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captivate sb
Her performance captivated the audience.
她的表演迷住了观众。
迷住；使着迷；吸引
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迷住；使着迷；吸引
attract; charm; fascinate
Her performance captivated the audience.
她的表演迷住了观众。
吸引并保持(某人)的注意力与兴趣；使着迷,使入迷。
To attract and hold (someone's) attention and interest; to charm, to entrance, to fascinate, to enchain.
captivate
Base
原形
captivates
3rd person
第三人称单数
captivating
-ing
现在分词
captivated
Past
过去式
captivated
Past participle
过去分词
Her beauty captivates everyone.
她的美丽迷住了每个人。
The story captivated the audience.
这个故事迷住了观众。
He is captivating the crowd with his speech.
他正用演讲迷住人群。
The movie has captivated millions of viewers.
这部电影吸引了数百万观众。
规则动词，意为迷住、吸引。
The children were captivated by the magician's tricks.
孩子们被魔术师的戏法迷住了。
Her stories always captivate the audience from the first sentence.
她的故事总是从第一句话就吸引住观众。
The beautiful scenery captivated us during the whole trip.
整个旅途中，美丽的风景一直让我们着迷。
Her performance captivated the audience.
她的表演迷住了观众。
He was captivated by her beauty.
他被她的美貌迷住了。
强调使用某物来吸引某人。
The magician captivated the children with his tricks.
魔术师用他的把戏迷住了孩子们。
Not this
Her beauty captivate me.
Use this
Her beauty captivates me.
“captivate”是及物动词，需根据主语进行动词变位。主语“Her beauty”是第三人称单数，动词应加-s。
Not this
The movie captured me.
Use this
The movie captivated me.
“capture”意为“捕获”，“captivate”意为“迷住”。表示吸引人应用“captivate”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
吸引观众，使观众着迷
Her storytelling captivated the audience for over an hour.
她的讲述让观众着迷了一个多小时。
激发想象力，令人神往
The ancient ruins never fail to captivate the imagination.
这些古代遗迹总能激发人们的想象力。
使读者着迷
The novel's vivid characters captivated readers worldwide.
这部小说生动的人物吸引了全世界的读者。
被…迷住，为…所吸引
I was captivated by the beauty of the sunset.
我被日落的美丽迷住了。
Use captivate naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆联想：cap(帽子)盖住视线——他/她的魅力像一顶帽子，把你的注意力牢牢盖住，令人着迷。
语域：formal 常见场景：book reviews、descriptions of performances、formal narratives 该词比较正式，多用于书评、演讲或对演出、人物的正式描述中，表示强烈吸引；日常口语中更常用 attract 或 interest。
这些词中，captive 与 captivate 共享开头的 'captiv' 和读音 /kæptɪv/，但它以 /ɪv/ 结尾，而 captivate 以 /eɪt/ 结尾；其余词与 captivate 共享其后缀 -tivate 或 -ate，均读 /eɪt/，但重读元音及后续辅音不同，故都不是真正的押韵词。
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