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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++en·dear /ɪnˈdɪə $ ɪnˈdɪr/ verb  1endear somebody to somebody phrasal verb LIKE somebody OR somethingto make someone popular and liked 使受欢迎,使被喜爱endear yourself to somebody The emperor saw an opportunity to endear himself to the Athenians. 皇帝看到一个能赢得雅典人民爱戴的机会。→ See Verb table
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endearThe expression that spreads through the audience makes this man immediately endearing.His tales were simple and sweet and his characters endearing enough to remember with fondness all the way to adulthood.His intervention will endear him to Maggie, Lucy believes.The new heir apparent soon had an opportunity to endear himself to the Athenians.However, the reckless, well-bred show of bravado did not exactly endear the utterer to two other boys of like age.
en·dear verbChineseSyllable
make Corpus someone liked popular and to


endear
endear /ɪnˈdɪə $ ɪnˈdɪr/ verb
     
endear somebody to somebody phrasal verb
  to make someone popular and liked
    endear yourself to somebody
    The emperor saw an opportunity to endear himself to the Athenians.


en·dearBrE /ɪnˈdɪə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ɪnˈdɪr/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they endear BrE /ɪnˈdɪə(r)/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪnˈdɪr/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it endears BrE /ɪnˈdɪəz/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪnˈdɪrz/ 🔊past simple endeared BrE /ɪnˈdɪəd/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪnˈdɪrd/ 🔊past participle endeared BrE /ɪnˈdɪəd/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪnˈdɪrd/ 🔊 -ing form endearing BrE /ɪnˈdɪərɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪnˈdɪrɪŋ/ 🔊 enˈdear sb/yourself to sbto make sb/yourself popular 使受欢迎(或喜爱、爱慕)Their policies on taxation didn't endear them to voters. 他们的税收政策并没使他们受到选民的欢迎。🔊🔊She was a talented teacher who endeared herself to all who worked with her. 她是一位深受同事喜爱的有才华的教师。🔊🔊