cute

adjective

/kjuːt/

(comparative cuter, superlative cutest)

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pretty and attractive可爱的；漂亮迷人的
- a cute little baby逗人喜爱的小宝宝
- She's so cute!她真可爱！
- (British English) an unbearably cute picture of two kittens (= it seems sentimental)让人爱得不得了的两只小猫的图片
Extra Examples
- How cute!多可爱！
- She had a cute little nose.她的小鼻子惹人喜爱。
- You were such a cute baby.你那时候是个逗人喜爱的小宝宝。
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(especially North American English, informal) sexually attractive有性吸引力的；性感的
- Check out those cute guys over there!瞧那边那些性感的家伙！
(especially North American English, informal) clever, sometimes in an annoying way because a person is trying to get an advantage for himself or herself精明的，机灵的（有时使人厌烦）
- She had a really cute idea.她有一个精明绝顶的主意。
- Don't get cute with me!别跟我耍滑头！

Word Originearly 18th cent. (in the sense ‘clever, shrewd’): shortening of acute.