cherub

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Christianitycherubcher‧ub /ˈtʃerəb/ noun [countable] 1 AVan angel shown in works of art as a fat pretty child with small wings2 informalCHILD a young pretty child who behaves very well3 RRC (plural cherubim /ˈtʃerəbɪm/) one of the angels who guard the seat where God sits —cherubic /tʃəˈruːbɪk/ adjective a smile of cherubic innocenceExamples from the Corpuscherub• Frankie knew every gilded swirl and cherub, every plaster rose, every painted bulb in each of the hanging light-fittings.• marble cherubs over the entrance• Henry Compton was a good school, and I was a reasonable pupil - no cherub, but no devil either.• Certainly, he seem airily exotic with his cropped hair and face like an oriental cherub.• The statues of Faith, Hope and Charity, with podgy cherubs, remained in London.• It is for us that the cherubs sing.• But as the wistful cherub of 18 months, photographed at her play group.• The ceiling was decorated with cherubs and angels, and the frieze was inlaid with gold.Origin cherub (800-900) Latin Greek cheroub, from Hebrew kerubh

单词	cherub
释义	cherub From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Christianitycherubcher‧ub /ˈtʃerəb/ noun [countable] 1 AVan angel shown in works of art as a fat pretty child with small wings2 informalCHILD a young pretty child who behaves very well3 RRC (plural cherubim /ˈtʃerəbɪm/) one of the angels who guard the seat where God sits —cherubic /tʃəˈruːbɪk/ adjective a smile of cherubic innocenceExamples from the Corpuscherub• Frankie knew every gilded swirl and cherub, every plaster rose, every painted bulb in each of the hanging light-fittings.• marble cherubs over the entrance• Henry Compton was a good school, and I was a reasonable pupil - no cherub, but no devil either.• Certainly, he seem airily exotic with his cropped hair and face like an oriental cherub.• The statues of Faith, Hope and Charity, with podgy cherubs, remained in London.• It is for us that the cherubs sing.• But as the wistful cherub of 18 months, photographed at her play group.• The ceiling was decorated with cherubs and angels, and the frieze was inlaid with gold.Origin cherub (800-900) Latin Greek cheroub, from Hebrew kerubh
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