entrancing

grammar · medium

易错句子We were entrancing by the beautiful dance.

正确表达We were entranced by the beautiful dance.

entrancing 表示“令人着迷的”，用来形容引起感受的事物；人被某物迷住时要用过去分词 entranced，构成 be entranced by 这一被动结构。汉语“我们被……迷住了”不能照搬成 -ing 形式。

grammar · medium

易错句子He entranced the classroom and sat down.

正确表达He entered the classroom and sat down.

动词 entrance 读 /ɪnˈtrɑːns/，意为“使着迷、使出神”，是及物动词，本身不表示“进入”；表示“进入”要用 enter。学习者常由名词 entrance（入口）类推，误把它当成“进入”的动词。

grammar · medium

易错句子The children entranced at the magician's tricks.

正确表达The children were entranced by the magician's tricks.

entrance 是及物动词，后面必须接宾语，不能像不及物动词那样直接跟 at 短语；描述人的感受时要用被动语态 be entranced by，即“被……迷住”。