endearing

英 [ɪnˈdɪərɪŋ]

美 [ɪnˈdɪrɪŋ]

adj.  令人爱慕的; 惹人喜爱的; 讨人喜欢的
v.  使受喜爱; 使受青睐
endear的现在分词

现在分词：endearing　

GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.19104 / COCA.15909

牛津词典

adj.

• 令人爱慕的；惹人喜爱的；讨人喜欢的
  causing people to feel affection
  1. an endearing habit
     讨人喜欢的习惯

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 惹人喜爱的;讨人喜欢的;可爱的
  If you describe someone's behaviour asendearing, you mean that it causes you to feel very fond of them.
  1. She has such an endearing personality...
     她的个性非常讨人喜欢。
  2. Henry's lisp is so endearing.
     亨利的咬舌音很可爱。

英英释义

adj

• lovable especially in a childlike or naive way
  Synonym:adorablelovely

双语例句

• Elizabeth Bennet is one of Jane austen's most endearing heroines.
  伊丽莎白班纳特是简。奥斯汀最喜爱的女主角之一。
• He finds human foibles endearing, but is unforgiving of pretension.
  他觉得人性的弱点很可爱，但不能容忍惺惺作态。
• Her characters are not very endearing.
  她的角色都不太讨人喜欢。
• It was a very endearing moment, something out of a stereotypical "cultures-clash" film but much funnier.
  这是一个珍贵的镜头，不是某种老套的“文化冲突”电影，但非常搞笑。
• He is so frank about his prejudices as to be almost endearing.
  派格登如此坦言自己的偏见，简直到了可爱的程度。
• His shyess can be very endearing.
  他的羞怯可能会非常惹人喜爱。
• There was also a kind of insane and endearing orderliness about sebastian's choice, in his extremity, of an open window.
  塞巴斯蒂安在无路可走的时候选择了一扇开着的窗户，这样做带有一种疯狂和可爱的有条不紊的风度。
• She is always wearing an endearing smile.
  她总是带着可爱的微笑。
• More than likely you will give a painted portrait to the most endearing people in your life.
  有可能你会以画肖像画最优胜的人在你的生活。
• You said that there was something endearing about the earnestness of it all.
  你说你觉得那种电影里的执著和真挚很可爱。