单词 | beautiful |
例句 | beautifulbeautiful /ˈbyutəfəl/ adjective 1 a person who is beautiful is very nice to look at► beautiful very nice to look at. You use beautiful especially about women, girls, or babies: ► pretty nice to look at. Pretty is not as strong as beautiful and is used about women and girls: ► attractive nice to look at. Attractive sounds slightly more formal than pretty and is used about adult men and women: ► good-looking also nice-looking nice to look at. Good-looking is used slightly more often about men than women and is not as strong as beautiful or handsome: ► handsome nice to look at. You use handsome about men or boys, and it is stronger than attractive or good-looking: ► cute a cute baby, small child, or animal is attractive to look at: ► lovely very pretty. You use lovely about women or older girls: ► elegant beautiful and moving or dressing in a graceful way: ► gorgeous very beautiful or handsome. Women use the word gorgeous more often than men: ► stunning extremely beautiful. You use stunning about women: ➔ see Describing People’s Looks2 a beautiful place or object is very nice to look at► beautiful very nice to look at: ► pretty nice to look at. Pretty is not as strong as beautiful: ► attractive attractive means the same as pretty but sounds slightly more formal: ► lovely very pretty, in a way that pleases you: ► magnificent very beautiful, and very large or impressive: ► breathtaking beautiful in a way that excites or surprises you. You use breathtaking especially about a large area of land or water that you can see: ► stunning stunning means the same as breathtaking but is used less frequently: ► exquisite (formal) very beautiful. You use exquisite about things that have a lot of small details and have been made with a lot of care and skill: ► scenic surrounded by views of beautiful countryside: 3 something you hear that is beautiful is very nice to listen to► beautiful very nice to listen to: ► pretty nice to listen to. Pretty is not as strong as beautiful: ANTONYMS ➔ see ugly ➔ see The WeatherADVERBS: beautifulYou can make the adjectives beautiful, pretty, attractive, handsome, elegant, gorgeous, magnificent, breathtaking, and exquisite into adverbs by using an -ly ending:The woman sitting next to me was beautifully dressed. | He smiled attractively. | The mountains were breathtakingly beautiful. |
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