Word · Frequency #231
interests
使感兴趣;引起关注
interests is the third person singular of interest.
核心释义
To engage someone's attention and make them interested in or excited about something.
- 1.
吸引注意力;引起兴趣;激发对某人或事物的情感或热情。
To engage the attention of; to awaken interest in; to excite emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person or thing.
吸引注意力;引起兴趣;激发对某人或事物的情感或热情。;使感兴趣;与...有关系
用法In use
The museum's new exhibit interests me a lot.
用法提示:动词interest,表示‘使感兴趣’,主语是事物,宾语是人。
What interests you most about physics?
用法提示:动词interest,用于疑问句,询问引起兴趣的事物。
His speech didn't interest the audience.
用法提示:动词interest的否定形式,表示‘没有使…感兴趣’。
interest sb
及物动词,后面直接接人或事物作宾语,不用介词。
The new science exhibit interests children a lot.
这个新的科学展览让孩子们非常感兴趣。
interest sb in sth
表示使某人开始对某事物产生兴趣,in 后接引起兴趣的事物。
Her teacher interested her in physics.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- interest someone in something
- 使某人对某事感兴趣
- Can I interest you in a cup of coffee?能请您喝杯咖啡吗?
- be interested in
- 对……感兴趣
- She is interested in learning Chinese.她对学中文感兴趣。
- interest the reader
- 引起读者的兴趣
- The opening paragraph is designed to interest the reader.开头段落旨在引起读者的兴趣。
- try to interest
- 设法引起……的兴趣
- He tried to interest her in the project.他设法使她对项目产生兴趣。
- fail to interest
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
interest 末尾藏着 rest(休息):真正感兴趣时,你会忙到忘了休息——用这个画面记住它。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:日常交谈、课堂教学、书面介绍 该词表示“使感兴趣、引起关注”时,语气通常比较中性,日常与正式场合都较为常见;可以说 interest someone in something,表示“使某人对某事物感兴趣”。
语法说明Grammar Note
动词 interest 是及物动词,后必须接宾语。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
forest /ˈfɔːrɪst/、tourist /ˈtʊrɪst/、terrorist /ˈterərɪst/ 都与 interest 一样以 /rɪst/ 或 /ərɪst/ 结尾;typist /ˈtaɪpɪst/ 的 -ist 也读 /ɪst/,与 interest 中 -est 的发音相同。注意:interrupt /ˌɪntəˈrʌpt/ 和 interpret /ɪnˈtɜːrprɪt/ 拼写中有 inter,但重音和读音不同,不要按 interest 来读。
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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