enthral

enthral
[ɪnˈθrɔːl, ɛn-]
( enthrall)
(enthralled, enthralling)
  1. [with obj.](常作 be enthralled)capture the fascinated attention of
    迷住,吸引住
    she had been so enthralled by the adventure that she had hardly noticed the cold.
    她完全被那段奇遇迷住了,一点也没觉得冷。
    [as adj. enthralling]an enthralling best-seller.
    一本引人入胜的畅销书。
    ■(亦作 inthrall)(archaic)enslave
    (古)奴役
派生
enthralment
noun
  1. (美 enthrallment)
语源
  1. late Middle English (in the sense 'enslave'; formerly also as inthrall): from en-, in- (as an intensifier) + thrall
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