单词 | lovely |
释义 | lovely (lʌvli ) Word forms: lovelier , loveliest 1. adjective A2 If you describe someone or something as lovely, you mean that they are very beautiful and therefore pleasing to look at or listen to. [mainly British] You look lovely, Marcia. He had a lovely voice. It was just one of those lovely old English gardens. Synonyms: beautiful, appealing, attractive, charming loveliness uncountable noun You are a vision of loveliness. 2. adjective A2 If you describe something as lovely, you mean that it gives you pleasure. [mainly British, mainly spoken] Mary! How lovely to see you! It's a lovely day. What a lovely surprise! Synonyms: wonderful, pleasing, nice, pleasant 3. adjective A2 If you describe someone as lovely, you mean that they are friendly, kind, or generous. [mainly British] Laura is a lovely young woman. She's a lovely child. Collocations: lovely dress My daughter had a lovely dress she was keen to wear. Times, Sunday Times It's time to try on that lovely dress or buy that perfume you've been promising yourself. The Sun She came back with a truly lovely dress and tried it on. The Sun She said she had seen a lovely dress in another shop. The Sun It was a lovely dress. Times, Sunday Times You don't have to grind the seeds up before you use them, but if you do, it will help to bring out their lovely flavour. The Sun Add to the bowl and mix together to coat in that lovely flavour. The Sun Smoking chips, available online, add a lovely flavour to the fish. Times, Sunday Times Try to find hake for this if you can as it has such a lovely flavour. Times,Sunday Times They described it as 'strong, with a lovely flavour and nice rind' and having a 'lasting aftertaste'. Times, Sunday Times It's just perfectly lovely, and has all the ingredients for being someone's best restaurant in town. Times, Sunday Times The team who made it were perfectly lovely people who cushioned us through every moment. The Sun I had a perfectly lovely time, thank you very much. Times, Sunday Times Of course, this need not make any difference at all to your life together, which sounds perfectly lovely, so stop complaining and make the most of it. Times, Sunday Times When you're not on a diet, light, fresh foods such as berries, grilled fish or poached eggs with spinach can taste perfectly lovely. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 可爱的 Japanese: 美しい |
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