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be cute
She is cute.
她很可爱。
可爱的；惹人喜爱的
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可爱的；惹人喜爱的
Attractive in a youthful or childlike way; adorable.
She is cute.
她很可爱。
具有主要归因于婴儿和小型或可爱动物的外貌、行为、性格特质或其他属性,如白皙、精致、圆润、柔软的外貌,不成比例的大眼睛和头部,嬉戏性,脆弱,无助,好奇或害羞,天真,深情的行为。
Possessing physical features, behaviors, personality traits or other properties that are mainly attributed to infants and small or cuddly animals; e.g. fair, dainty, round, and soft physical features, disproportionately large eyes and head, playfulness, fragility, helplessness, curiosity or shyness, innocence, affectionate behavior.
因小巧或漂亮或古雅而吸引人的
attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
可爱的、迷人的、有吸引力或令人愉悦的,尤指以年轻、精致、奇特或有趣的方式。
Lovable, charming, attractive or pleasing, especially in a youthful, dainty, quaint or fun-spirited way.
明显设计用来吸引人的
obviously contrived to charm
The puppy is so cute that everyone wants to pet it.
那只小狗太可爱了，每个人都想摸它。
AI contextual example
Your baby has a cute smile that melts my heart.
你的宝宝笑容很可爱，融化了我的心。
AI contextual example
She wore a cute dress to the party and got many compliments.
她穿了件可爱的裙子去派对，收获了很多赞美。
AI contextual example
a cute kid with pigtails
一个扎着辫子的可爱小孩。
WordNet
She is cute.
她很可爱。
You look cute in that dress.
你穿那条裙子看起来很可爱。
用于强调，语气较强。
That kitten is so cute!
那只小猫太可爱了！
Not this
She is a cute.
Use this
She is cute.
中文结构‘一个可爱的’常省略被修饰名词，但英语中形容词cute作表语时不能直接与不定冠词连用，需要后接名词或单独作表语。
Not this
My cat is more cute than yours.
Use this
My cat is cuter than yours.
受中文比较级‘更可爱’影响，误用more构成比较级，但cute是单音节形容词，应使用规则变化cuter。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
可爱的宝宝
She showed me a photo of her cute baby.
她给我看了她可爱宝宝的照片。
小巧可爱的
They live in a cute little cottage by the sea.
他们住在海边一座小巧可爱的村舍里。
太可爱了
Your puppy is so cute!
你的小狗太可爱了！
可爱的笑容
He has a really cute smile.
他的笑容真的很可爱。
可爱的装扮
She wore a cute outfit to the party.
她穿着可爱的装扮去参加聚会。
可爱的狗
That cute dog greeted everyone at the park.
那只可爱的狗在公园里迎接每个人。
非常可爱；讨人喜欢
The little girl in the pink hat is as cute as a button.
那个戴粉红色帽子的小女孩可爱极了。
耍小聪明；耍滑头
Don't get cute with me; just tell me the truth.
别跟我耍滑头，跟我说实话就行了。
浪漫的初次相遇
Their meet-cute in the coffee shop is the highlight of the movie.
他们在咖啡店里的浪漫邂逅是这部电影的亮点。
迪士尼动画《小美人鱼》中，反派乌苏拉的鳗鱼手下弗洛茨姆和杰特森看到埃里克王子时说的话：“真可爱，但真蠢。”这里用“cute”表达对王子外表的好感，同时认为他头脑简单。
He looks cute, but he's actually very smart.
他看起来很可爱，但实际上非常聪明。
电影《律政俏佳人》（2001）中的经典台词。主角艾尔·伍兹在课堂上看到一件漂亮的裙子，激动地大喊：“这不是演习！这裙子太可爱了！”这句话成为流行文化中表达对某物极其喜爱的标志性引用。
Wow, that outfit is so cute!
哇，那套衣服真可爱！
Use cute naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
cute 听似字母 Q，QQ 企鹅圆滚滚，让人直呼可爱。
语域：informal 常见场景：朋友闲聊、社交媒体帖文、描述宠物或婴儿 cute 通常用于日常口语和非正式书面语，多形容婴儿、小动物或令人喜爱的人/事物；在正式或学术文体中较少使用，若需更正式可换用 adorable、charming 或 attractive。
cute为非正式用语，常形容小孩、动物或物品可爱，一般不用于正式场合。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.