| 词汇 | companionable |
| 释义 | companionable adjective uk /kəmˈpæn.jən.ə.bəl/ us /kəmˈpæn.jən.ə.bəl/ friendly and pleasant to be with友善的 Friendly affability affable affably affiliative agreeableness conversable convivial conviviality convivially cordial hospitable hospitably hospitality inseparable socially sugar and spiceidiom sweet-natured sweet-tempered sweetness the human touch Baker was companionable, jolly, but at the same time was shrewd, cold, calculating and unscrupulous in business. He turned the gas on very brightly, so as to soothe his fears with companionable light. Her companionable presence soothed him and even made him happy. It seemed strange that the father and daughter were so companionable, for superficially they were entirely unlike. They were pleasantly tired and lingered over their tea in a companionable silence. companionable | American Dictionarycompanionable adjective us/kəmˈpæn·jə·nə·bəl/ friendly and pleasant to be with Examples of companionablecompanionable Those who have seemed loyal and companionable may suddenly unbind a mental arsenal whose existence was unsuspected. In this light the cottage asks to be seen alongside the rise of the novel and ideas of companionable marriage. Choro emerged in the 1880s characteristically in small cafés, where the companionable sharing of food and drink was as integral to the experience and atmosphere as the music itself. Some said that when more companionable conditions were created, wives went into pubs, which increased drinking without necessarily increasing the rate of alcoholism. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That may be so, but it does not follow that ants are as companionable—even a whole colony of them—as a single dog. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Although the marriage may have been happy and companionable, the executors will now probably have to go to the court even in the case of perfectly justifiable wills. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it simply done to make women more companionable with men or is to give them a real understanding and interests of their own in the realms of human thought? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Dogs are very companionable and are intelligent. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He had a vein of quiet humour that made him a very companionable man. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Already are the railroads displacing the companionable cheer of crackling walnut with the dogged self-complacency and sullen virtue of anthracite. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. And she said, because he s so companionable. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Its characteristic willing attitude and manageable size make it the perfect mix of a competitive and companionable mount. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Sometimes recorded as an omen of death, sometimes a more companionable animal, it is classified as a cryptid, and there are varying accounts of the animal's appearance. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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