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Love and lust - is there a difference? | BBC Ideas
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林宜悉 posted on 2025/10/13Ever wondered what's really happening in your brain when you fall in love? This fascinating video breaks down the science behind lust, attraction, and attachment, explaining the roles of hormones like dopamine and oxytocin. You'll pick up some cool new vocabulary to describe those intense feelings and understand the difference between a fleeting crush and lasting love!
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aspect
US /ˈæspɛkt/
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UK /'æspekt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Way something looks or seems to be
- An element, feature, or quality of something
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US /ˈtrɪɡɚ/
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UK /'trɪɡə(r)/
- Noun
- Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
- Device that starts a process
- Transitive Verb
- To start a process off e.g. a memory
- To cause something to begin or happen.
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US /ɪkˈspɪriəns/
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UK /ɪk'spɪərɪəns/
- Countable Noun
- Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- An event at which you learned something
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Knowledge gained by living life, doing new things
- Previous work in a particular field.
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US /'doʊpəmi:n/
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UK /'dəʊpəmi:n/
- Noun
- Drug used to treat shock and hypotension
- A neurotransmitter that plays several important roles in the brain and body.
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