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

• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Henry's lisp is so endearing.
  亨利的咬舌音很可爱。
• 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。
• 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。
• An endearing remark, smile, habit.
  讨人喜欢的话、微笑、习惯。
• Her characters are not very endearing.
  她的角色都不太讨人喜欢。