emotional attachment

基本解释

Think about your favourite mug. It is special to you because you have made an emotional attachment to it.
想想你最喜欢的杯子，它对于你的特别之处在于你已经对它产生了情感依恋。
A study by Stanford University found direct evidence linking feelings of emotional attachment with the soothing of pain.
斯坦福大学的一项研究发现了证明情感依恋和减轻疼痛有关的直接证据。
If a man forms a strong emotional attachment to another woman, he is at risk for abandoning the relationship and his children.
因为一个男人如果对另一个女人有强烈的情感依附，那他很有可能冒险抛妻弃子。

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