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companionable

/kuhm-pan-yuh-nuh-buhl/US // kəmˈpæn yə nə bəl //UK // (kəmˈpænjənəbəl) //

伴侣,相伴的,有伴的,相伴

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : possessing the qualities of a good companion; pleasant to be with; congenial.

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Examples

  • The silences are starting to feel less companionable and more awkward, and I’m worried this is going to start straining our relationship.

  • Hudson’s companionable presence, and some of his delightful prose, enrich this book.

  • Can be seen as either slightly sinister or companionable, as in “Me and my shadow.”

  • I'll take a dip myself, just to be companionable, and tomorrow morning we can get back to any size you like.

  • I have forgotten a companionable cat who each morning takes her seat on the long leather settee beside me and shares my crescents.

  • During the first days and nights of his mother's illness, they had talked, or sat in companionable silence, by the hour.

  • The whole had a combination of companionable good humor, and instant aggression when necessary.

  • During my absence it had pushed up higher and had spread its branches wider, but it was still the same companionable tree.