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dewy-eyed

/doo-ee-ahyd, dyoo-/US // ˈdu iˌaɪd, ˈdyu- //

惺惺惜惺惺,惺惺相惜,瀼渡,惺惺作态

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adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : romantically naive or credulous; sentimental, innocent, and trusting: dewy-eyed, aspiring young actresses.

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Examples

  • Yeah, the “Giant man-puppy” that is Gronkowski won't hold a sexual candle to the blue-eyed dreamboat.

  • The cop lay open-eyed with a grievous head wound as Johnson again checked for a pulse.

  • One green-eyed man, nicknamed “Cai the Roman,” became an instant celebrity due to his decidedly Roman physical characteristics.

  • But Byrne himself is the parodist, and he commands the stage by his hollow-eyed, frosty verve.

  • What will.i.am is to The Black Eyed Peas, I was to the Fugees.

  • Robinson looked at him suspiciously as he took it, and the animals eyed him with evident distrust.

  • Punch gathered himself together and eyed the house with disfavour.

  • A flock of weary sheep pattered along the road, barnward bound, heavy eyed and bleating softly.

  • They were a well-matched pair; iron-nerved, both of them, the sort of men to face sudden death open-eyed and unafraid.

  • She had been walking alone with her arms hanging limp, letting her white skirts trail along the dewy path.