英语和法语有很密切的关系。
23. They have found a natural affinity with immigrants in this country.
    他们已经发现了一种自然的亲和力与移民在这个国家。
24. If you have an affinity for a person, you can overlook physical imperfections.
    如果你和一个人合得来，你就会忽视他外表上的缺陷。
25. If you have an affinity for a person, you will feel more comfortable working with him.
    如果你和一个人合得来，你就会觉得与他一起工作更加轻松。
26. Community is an investment in the cultivation and fusion of affinity, interaction, advocacy and loyalty.
    社区是对于培育和融入亲和力，相互影响，支持和忠诚的投资。
27. This is supported by the low value of iodine affinity.
    这个推论得到了低碘亲和值的印证。
28. The most obvious influences on ion yield are ionization potential for positive ions and electron affinity for negative ions.
    对于离子产额影响最大的因素分别是离子化势（正离子）和电子亲和势（负离子）。
29. But to attribute my affinity for running solely to chemistry diminishes the personal importance that running has for me.
    但是，仅仅把我对跑步的爱好归结于化学反应是降低了跑步对我个人的重要性。
30. The lysozyme and ribonuclease A were successfully separated by obtained affinity electrochromatography column.
    利用此亲和电色谱柱，成功分离了溶菌酶和核糖核酸酶A。

noun

1. a natural attraction or feeling of kinship
   1. an affinity for politics
   2. the mysterious affinity between them
   3. James's affinity with Sam

2. inherent resemblance between persons or things

3. the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule
   1. basic dyes have an affinity for wool and silk

   Synonym:    chemical attraction

4. (immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody

5. a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character
   1. found a natural affinity with the immigrants
   2. felt a deep kinship with the other students
   3. anthropology's kinship with the humanities

   Synonym:    kinship

6. (biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts
   1. in anatomical structure prehistoric man shows close affinity with modern humans

   Synonym:    phylogenetic relation

7. (anthropology) kinship by marriage or adoption