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

• 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。
• Henry's lisp is so endearing.
  亨利的咬舌音很可爱。
• She is always wearing an endearing smile.
  她总是带着可爱的微笑。
• Sometimes it can be endearing, but if you are already having a bad day, a mean old lady can drive you to the edge of frustration.
  有时这也挺讨人喜欢的，但是如果你心情已经很糟糕了，那么一个刻薄的老太太会把你逼到崩溃的边缘。
• He has an endearing habit of licking his lips when he's nervous
  他有个一紧张就舔嘴唇的可爱习惯。
• You can be very open and endearing to talk to.
  你可以很开放和可爱的交谈。
• In fact, you know each other so well that some reprehensible little habits have become strangely endearing.
  实际上你们也知道对方很好，一些小习惯会变得有些奇怪的可爱。
• His shyess can be very endearing.
  他的羞怯可能会非常惹人喜爱。
• 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。
• Al Leiter, who pitched for the Yankees and the Mets, said sinkerball pitchers have other endearing qualities.
  前任大都会、洋基投手AlLeiter表示，下沈球投手有令人喜爱的特质。