Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #1477
Fully loadedattract
吸引；诱惑；有吸引力
to make someone like or be interested in someone or something; to be appealing to someone
- 1.
To pull toward without touching.
不接触地拉向
- 2.
To draw by moral, emotional or sexual influence; to engage or fix, as the mind, attention, etc.; to invite or allure.
通过道德、情感或性影响吸引；吸引或固定注意力等；邀请或诱惑
- 3.
To incur.
招致
吸引（物体）；使靠近；不接触地拉向；通过道德、情感或性影响吸引；吸引或固定注意力等；邀请或诱惑；招致；吸引
In use
Bright flowers often attract bees in the garden.
The new museum attracted hundreds of visitors on its first day.
This kind of job may attract people who love challenges.
attract + noun
及物动词，直接跟宾语。
Bright colors attract children.
鲜艳的颜色吸引儿童。
attract + noun + to + noun
表示吸引某人或某物到某处。
The advertisement attracted many customers to the store.
这则广告吸引了许多顾客到店里。
be attracted to + noun/pronoun
被动结构，表示被吸引。
She is attracted to science fiction.
Connections
Collocations
- attract attention
- 引起注意
- The bright colors attract attention easily.鲜艳的颜色很容易引起注意。
- attract investment
- 吸引投资
- The government is trying to attract foreign investment.政府正试图吸引外国投资。
- attract visitors
- 吸引游客
- The museum attracts millions of visitors each year.这座博物馆每年吸引数百万游客。
- attract criticism
- 招致批评
- His comments attracted sharp criticism from the public.他的言论招致了公众的尖锐批评。
- attract a crowd
- 吸引人群
- The street performer attracted a large crowd.那位街头艺人吸引了一大群人。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象磁铁吸铁屑：'at'（在）吸引，'tract'（拉）——合起来就是‘吸引’。
Context & Register
多用于描述引起注意或兴趣，常见于日常和正式场合。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'attract' because they share the stressed /ækt/ sound. Note that 'contact' can also be pronounced with stress on the first syllable (as a noun), but when used as a verb it often rhymes. Beware of lookalikes like 'intact' with different stress.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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