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单词 engaging
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Definition of engaging in English:

engaging

adjective ɪnˈɡeɪdʒɪŋɛnˈɡeɪdʒɪŋ
  • Charming and attractive.

    an engaging smile
    Example sentencesExamples
    • One of the most interesting houses in Mayfair, an engaging contrast to its neighbours, with a starry host of former occupants.
    • I hadn't noticed it beforehand, but the way his face lifted when he beamed highlighted the engaging way his smile was the slightest bit crooked.
    • He must have been a very engaging speaker, a charming man.
    • It is as visually appealing as its story is engaging and imaginative.
    • The paintings Cormac selected for view at the Garter Lane Centre comprise an engaging mix of land, sea and urban scapes alongside an array of still lives.
    • She has an engaging smile, she is discrete, and she is strong.
    • Michelle immediately responded to his engaging personality and smiled in returned.
    • They realize the engaging city offers them a home and a lifestyle like most of them have never experienced.
    • What interventions can be made at an architectural level to make our city a more engaging place to live?
    • Even though he had impeccable manners and an engaging smile, and also a ton of money, she knew he wasn't for her.
    • She smiled her most secretive and engaging smile and said nothing.
    • From everything I know, she is an engaging, likeable person, but she certainly isn't coming off as much of a team player.
    • Valery is a cheerful person with roguish brown eyes and an engaging smile.
    • Ade is a handsome 16-year-old in New York City with a warm, engaging smile.
    • Good looking, polo-playing and sporty, he appeared to have an eye for a pretty face and an engaging shyness that endeared him to many and helped him become one of the most sought after bachelors in the world.
    • I look at his engaging smile and listen to his loud laugh and kiss his soft little cheeks and I wonder.
    • He was an engaging character who delighted in good company and was a good man to tell a story.
    • He is a highly talented DJ, has a most pleasant and engaging voice, and would be a great loss to the radio station.
    • Never did she fail to warmly greet people with her engaging smile and lively chat.
    • His engaging personality, pretty face and impressive physique make him the envy of all the other models.
    Synonyms
    charming, appealing, attractive, pretty, delightful, lovely, pleasing, pleasant, agreeable, likeable, lovable, sweet, winning, winsome, fetching, dazzling, arresting, captivating, enchanting, bewitching, alluring, irresistible, dreamy, heavenly, divine, gorgeous
    Scottish &amp Northern English bonny
    British informal smashing
    dated taking
    archaic comely, fair

Derivatives

  • engagingly

  • adverb ɪnˈɡeɪdʒɪŋliɛnˈɡeɪdʒɪŋli
    • The story of the dollar is the story of the country's independence and emergence - and it couldn't have been told more engagingly.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • That feeling that I've discerned something about what's happening in the world and successfully and engagingly written about it.
      • It is engagingly written and its arguments challenge even where they shock or fail to persuade.
      • I believe that my long-standing fondness for Waugh's novels is rooted in his skill in writing so engagingly about men who find themselves on their own and, somehow, out of place.
      • Green and fertile with magnificent valleys, dramatic mountainous terrain, and a rich cultural history, the island is engagingly picturesque.

Rhymes

aging, staging
 
 

Definition of engaging in US English:

engaging

adjective
  • Charming and attractive.

    Sophie had a sunny personality that was very engaging
    Example sentencesExamples
    • What interventions can be made at an architectural level to make our city a more engaging place to live?
    • Good looking, polo-playing and sporty, he appeared to have an eye for a pretty face and an engaging shyness that endeared him to many and helped him become one of the most sought after bachelors in the world.
    • She smiled her most secretive and engaging smile and said nothing.
    • He is a highly talented DJ, has a most pleasant and engaging voice, and would be a great loss to the radio station.
    • Even though he had impeccable manners and an engaging smile, and also a ton of money, she knew he wasn't for her.
    • Ade is a handsome 16-year-old in New York City with a warm, engaging smile.
    • He must have been a very engaging speaker, a charming man.
    • They realize the engaging city offers them a home and a lifestyle like most of them have never experienced.
    • She has an engaging smile, she is discrete, and she is strong.
    • I hadn't noticed it beforehand, but the way his face lifted when he beamed highlighted the engaging way his smile was the slightest bit crooked.
    • I look at his engaging smile and listen to his loud laugh and kiss his soft little cheeks and I wonder.
    • One of the most interesting houses in Mayfair, an engaging contrast to its neighbours, with a starry host of former occupants.
    • From everything I know, she is an engaging, likeable person, but she certainly isn't coming off as much of a team player.
    • Michelle immediately responded to his engaging personality and smiled in returned.
    • The paintings Cormac selected for view at the Garter Lane Centre comprise an engaging mix of land, sea and urban scapes alongside an array of still lives.
    • Valery is a cheerful person with roguish brown eyes and an engaging smile.
    • His engaging personality, pretty face and impressive physique make him the envy of all the other models.
    • Never did she fail to warmly greet people with her engaging smile and lively chat.
    • It is as visually appealing as its story is engaging and imaginative.
    • He was an engaging character who delighted in good company and was a good man to tell a story.
    Synonyms
    charming, appealing, attractive, pretty, delightful, lovely, pleasing, pleasant, agreeable, likeable, lovable, sweet, winning, winsome, fetching, dazzling, arresting, captivating, enchanting, bewitching, alluring, irresistible, dreamy, heavenly, divine, gorgeous
 
 
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