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engross

/en-grohs/US // ɛnˈgroʊs //UK // (ɪnˈɡrəʊs) //

吞噬,沉迷于此,沉迷,沉迷于其中

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to occupy completely, as the mind or attention; absorb: Their discussion engrossed his attention.She is engrossed in her work.
    • : to write or copy in a clear, attractive, large script or in a formal manner, as a public document or record: to engross a deed.
    • : to acquire the whole of, in order to control the market; monopolize.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbhold one's attention
Forms: engrossed, engrossing

Examples

  • A 2018 study suggested that mindfulness can help elite athletes achieve a flow state, the zone where body and mind are in sync and engrossed in the action being performed.

  • She became engrossed in whether mother trees recognize their offspring in forest networks when she became a mother of two daughters.

  • She rejects reductive analyses for a rich debate that will engross any avid reader.

  • Rather, Ugandans are engrossed in a debate over whether Kaluuya’s success can be claimed as a win for Uganda, the home country of his parents, or whether he should simply be celebrated like any other international star.

  • The highest themes which can elevate or engross the mind of man claimed her profound and delighted reveries.

  • I stumbled to her side, half-blinded, stood looking down at the scene which seemed to engross her.

  • Besides, the immediate pressure of our adventurer's own affairs was such as exclusively to engross his attention.

  • I do not think that I am less impatient now than formerly to repossess—to entirely engross—my own treasured love.

  • The interests of a moment engross and captivate the passions, and kindle ardours which burn with incessant vigour.