love·ly /ˈlʌvli/ ●●● S1 W3 adjectiveadj (comparativecomp lovelier, superlativesupl loveliest) 1 especially British EnglishBrEBEAUTIFUL/GOOD-LOOKING beautiful or attractive 美丽的;可爱的 She had a lovely face. 她有一张漂亮的脸蛋。
What a lovely house! 多么漂亮的房子啊!
You look lovely in that dress. 你穿那条连衣裙很漂亮。
He was a lovely little boy. 他是个可爱的小男孩。
What a lovely day! 多好的天气啊!
► see thesaurus at beautiful 2 spoken especially British EnglishBrEGOOD/EXCELLENT very pleasant, enjoyable, or good 令人愉快[高兴]的;美好的 Thank you for a lovely evening. 谢谢你让我们度过了一个美好的夜晚。
That was a lovely cup of tea. 那杯茶很好喝。
► see thesaurus at nice 3 informal especially British EnglishBrENICE friendly and pleasant 亲切的,令人愉快的 Richard’s a lovely person. 理查德是一个很亲切的人。
4 British EnglishBrE spokenBAD used to say that something is not at all enjoyable or good 令人败兴的;糟透了的 ‘The cat threw up all over the carpet!’ ‘Lovely!’ “猫吐得整张地毯都是!” “太糟糕了!”
You’ve made a lovely mess in here. 你把这里弄得乱糟糟的。
5 lovely and warm/fresh/clean etc British EnglishBrE spokenGOOD/EXCELLENT used to emphasize how good something is 非常暖和的/新鲜的/干净的等 This bread’s lovely and fresh. 这面包新鲜极了。
lovely and warm/fresh/clean etc• I always keep the heater on upstairs, so it's always lovely and warm.• All that changed, as inevitably it had to, but it was lovely and warm and fulfilling while it lasted. 6 British EnglishBrE spokenGOOD/EXCELLENT used to show that you are pleased with something 好极了〔用于表示对某事满意〕 Push it right across. That’s it, lovely. 把它直推过去。 对,棒极了。
—loveliness noun [uncountableU]
n If there is more than one adjective, the adjectives are usually used in a fixed order.
You say: We had lovely warm weather.
✗Don’t say: We had warm lovely weather. You say: That’s a lovely red dress.
✗Don’t say: That’s a red lovely dress.