Word · Frequency #18572
captivate
迷住;使着迷;吸引
核心释义
attract; charm; fascinate
- 1.
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.
吸引并保持(某人)的注意力与兴趣;使着迷,使入迷。;迷住;迷惑
用法In use
The children were captivated by the magician's tricks.
用法提示:captivated 是 captivate 的过去分词,作及物动词,表示被迷住。
Her stories always captivate the audience from the first sentence.
用法提示:captivate 作及物动词,表示深深吸引。
The beautiful scenery captivated us during the whole trip.
用法提示:captivated 是过去式,表示迷住、使着迷。
captivate sb
Her performance captivated the audience.
她的表演迷住了观众。
be captivated by sb/sth
He was captivated by her beauty.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- captivate an audience
- 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。
- captivate the imagination
- 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。
- captivate readers
- 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。
- be captivated by
- 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。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
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。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
一起学习词形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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