cute

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++cute /kjuːt/ ●●● S2 adjective  1  BEAUTIFUL/GOOD-LOOKINGvery pretty or attractive 漂亮的，逗人喜爱的 a cute little puppy 一只逗人爱的小狗 The baby’s so cute. 这婴儿真可爱。 That’s a really cute outfit. 那套衣服真漂亮。► see thesaurus at beautiful2  SEXY especially American English sexually attractive 性感迷人的 Tell us about this cute guy you met! 跟我们说说你碰到的这个性感家伙！3  especially American EnglishTRICK/DECEIVE clever in a way that can seem rude 精明的 Their lawyer tried a cute trick. 他们的律师使了一个巧计。 —cutely adverb —cuteness noun [uncountable]

Examples from the Corpus

cute• Do you like Jill Anderson? I think she's cute!• He's really naughty, but he's so cute.• I don't know why she won't go out with him. I think he's kind of cute.• Oh, aren't those shoes cute?• You were such a cute baby!• There were any number of nameless partners, telling her she was a cute chick, trying to fondle her.• a cute, chubby baby• Heidi is the cutest girl in my class.• Julia Roberts is really cute in her new movie.• Doesn't he look cute in that baseball cap!• Pam always draws those cute little circles over her "i's."• She looked pretty as anything with her yellow hair and her cute little face.• cute little kittens• And no, the latter has nothing to do with hordes of rude guys in cute matching coifs.Origin cute (1700-1800) acute

cute adjectiveChinese  

attractive Corpus very or pretty

cute
cute S2 /kjuːt/ adjective1. very pretty or attractive:
    a cute little puppy
    The baby’s so cute.
    That’s a really cute outfit.
2. especially American English sexually attractive:
    Tell us about this cute guy you met!
3. especially American English clever in a way that can seem rude:
    Their lawyer tried a cute trick.
—cutely adverb
—cuteness noun [uncountable]
     

THESAURUS

■ person
   ▪ beautiful a beautiful woman or child has perfect good looks: Grace Kelly was a very beautiful woman. | a beautiful baby
   ▪ good-looking a good-looking person looks nice. Good-looking is very common in spoken English: He’s a good-looking guy, but he’s a bit boring. | Do you think she’s good-looking?
   ▪ attractive an attractive person looks nice, especially in a way that makes you feel sexually interested in them: She’s a very attractive woman. | A lot of women find him attractive.
   ▪ pretty a pretty girl or woman looks nice – used especially about a woman who has a nice face: You look pretty with your hair down. | She has a very pretty face.
   ▪ handsome a handsome man or boy looks nice – used especially about a man who has a nice face. Handsome is also sometimes used, especially in literature, to describe a woman who is good-looking and has a strong face: He was tall, dark, and handsome. | She was a big, handsome woman.
   ▪ gorgeous/stunning spoken extremely attractive. Gorgeous is used especially by women: She thinks Brad Pitt is gorgeous. | You look absolutely stunning in that dress!
   ▪ cute spoken nice to look at – used about animals, babies, children, and young adults: a cute little puppy | She thinks you’re cute!
   ▪ lovely especially British English spoken used when saying that someone looks very nice: You look lovely tonight.

cuteBrE /kjuːt/ 🔊NAmE /kjuːt/ 🔊 adjective (cuter, cutest) pretty and attractive 可爱的；漂亮迷人的◆a cute little baby逗人喜爱的小宝宝◆(BrE) an unbearably cute picture of two kittens (= it seems sentimental ) 让人爱得不得了的两只小猫的图片(informal, especially NAmE) sexually attractive 有性吸引力的；性感的◆Check out those cute guys over there! 瞧那边那些性感的家伙！🔊🔊(informal, especially NAmE) clever, sometimes in an annoying way because a person is trying to get an advantage for himself or herself 精明的，机灵的（有时使人厌烦）◆She had a really cute idea. 她有一个精明绝顶的主意。🔊🔊◆Don't get cute with me! 别跟我耍滑头！🔊🔊▸ cute·ly BrE /ˈkjuːtli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkjuːtli/ 🔊 adverb◆to smile cutely可爱地一笑▸ cute·ness BrE /ˈkjuːtnəs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkjuːtnəs/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]