单词	childlike
释义	childlikechild‧like /ˈtʃaɪldlaɪk/ adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES She has a childlike way of looking at things. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Although some of the Mites were as old as fifteen, because they were called Mites, their routines were always childlike. Corbett had always liked Prince Edward; he had a roguish air, coupled with an almost childlike innocence. His face was childlike and flaccid. Sometimes she became childlike and you could see her at eight or seventeen or twenty-five. Suddenly your grown-up veneer gives way to a childlike sensitivity that causes you to feel-within minutes-wonderful happiness and acute distress. The brothers are very childlike and I think that Lewis Carroll is reliving part of his childhood through this chapter. The wizards designing Macintosh considered it an open invitation to childlike play, and judged that ability among its chief attributes. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► childlike innocence/simplicity/directness  ‘You know I love you,’ she said with childlike simplicity. ► childlike delight/wonder/excitement  The sight filled her with childlike excitement. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► youthful/childlike excitement · Her voice was full of youthful excitement. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► almost · Corbett had always liked Prince Edward; he had a roguish air, coupled with an almost childlike innocence.· Julio Cesar Chavez has a carefree, almost childlike demeanor.· She speaks with an almost childlike directness that wins over the most sceptical audience.· Jean was a gentle soul, and almost childlike.· I remember the helpless, almost childlike way he submitted himself to my ministrations. NOUN► innocence · Corbett had always liked Prince Edward; he had a roguish air, coupled with an almost childlike innocence. having qualities that are typical of a child, especially positive qualities such as innocence and eagernesschildlike innocence/simplicity/directness ‘You know I love you,’ she said with childlike simplicity.childlike delight/wonder/excitement The sight filled her with childlike excitement. Standing, she looked less childlike.
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