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enthrall

/en-thrawl/US // ɛnˈθrɔl //

使人着迷,迷惑,吸引人,迷住

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to captivate or charm: a performer whose grace, skill, and virtuosity enthrall her audiences.
    • : to put or hold in slavery; subjugate: to be enthralled by illusions and superstitions.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbcaptivate
Forms: enthralled, enthralling

Examples

  • Love it or hate it, technology enthralls us with the promise of change.

  • Choose carefully and this soft, plummy varietal can enthrall like a fine Cabernet Sauvignon.

  • But what's certain is that Flight of the Conchords will continue to enthrall its fan base for years to come.

  • Can we not interest him in our books, enthrall him in the Chronicles of Kisington, so that he will cease to make war?

  • Kingsley's "Water Babies" and other choice writings appear in full; these enthrall the imagination and cultivate the taste.

  • The surrounding mountains were in full panoply of their blazing October foliage, a scene to enthrall the dullest vision.

  • The beach of Fales would enthrall but sterilize me—I mean the social muse would disjoint the classic nose of the other.

  • A man that so passionately avows his repudiation of the world must have felt its attraction, its power to tempt and enthrall.