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。
• She is always wearing an endearing smile.
  她总是带着可爱的微笑。
• 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。
• Ironically, people actually find vulnerability endearing.
  滑稽的是，人们事实上觉得脆弱是讨喜的事。
• 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。
• 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。
• Was one of his most endearing personai traits.
  成了他最惹人喜爱的特点之一。
• 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。
• You're my most challenging teacher and my most endearing student.
  你是使我最激动的老师，也是我最挚爱的学生。
• His shyess can be very endearing.
  他的羞怯可能会非常惹人喜爱。