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。
• 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。
• Touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner.
  以一种亲爱的或钟情的方式轻轻抚摸或接触。
• He had lately begun to make clumsy yet endearing overtures of friendship
  最近他开始主动表示友好，样子笨拙却又招人喜爱。
• Henry's lisp is so endearing.
  亨利的咬舌音很可爱。
• Which one am I endearing myself to today?
  今天我蒙谁钟爱？
• 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。
• Her characters are not very endearing.
  她的角色都不太讨人喜欢。
• 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。