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

• I think his efforts to please you are rather endearing, don't you?
  我想他尽力取悦于你很得你的欢心，是吧！
• 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 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。
• 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。
• But its endearing origins are causing some confusion in China's mainland.
  但是它的推出导致了内地搜索引擎市场的一些混乱。
• Ironically, people actually find vulnerability endearing.
  滑稽的是，人们事实上觉得脆弱是讨喜的事。
• His shyess can be very endearing.
  他的羞怯可能会非常惹人喜爱。
• 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。
• My ancestral home is so endearing.
  我的父母之乡是可爱的。
• Her characters are not very endearing.
  她的角色都不太讨人喜欢。