Word · Frequency #18572
captivated
迷住；使着迷；吸引
captivated is the past of captivate.
attract; charm; fascinate
- 1.
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。
吸引并保持(某人)的注意力与兴趣；使着迷,使入迷。；迷住；迷惑
In use
The children were captivated by the magician's tricks.
Her stories always captivate the audience from the first sentence.
The beautiful scenery captivated us during the whole trip.
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.
他被她的美貌迷住了。
captivate sb with sth
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。
Verb forms
base captivate · third person captivates · -ing captivating · past captivated · past participle captivated
规则动词，意为迷住、吸引。
Common mistakes
Her beauty captivate me.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。
The movie captured me.The movie captivated me.
“capture”意为“捕获”，“captivate”意为“迷住”。表示吸引人应用“captivate”。
Connections
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。
Synonyms
- fascinate
- 使深深着迷；强烈吸引 · 最通用、中立；与 captivate 相比更强调兴趣而非魅力，可替换但略显直白。
Learner notes
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。
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。
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。
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。
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.