Word · Frequency #16003
enthrall
迷住；迷惑
hold spellbound; captivate
- 1.
To hold spellbound.
使着迷
奴役；使着迷；迷惑；迷住
In use
The magician's performance enthralled the entire audience.
I was completely enthralled by the novel's plot.
The documentary continues to enthrall viewers around the world.
enthrall sb
主动语态，后接宾语。
The storyteller enthralled the audience with her tales.
讲故事的人用她的故事迷住了听众。
be enthralled by sth/sb
被动语态，by引出施动者。
The children were enthralled by the magician's tricks.
孩子们被魔术师的把戏迷住了。
be enthralled with sth
被动语态，with表示原因或对象。
He was enthralled with the beauty of the landscape.
他被风景的美迷住了。
Verb forms
base enthrall · third person enthralls · -ing enthralling · past enthralled · past participle enthralled
常用被动语态：be enthralled by/with
Common mistakes
I am very enthrall by the movie.I am very enthralled by the movie.
enthrall是及物动词，常用被动语态be enthralled by/with，不能直接用原形enthral作表语。
She was enthralled of the story.She was enthralled by the story.
enthralled后接by或with表示‘被…迷住’，不接of。
Connections
Collocations
- be enthralled by
- 被……深深迷住
- She was completely enthralled by his account of the journey.她完全被他讲述的旅程迷住了。
- hold someone enthralled
- 使某人入神
- The singer held the crowd enthralled for two hours.那位歌手让观众入神听了两个小时。
- enthrall readers
- 使读者着迷
- This novel has enthralled readers around the world.这部小说让世界各地的读者着迷。
- enthrall someone with something
- 用……使某人着迷
- The speaker enthralled the audience with her vivid storytelling.演讲者用生动的讲述使观众着迷。
Synonyms
- fascinate
- 强烈吸引；使兴致盎然 · 语气比 enthrall 弱，更常用，侧重引起浓厚兴趣，不一定达到忘我或完全出神的地步。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：thrall 听起来像“着魔”，enthrall 就是被完全吸引、像着魔般迷住。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：literary or formal writing、reviews of books, films, or performances、moments of deep fascination enthrall 比较书面化，多用于文学作品或较正式的评论、描写中，表达“深深吸引、使入迷”；日常口语里更常说 fascinated 或 hooked。
Grammar Note
常用被动语态，如 be enthralled by/with
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -all 结尾，读 /ɔːl/，与 enthrall 的 /θrɒːl/ 押韵。注意：shall 虽拼作 -all，但读 /ʃæl/，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.