attractive
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++at·trac·tive /əˈtræktɪv/ ●●● S2 W2 adjective 1 BEAUTIFUL/GOOD-LOOKINGsomeone who is attractive is good looking, especially in a way that makes you sexually interested in them 有吸引力的，有魅力的 an attractive young woman 妩媚动人的年轻女子 Women seem to find him attractive. 女性似乎觉得他很有吸引力。► see thesaurus at beautiful2 BEAUTIFUL/GOOD-LOOKINGpleasant to look at 好看的，漂亮的，美观的 Kitchen utensils should be attractive as well as functional. 厨房用具应该既美观又实用。3 ATTRACThaving qualities that make you want to accept something or be involved in it 有吸引力的，引人入胜的attractive to a political movement that is attractive to young people 吸引年轻人的政治运动attractive offer/proposition/package etc I must say, it’s a very attractive offer. 我得说，这个机会很有吸引力。► see thesaurus at good —attractively adverb —attractiveness noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpus
attractive• A resumption of dividend payments looks in store this year and the shares at 37p are attractive.• She is only a skeleton, but she believes she is still alive and highly attractive.• Still another way of promoting a more embracing gay culture is to make old age more attractive.• It's enough for me that my husband thinks I'm sexually attractive.• Lower rates have made other currencies, such as the dollar, more attractive.• She's very nice but I don't really find her attractive.• Everything had been provided to make this room an attractive and restful setting for any guest.• I don't find those body-builders with huge muscles attractive at all.• This attractive book is an ideal gift for any young baseball fan.• He seemed unaware of how attractive he was to women.• The interest rate makes these an attractive investment.• The staff includes many top scientists who left attractive jobs elsewhere to join the hard-driving CEO.• He was a tall attractive man in his mid-forties.• The job pays well and you get a company car and 30 days holiday a year -- it's certainly an attractive offer.• an attractive outfit• We've put together what we think is a very attractive package, including discounts, special offers, and free credit.• an attractive personality• The houses were situated in an attractive spot, near the river.• Improvements to public infrastructure is one way of making depressed areas more attractive to private industry.• I don't know what makes Jamie so attractive to women.• An attractive verandah restaurant, open to the public, offers romantic àlacarte dining.• She was an attractive woman, but I never thought she had a human feeling in her.find ... attractive• Despite the fashion, Max must have found her attractive.• Draw your allotted area to scale on graph paper, sketching out patterns that you find attractive.• Flying schools and airfields might find them particularly attractive.• He had obviously found Jenny attractive.• Which features may tourists find attractive?• She wanted to flirt and dance and find out how attractive she was to other men.• In most cases, the perfumes that insects find attractive, such as lavender, roses, and honeysuckle, please us as well.• She desired him, she found him physically attractive to a degree that still had the power to surprise her.attractive offer/proposition/package etc• Costs and qualifications All-optical cabling is an attractive proposition.• I am just sitting tight waiting for an attractive offer.• If hiring costs can be reduced by machines working longer, it could become an even more attractive proposition.• I can't feel that this music as presented here is an attractive proposition at full price.• This was not an attractive proposition, but my idea of womanhood was hardly preferable.• In theory, a star-driven period melodrama with top-notch production values should have been an attractive proposition for distributors.• It is not an attractive proposition for independent power generation because it is difficult to finance.• By the end of the Regency period the pub was becoming a far more attractive proposition for the government, too.at·trac·tive adjectiveChineseSyllable
attractive is is someone who Corpus looking, good
attractive
at‧trac‧tive S2 W2 /əˈtræktɪv/
adjective
an attractive young woman
Women seem to find him attractive.
2. pleasant to look at:
Kitchen utensils should be attractive as well as functional.
3. having qualities that make you want to accept something or be involved in it
attractive to
a political movement that is attractive to young people
attractive offer/proposition/package etc
I must say, it’s a very attractive offer.
—attractively adverb
—attractiveness noun [uncountable]
at‧trac‧tive S2 W2 /əˈtræktɪv/
adjective Word Family: noun: attraction, attractiveness; verb: attract; adverb: attractively; adjective: attractive ≠ unattractive
1. someone who is attractive is good looking, especially in a way that makes you sexually interested in them: 2. pleasant to look at:
3. having qualities that make you want to accept something or be involved in it
attractive to
attractive offer/proposition/package etc
—attractively adverb
—attractiveness noun [uncountable]
beautiful (especially of a woman or girl) very pleasant to look at （尤指女子或女孩）漂亮的，美丽的 ：◆ She looked stunningly beautiful that night. 她那天晚上美极了。 pretty (especially of a girl or woman) pleasant to look at （尤指女孩或女子）漂亮的，俊俏的 ：◆ She's got a very pretty face. 她有一张非常俏丽的脸。 NOTE Pretty is used most often to talk about girls. When it is used to talk about a woman, it usually suggests that she is like a girl, with small, delicate features.* pretty 多形容女孩。如果形容女子，通常表示这女子像女孩一样小巧玲珑。 handsome (of a man) pleasant to look at; (of a woman) pleasant to look at, with large strong features rather than small delicate ones 指（男子）英俊的，漂亮的；（女子）健美的 ：◆ He was described as ' tall, dark and handsome '.他被描述为 “高大黝黑、相貌堂堂”。 attractive (of a person) pleasant to look at, especially in a sexual way 指（人）性感的、妩媚的、俊朗的、迷人的 ：◆ She's a very attractive woman. 她是个非常迷人的女子。 lovely (of a person) beautiful; very attractive 指（人）美丽的、迷人的 ：◆ She looked particularly lovely that night. 她那天晚上特别妩媚动人。 NOTE When you describe sb as lovely , you are usually showing that you also have a strong feeling of affection for them.用 lovely 形容人时，通常表示说话者很喜欢这个人。 good-looking (of a person) pleasant to look at, often in a sexual way 指（人）好看的、漂亮的、性感的 ：◆ She arrived with a very good-looking man. 她和一个非常英俊的男人一起到来。 gorgeous ( (of a person) extremely attractive, especially in a sexual way指（人）非常漂亮的、美丽动人的、性感的 ：◆ You look gorgeous! 你美极了！
attractive or good-looking? 用 attractive 还是 good-looking？
If you describe sb as attractive you often also mean that they have a pleasant personality as well as being pleasant to look at;good-looking just describes sb's physical appearance.用 attractive 形容人时，常常还表示这人不仅长得漂亮，性格也很可爱，而 good-looking 只指人的长相好看。
Patterns
a(n) beautiful/pretty/handsome/attractive/lovely/good-looking/gorgeous girl/woman a(n) beautiful/handsome/attractive/good-looking/gorgeous boy/man a(n) beautiful/pretty/handsome/attractive/lovely/good-looking face