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fascinate verb
⇨ interestinterest verb ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ delight 另见delight条interest ♦︎ appeal ♦︎ attract ♦︎ fascinate ♦︎ intrigue ♦︎ absorb ♦︎ rivet ♦︎ gripThese words all mean to catch and keep your attention. 这些词均表示使感兴趣、使关注。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺 下图显示这些词所表达使人感兴趣的程度| interest | ➔ | absorb | ➔ | fascinate | | appeal | | | | rivet | | attract | | | | grip | | intrigue | | | | |
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to attract / rivet / grip sb's attention◆a question / subject interests / fascinates / intrigues sb◆to really interest sb / appeal to sb / attract / fascinate / intrigue sb■ interest [transitive] to catch and keep your attention 使感兴趣；使关注◆Politics just doesn't interest me.我对政治毫无兴趣。◆The musuem has something to interest everyone.这所博物馆有让每个人都感兴趣的东西。◆It may interest you to know that he didn't accept the offer.或许你有兴趣知道，他没有接受这份工作。◆She has always interested herself in (= given her attention to) helping younger musicians.她始终留意提携年轻音乐家。■ appeal [intransitive] to be sth that you like 让人喜欢；有吸引力；有感染力◆The prospect of a long wait in the rain did not appeal.想到要在雨中久等使人扫兴。◆It's a book that appeals to people of all ages.这是一本老幼皆宜的书。■ attract [transitive, usually passive](of a thing) to have qualities that you notice and like it; (of a person) to have qualities that make you like and admire them （事物）吸引，使喜爱；（人）引起⋯的好感（或爱慕）◆That was what first attracted me to the place.那就是最初吸引我来到此地的原因。◆I had always been attracted by the idea of working abroad.我一直向往去国外工作。◆What first attracted me about her was her sense of humour.首先吸引我的是她的幽默感。 OPP repel ⇨ shock verb see also tempt ⇨ tempt ■ fascinate / /ˈfæsɪneɪt/ / [transitive, intransitive] to attract or interest sb very much, often because you feel that there is a lot you can learn or that sth is mysterious 深深吸引；迷住◆China has always fascinated me.中国一直令我心驰神往。◆The private lives of the rich and famous never fail to fascinate.富豪名流的私生活总让人津津乐道。■ intrigue / /ɪnˈtriːg/ / [transitive] to make sb very interested and want to know more about sth, usually because it seems unusual or mysterious 激起⋯的兴趣；引发⋯的好奇心◆There was something about him that intrigued her.他有种特质令她着迷。■ absorb [transitive] to interest sb very much so that they pay no attention to anything else 吸引⋯的全部注意力；使沉迷◆The work had absorbed him for several years.有好几年的时间他专心致力于那项工作。◆She was completely absorbed in the task.她全身心投入那项任务。■ rivet / /ˈrɪvɪt/ / [transitive, usually passive] to hold sb's interest or attention so completely that they cannot look away or think of anything else 使痴迷；彻底吸引◆I was absolutely riveted by her story.我完全被她的故事吸引住了。◆My eyes were riveted on the figure lying in the road.我眼睛紧盯着躺在路上的那个人。■ grip (-pp-) [transitive] to interest or excite sb very much; to hold sb's attention completely 使极感兴趣；使非常激动；完全吸引住（某人）的注意◆The book grips you from the first page to the last.这本书从头至尾扣人心弦。◆The atmosphere of the World Cup gripped the nation.世界杯的气氛令举国兴奋。 |