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

• Henry's lisp is so endearing.
  亨利的咬舌音很可爱。
• 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。
• 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。
• He finds human foibles endearing, but is unforgiving of pretension.
  他觉得人性的弱点很可爱，但不能容忍惺惺作态。
• 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。
• 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。
• Her characters are not very endearing.
  她的角色都不太讨人喜欢。
• 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！
• The interaction between a child and a strange dog can be an endearing moment that hopefully inspires these kids to make a dog a part of their family someday when they grow up.
  孩子和小狗之间的相互交流可以成为惹人喜爱的时刻，希望激发这些孩子把狗当做家庭中的一员共同长大。