engrossing + noun
She is reading an engrossing novel.
她正在读一本引人入胜的小说。
引人入胜的, 非常有趣的
完全占据一个人的时间和注意力；能够吸引并保持注意力的；引人入胜的；非常引人注意的；趣味无穷的
absorbing all the attention or interest
形容事物吸引人
完全占据一个人的时间和注意力
Utterly consuming one's time and attention.
能够吸引并保持注意力的
capable of arousing and holding the attention
The novel was so engrossing that I stayed up all night to finish it.
这本小说引人入胜，我熬夜读完了它。
用法提示：engrossing 作表语，表示小说令人着迷。
She gave an engrossing presentation that kept everyone's attention.
她做了一个引人入胜的演讲，吸引了所有人的注意。
用法提示：engrossing 作定语，修饰演讲。
I found the documentary absolutely engrossing.
我觉得这部纪录片非常引人入胜。
用法提示：engrossing 作宾语补足语，描述发现的结果。
She is reading an engrossing novel.
她正在读一本引人入胜的小说。
The documentary is engrossing.
这部纪录片非常引人入胜。
I found the lecture engrossing.
我觉得这场讲座趣味无穷。
grammar · medium
易错句子The book is very engrossing me.
正确表达The book is very engrossing.
engrossing是形容词，不能直接接宾语。应去掉me，或使用动词engross: The book engrosses me.
grammar · medium
易错句子I am engrossing in the story.
正确表达I am engrossed in the story.
表示'全神贯注于'时，应用be engrossed in，其中engrossed是过去分词作形容词，而engrossing是主动形容词，表示事物本身引人入胜。
engrossing 表示完全吸引注意力，令人沉浸其中；而 interesting 只是引起兴趣，程度较轻。
absorbing 强调吸引注意力，而 engrossing 强调整个人投入其中，后者程度更深。
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