gorgeous
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++gor·geous /ˈɡɔːdʒəs $ ˈɡɔːr-/ ●●○ S3 adjective informal 1 BEAUTIFUL/GOOD-LOOKINGextremely beautiful or attractive 极其漂亮的，极其吸引人的 ‘What do you think of my new flatmate?’ ‘He’s absolutely gorgeous!’ “你觉得我的新室友怎么样？”“他帅极了！” You look gorgeous, Maria. 你看上去非常漂亮，玛丽亚。► see thesaurus at beautiful2 NICEextremely pleasant or enjoyable 令人十分愉快的 SYN lovely a gorgeous cake 漂亮的蛋糕 The hotel room had a gorgeous view. 那间客房窗外景色迷人。 —gorgeously adverb
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gorgeous• Liz is absolutely gorgeous.• Look at that guy over there. Isn't he gorgeous?• That woman on "Baywatch" - I think she's gorgeous.• And to top it all off, he was gorgeous.• I love your dress! It's such a gorgeous colour!• It's such a gorgeous day, we're going to go blackberrying.• The apartment had been furnished in rich, deep colors and gorgeous fabrics.• You look absolutely gorgeous in that dress!• He is gorgeous, not strong, but showy.• Men are not equipped with gorgeous ornaments or stereotyped courtship rituals, however it may look in the average discotheque.• What a gorgeous sound that was.• The following week, on a gorgeous sunny day, I worked both in the sun and in comparative darkness.• Palm-fringed beaches, guaranteed gorgeous weather and an equally warm local welcome make it one of the finest holiday hot-spots.absolutely gorgeous• Denice thinks she's absolutely gorgeous.• Yeh, he's absolutely gorgeous.• So we went up, and we got to know him, and he was absolutely gorgeous, of course.Origin gorgeous (1400-1500) Old French gorgias “stylish”, perhaps from gorgias “cloth tied around the neck”, from gorge; → GORGE1gor·geous adjectiveChineseSyllable
or attractive extremely Corpus beautiful
gorgeous
gor‧geous S3 /ˈɡɔːdʒəs $ ˈɡɔːr-/
adjective informal
‘What do you think of my new flatmate?’ ‘He’s absolutely gorgeous!’
You look gorgeous, Maria.
2. extremely pleasant or enjoyable
SYN lovely:
a gorgeous cake
The hotel room had a gorgeous view.
—gorgeously adverb
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▪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.
gor‧geous S3 /ˈɡɔːdʒəs $ ˈɡɔːr-/
adjective informal Date: 1400-1500
Language: Old French
Origin: gorgias 'stylish', perhaps from gorgias 'cloth tied around the neck', from gorge; ⇨ gorge1
1. extremely beautiful or attractive:Language: Old French
Origin: gorgias 'stylish', perhaps from gorgias 'cloth tied around the neck', from gorge; ⇨ gorge1
2. extremely pleasant or enjoyable
SYN lovely:
—gorgeously adverb
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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。
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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