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engrossing

/en-groh-sing/US // ɛnˈgroʊ sɪŋ //UK // (ɪnˈɡrəʊsɪŋ) //

饶有趣味的,饶有兴趣的,饶有兴趣,吸引人的

Related Words

intriguing耐人寻味的,耐人寻味,耐人寻味的是,令人好奇的gripping抓紧,紧抓不放,抓紧时间,紧握fascinating迷人的,引人入胜,迷人,吸引人的absorbing吸收性,吸收性强,吸收性的,吸收性强的riveting铆接,铆钉,铆铆的,铆钉的compelling令人信服的,令人信服,强迫性,有说服力的enthralling令人神魂颠倒,令人陶醉的,令人神往的,令人着迷的exciting激动人心的,令人振奋的,令人振奋,令人激动的stimulating刺激性,刺激,刺激性的,刺激的captivating迷人的,诱人的,诱人,迷人consuming消耗,消耗的,消耗性的,消耗性controlling控制,控制性,控制的,控制权provoking挑衅性的,刺激性的,挑衅性,挑逗性的monopolizing垄断性,垄断性的,垄断,独占性preoccupying烦人的,忙乱的,冗长的,烦人obsessing执着的,执着,强迫性的,强迫性

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : fully occupying the mind or attention; absorbing: I'm reading the most engrossing book.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.very interesting
Synonyms
absorbing吸收性,吸收性强,吸收性的,吸收性强的captivating迷人的,诱人的,诱人,迷人compelling令人信服的,令人信服,强迫性,有说服力的enthralling令人神魂颠倒,令人陶醉的,令人神往的,令人着迷的exciting激动人心的,令人振奋的,令人振奋,令人激动的fascinating迷人的,引人入胜,迷人,吸引人的gripping抓紧,紧抓不放,抓紧时间,紧握intriguing耐人寻味的,耐人寻味,耐人寻味的是,令人好奇的riveting铆接,铆钉,铆铆的,铆钉的stimulating刺激性,刺激,刺激性的,刺激的consuming消耗,消耗的,消耗性的,消耗性controlling控制,控制性,控制的,控制权monopolizing垄断性,垄断性的,垄断,独占性obsessing执着的,执着,强迫性的,强迫性preoccupying烦人的,忙乱的,冗长的,烦人provoking挑衅性的,刺激性的,挑衅性,挑逗性的all-consuming

Examples

  • King’s prose is stunningly gorgeous in this engrossing love story.

  • It’s an engrossing mix of footnoted history, acerbic political commentary and personal anecdotes.

  • Because of the pandemic, and not despite it, 2020’s most engrossing tales have a distinct richness.

  • Naturally it isn’t quite the urgent, visceral experience that Gears normally is, but this is a surprisingly deep and engrossing game.

  • With one teacher and six or seven students, those forays are intimate and engrossing learning experiences that don’t translate to much larger groups.

  • You really were ahead of your time with Twin Peaks—this gritty, engrossing serial TV drama.

  • The high heel is revolutionary, and evolutionary, as an engrossing Brooklyn Museum show reveals.

  • The show provides an engrossing portrait of those designers and visionaries that made the high heel a symbol of status and sex.

  • The Netflix prison dramedy, with its binge-baiting release strategy, is engrossing in every sense of word.

  • Carvalho must track down killers but the more engrossing cases are those involving real puzzles.

  • She was lost in thought over her new book, which was engrossing her very deeply.

  • To students of comparative folklore and mythology the myths and legends of Babylonia present many features of engrossing interest.

  • "They are not particularly engrossing just now," said Miss Lepel evenly, indicating the book that lay upon her lap.

  • The most fascinating, engrossing and picturesque of the season's novels.

  • These were so engrossing that I took no count of the stations we passed through.

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