[C, U] imaginative story; literature of this kind 富於想像力的故事; 浪漫故事; 浪漫作品; 传奇文学: (a) medieval romance 中世纪的传奇故事. 
[U] romantic atmosphere or feeling 浪漫气氛; 传奇色彩: There was an air of romance about the old castle. 那座古堡颇有传奇色彩. 
[C] love story; love affair resembling this 爱情故事; 风流韵事: She writes romances about rich men and beautiful women. 她写的是富翁美女的爱情故事. * a holiday romance 假日的风流事. 
[C, U] (instance of) colourful exaggeration or make-believe 绘声绘色的夸张或虚构; 虚构的情节: The story he told was complete romance. 他说的那件事纯属虚构.> romance v [I] exaggerate or distort the truth in an imaginative way; romanticize 凭藉想像夸张﹑ 歪曲或捏造事实; 赋予浪漫色彩: given to colourful romancing 爱绘声绘色地夸张事实.