单词 | lovable |
释义 | lovablelov‧a‧ble, loveable /ˈlʌvəbəl/ adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatornice person► nice Collocations especially spoken friendly and kind: · Claire's really nice, isn't she?· He's one of the nicest people I know.nice to: · I sometimes think she's only nice to me when she wants something.it's nice of somebody to do something: · It was nice of them to offer to help. ► pleasant friendly, polite, and easy to talk to - use this especially about someone you do not know well: · I only met her once or twice but she seemed a very pleasant girl.· Most of the students we get here are extremely pleasant and keen to learn. ► likeable nice, and easy to like: · Ian is very likeable and has always had lots of friends.· The only likeable character in the whole movie is Judge White. ► lovely especially British, informal very nice, kind, and friendly: · Old Dr Macintosh was a lovely man.· The staff at the hotel were lovely - so helpful and polite. ► good-natured also good-humoured British, /good-humored American someone who is good-natured is kind, helpful, and does not get angry easily: · Neil was a gentle good-natured chap, the type of man you instantly trust and feel comfortable around.· Ann's always good-humored, no matter what happens.· It was a difficult situation, but he managed to remain remarkably good-humoured. ► sweet informal someone who is sweet is kind and gentle, and tries to make other people happy: · He's a really sweet guy but I couldn't date him.· Oh, thank you so much - you are sweet!it is sweet of somebody to do something: · It was very sweet of you to buy me those flowers. ► charming able to make people like you or do things for you because you are attractive and have good manners: · He was charming, good-looking and in his early forties.· The Vice Chairman has a very charming wife and four children.· a charming smile ► lovable also loveable a lovable person is friendly and gentle in a way that is very attractive: · Matthew can be a difficult child, but most of the time he's very loveable.a lovable idiot: · Crawford is best known to television audiences as a lovable idiot. ► endearing an endearing quality, habit etc is one that makes you like the person who has it: · Louise's complete honesty was one of her most endearing qualities.· He had a boyish, slightly dreamy look that was very endearing. ► engaging formal interesting or amusing in a way that makes people like you: · Komansky, the new chairman of the company, is a smart, straightforward, engaging fellow.· Wyatt described her as "a lovely woman - sophisticated and engaging".· an engaging personality ► adorable someone, especially a child or an animal, that is adorable is very attractive and makes you feel a lot of love towards them: · We eventually found the cat in the wardrobe, surrounded by six adorable kittens.absolutely/simply/quite etc adorable (=very adorable): · Have you seen their new baby - she's simply adorable! COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► most Word family· He gave his laugh, his rich, his million-dollar laugh, reluctant, like all the most lovable laughter.· He is at his most Howard-like, his funniest and most lovable.· Philip Yorke, who had inherited the house unexpectedly from his reclusive brother, was a most lovable man. WORD FAMILYadjectivelovable ≠ unlovablelovelesslovelylovingunlovednounloveloverloveliness.loveyverbloveadverblovingly friendly and attractive: a sweet lovable child |
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