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 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。
• 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。
• An endearing remark, smile, habit.
  讨人喜欢的话、微笑、习惯。
• Henry's lisp is so endearing.
  亨利的咬舌音很可爱。
• 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。
• My ancestral home is so endearing.
  我的父母之乡是可爱的。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。