beautiful

英 [ˈbjuːtɪfl] 美 [ˈbjuːtɪfl]

adj.  美丽的; 美好的; 很好的; 出色的; 巧妙的

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1161 / COCA.992



牛津词典

adj.

  1. 美丽的;美好的
    having beauty; pleasing to the senses or to the mind
    1. a beautiful woman/face/baby/voice/poem/smell/evening
      漂亮的女人 / 面孔 / 婴儿;美妙的声音 / 诗歌 / 香味 / 夜晚
    2. beautiful countryside/weather/music
      美丽的乡村;美好的天气;美妙的音乐
  2. 很好的;出色的;巧妙的
    very good or skilful
    1. What beautiful timing!
      时间把握得正好!

柯林斯词典

  1. ADJ-GRADED 美丽的;漂亮的
    A beautiful person is very attractive to look at.
    1. She was a very beautiful woman...
      她是个大美女。
    2. To me he is the most beautiful child in the world.
      对我来说,他是世界上最美丽的孩子。
  2. ADJ-GRADED 美好的;极好的;美妙的
    If you describe something as beautiful, you mean that it is very attractive or pleasing.
    1. New England is beautiful...
      新英格兰很美。
    2. It was a beautiful morning...
      那是一个美妙的早晨。
    3. He has beautiful manners.
      他举止优雅。
  3. ADJ-GRADED 巧妙的;娴熟的;漂亮的
    You can describe something that someone does as beautiful when they do it very skilfully.
    1. That's a beautiful shot!
      射得漂亮!
  4. When you are describing someone's appearance, you usually use beautiful and pretty to describe women, girls, and babies. Beautiful is a much stronger word than pretty. The equivalent word for a man is handsome. Good-looking and attractive can be used to describe people of either sex.
    在描述人的外貌时,通常用 beautiful 和 pretty 来形容女人、女孩和婴儿。beautiful 语气比 pretty 强烈得多。形容男性的对应词是 handsome。good-looking 和 attractive 既可以形容女性,也可以形容男性。


双语例句

  1. At his side was a beautiful young woman
    他旁边是个年轻漂亮的女子。
  2. She was a very beautiful woman
    她是个大美女。
  3. To me he is the most beautiful child in the world.
    对我来说,他是世界上最美丽的孩子。
  4. New England is beautiful
    新英格兰很美。
  5. It was a beautiful morning
    那是一个美妙的早晨。
  6. He has beautiful manners.
    他举止优雅。
  7. That's a beautiful shot!
    射得漂亮!
  8. I could not believe my eyes. She was far more beautiful than I had imagined.
    我简直不敢相信自己的眼睛。她比我想象的漂亮多了。
  9. One of the prisoners has carved a beautiful wooden chess set
    有个犯人刻了一副漂亮的木头象棋。
  10. He was also a writer of beautiful stories, some of which are collaborations with his fiancee.
    他还写了一些美妙的故事,其中有些是和他的未婚妻合著的。
  11. You have beautiful eyes
    你有一双美丽的眼睛。
  12. She addressed them by hand in her beautiful italic script.
    她用漂亮的斜体字写明了收信人姓名和地址。
  13. She finally found the perfect gown, a beautiful creation trimmed with lace.
    她终于找到了理想的礼服——一袭饰有蕾丝的美丽长裙。
  14. It's a beautiful, clean and orderly city
    这是一座美丽清洁、秩序井然的城市。
  15. It's been a beautiful evening and you have made it all possible.
    那是个美好的夜晚,你让一切成为可能。
  16. This tree is always recognizable by its extremely beautiful silvery bark.
    这种树很容易辨认,因为它有着非常漂亮的银色树皮。
  17. After a joyous and restful three days, I left this beautiful city.
    度过了愉快轻松的3天后,我离开了这个美丽的城市。
  18. So I just walked up the steps into this big, beautiful church.
    于是我就拾级而上,走进了这座漂亮的大教堂。
  19. From the garden you walk down to discover a large and beautiful lake
    由花园往前走,你会发现一个宽阔美丽的湖。
  20. This Islington shop is a treasure trove of beautiful bridalwear.
    这家位于伊斯灵顿区的商店里汇聚了各种漂亮的新娘服装。
  21. She's beautiful, vivacious, and charming.
    她漂亮活泼,魅力十足。
  22. That's a beautiful piece of work. You should be proud of it.
    那件作品非常漂亮,你应当为之自豪。
  23. It's a beautiful part of the world
    这是世界上很美的一个地区。
  24. With your hair and your beautiful skin, you'd look good in red and other bright colors.
    以你的发色和漂亮的肤色,穿红色或者其他亮色的衣服会很好看的。
  25. Once upon a time, there lived an old man who had two beautiful daughters.
    从前,有一个老人,他有两个美丽的女儿。
  26. Suzhou is celebrated for her beautiful gardens.
    苏州以其美丽的园林而闻名。
  27. She has a wonderfully beautiful face.
    她的面孔俊俏极了。
  28. She has lost ( in) love of the beautiful youth.
    她失去了那个美貌青年的爱。
  29. The garden is indeed beautiful.
    这花园委实漂亮。
  30. He gave her a beautiful present.
    他送她一件漂亮的礼物。

同义词辨析

  beautiful good-looking handsome lovely pretty【导航词义:美丽的】

  beautiful adj. 美丽的,美好的

〔辨析〕普通用词,可用于描述人和事物。描述人的时候,通常指女性和儿童的美有特别之处且引人注意。

〔例证〕
a beautiful girl/park
一个漂亮的女孩/美丽的公园
She is more beautiful than any other girl in the class.
她是班里最漂亮的女孩。

  good-looking adj. 漂亮的,长得好看的

〔辨析〕语义较弱,可用来描述男人或女人。

〔例证〕
Mr. Green's children are all good-looking.
格林先生家的孩子都长得很俊。
She is a good-looking girl.
她是一位迷人的姑娘。

  handsome adj. 英俊的,帅的,漂亮的

〔辨析〕形容人的时候,主要指男人和小男孩长得漂亮、五官端正,也可以用于描述漂亮但带有男性气质的年长女人,但不用于描写少女;形容物的时候,指高大雄伟、令人印象深刻的。

〔例证〕
Mr. Green is handsome.
格林先生很英俊。
He bought a handsome house yesterday.
他昨天买了一幢漂亮的大房子。
Susan is beautiful and handsome, so she has many admirers.
苏珊美丽端庄,因此有很多追求者。

  lovely adj. 〈尤英〉好看的,可爱的

〔辨析〕可用于修饰人或事物,主要指美丽而颇有吸引力的。

〔例证〕
a lovely child/day
可爱的孩子/晴朗的天
lovely music
悦耳的音乐
She has a lovely face.
她有一张漂亮的脸蛋。

  pretty adj. 漂亮的,美妙的

〔辨析〕可用来形容有魅力的人或者美妙的物品。形容人的时候,多指小女孩或女人长得好看;如果用来形容男性,则表示漂亮但有点女性化。

〔例证〕
Mary looks much prettier in the red dress.
玛莉穿红色的连衣裙看起来漂亮多了。
The poem is pretty.
这首诗很美。
He's a young man with a pretty face.
他是个小白脸。

英英释义

adj

  1. delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
    1. a beautiful child
    2. beautiful country
    3. a beautiful painting
    4. a beautiful theory
    5. a beautiful party

  2. (of weather) highly enjoyable
    1. what a beautiful day