| 单词 | endear |
| 释义 | endear (once / 1053 pages) v Things that endear you to others — like your sense of humor or your skill at baking chocolate chip cookies — cause them to be fond of you. The verb endear is almost always followed by the word "to," as in the sentence "The teacher's ready smile and gentle voice endear him to the class of kindergartners." When something endears you to another person, he or she adores you. In the 1500s, endear meant "increase the value of," though it quickly came to mean "make dear," or perhaps to increase the emotional value, especially of another person. WORD FAMILYendear: endeared, endearing, endearment, endears+/dear: dearer, dearly, dearness, dears, endear/dearness: dearnesses/endearing: endearingly/endearment: endearments USAGE EXAMPLESLike Canada itself, the gray jay is a pleasant surprise, comforting for its lack of pushiness and dramatics, endearing for its wit and poise. Slate(Dec 30, 2016) But the core of the xx — an endearing insecurity — hasn’t disappeared. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) All human life was there, for better, for worse, in victory and defeat, chaotic, corrupt, endearing, enraging, inspiring. The Guardian(Dec 27, 2016) v make attractive or lovable This behavior endeared her to me Hyper delight, please give pleasure to or be pleasing to |
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