fascinate

fascinate
verb
  1. [with obj.](一般作 be fascinated)draw irresistibly the attention and interest of (someone)
    使着迷，使神魂颠倒，强烈地吸引
    I've always been fascinated by other cultures.
    我对异国文化总是如痴如醉。
    [with obj. and infinitive]she was fascinated to learn about this strange land.
    她因为了解了这片奇异的土地而心醉神迷。
    ■(archaic)(especially of a snake) deprive (a person or animal) of the ability to resist or escape by the power of a look or gaze
    (古)（尤指蛇）以眼神震慑（人，动物），使无法动弹
    the serpent fascinates its prey.
    巨蛇用眼神蛊惑猎物，使之动弹不得。
派生
fascination
noun
fascinator
noun
语源
  1. late 16th cent. (in the sense 'bewitch, put under a spell'): from Latin fascinat- 'bewitched', from the verb fascinare, from fascinum 'spell, witchcraft'
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