Word · Frequency #20821
bewitch
施魔法于，对...施咒
to cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on
- 1.
To cast a spell upon.
施魔法
- 2.
To fascinate or charm.
迷住或吸引
使着迷，蛊惑；施魔法；迷住或吸引；施魔法于；蛊惑
In use
The witch bewitched the prince, turning him into a frog.
Her mesmerizing dance bewitches everyone who watches it.
The old castle's beauty bewitched the tourists completely.
bewitch + sb
表示直接对某人施魔法或使其着迷。
The witch bewitched the prince.
女巫对王子施了魔法。
be bewitched + by + sb/sth
被动结构，表示被某人或某物深深吸引。
He was bewitched by her beauty.
他被她的美貌迷住了。
bewitch + sb + into + doing sth
表示通过魅力或魔法诱使某人做某事。
She bewitched him into giving her all his money.
她蛊惑他把所有钱都给了她。
Verb forms
base bewitch · third person bewitches · -ing bewitching · past bewitched · past participle bewitched
Common mistakes
She witch him with her beauty.She bewitches him with her beauty.
误将名词 'witch' 用作动词，应使用动词 'bewitch'（第三人称单数形式 'bewitches'）表示“迷住”。
The music is bewitch.The music is bewitching.
误用动词原形作形容词，应使用现在分词形式 'bewitching' 表示“迷人的”。
Connections
Collocations
- bewitching smile
- 迷人的微笑
- She has a bewitching smile that captivates everyone.她的微笑迷人，俘获了所有人的心。
- bewitching eyes
- 勾魂的眼睛
- Her bewitching eyes were impossible to look away from.她那双勾魂的眼睛让人无法移开视线。
- bewitched by
- 被…迷住
- He was completely bewitched by her singing.他被她的歌声完全迷住了。
- bewitch the audience
- 使观众着迷
- Her stage presence managed to bewitch the audience.她的舞台魅力使观众为之着迷。
Pop culture & quotes
- I'm wild again, beguiled again, / A simpering, whimpering child again, / Bewitched, bothered and bewildered am I.
- 我又躁动起来，又被迷住，又成了一个傻笑、呜咽的孩子；我着魔、困扰又迷茫。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
be + witch（女巫）：被女巫施法，当然就被迷住。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：fairy tales、fantasy fiction、literary prose bewitch 既可表示“对…施魔法”，也可比喻“使着迷、吸引”；两种用法都比较正式或文学化，通常出现在童话、奇幻故事和书面描写中，口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词都以 /ɪtʃ/ 结尾，与 bewitch /bɪˈwɪtʃ/ 押韵。注意不要按拼写类推：-wise 读 /waɪz/，-with 读 /wɪð/；bewilder /bɪˈwɪldər/ 虽以 bewi- 开头，但不押韵。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.