Word · Frequency #18490
endearing
使受喜爱
endearing is the present participle of endear.
核心释义
to make someone loved or liked
- 1.
使(某人)变得亲爱或宝贵。
To make (someone) dear or precious.
使(某人)变得亲爱或宝贵。；使受钟爱
用法In use
Her kindness endeared her to all her colleagues.
用法提示：动词短语 'endear sb to sb' 表示使某人受某人喜爱。
The puppy's playful antics endeared him to the whole family.
用法提示：动词 'endeared' 结合介词 'to'，表示使某人或某物受到喜爱。
He hoped that his hard work would endear him to his new boss.
用法提示：动词 'endear' 后接反身代词 'him' 和介词 'to'，表示使某人受他人喜爱。
endear oneself to sb
表示通过自己的行为使别人喜欢自己。
He endeared himself to his students with his patience.
他的耐心使他赢得了学生的喜爱。
endear sb to sb
表示某人的某种特质使他人对其产生好感。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- endear oneself to
- 使自己受到…的喜爱
- She worked hard to endear herself to her new colleagues.她努力工作以使自己受到新同事们的喜爱。
- endear someone to someone
- 使某人受到他人喜爱
- His honesty endeared him to his classmates.他的诚实使他受到同学们的喜爱。
- endearing quality
- 招人喜爱的特质
- Her patience is one of her most endearing qualities.她的耐心是她最招人喜爱的特质之一。
- endearing smile
- 可爱的笑容
- He had an endearing smile that everyone remembered.他有一种令人难忘的可爱笑容。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
endear里藏着dear（亲爱的），所以意思是“使（某人）变得亲爱”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：literary writing、formal speech 该词多用于书面或正式语境，如文学作品或正式演讲，日常口语较少见；常用搭配是 endear oneself to sb.，表示‘使自己受某人喜爱’。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用于 endear oneself to sb 结构
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -ear 结尾，且都读 /ɪə/，与 endear 的结尾发音相同：dear, near, hear, fear, gear, tear（眼泪）。注意：bear /beə/、wear /weə/、pear /peə/ 虽然拼写相似，但发音不同；tear 作“撕裂”讲时读 /teə/，与“眼泪”的读音不同。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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