Word · Frequency #20234
mesmerise
对…施催眠术
induce hypnosis in
- 1.
induce hypnosis in
催眠
- 2.
attract strongly, as if with a magnet
强烈吸引,仿佛有磁力
使入迷，使目瞪口呆；催眠；强烈吸引,仿佛有磁力；对...施催眠术；使目瞪口呆
In use
The magician's performance mesmerised the audience.
The therapist gently mesmerised the patient to help him relax.
The beautiful sunset was mesmerising everyone on the beach.
mesmerise sb
表示对某人进行催眠，直接宾语为人。
The hypnotist mesmerised the entire audience.
催眠师对全体观众施了催眠术。
be mesmerised by sth
被动结构，表示被某物吸引或迷住。
She was mesmerised by the stunning view.
她被那 stunning 的景象迷住了。
mesmerise sb with sth
用某物使某人着迷。
The magician mesmerised the children with his tricks.
Connections
Collocations
- be mesmerised by
- 被…深深吸引；被…迷住
- The audience was mesmerised by her voice.观众被她的嗓音深深吸引。
- mesmerising performance
- 令人着迷的表演
- The pianist gave a truly mesmerising performance.那位钢琴家献上了一场真正令人着迷的表演。
- mesmerise the audience
- 使观众着迷
- The speaker's powerful words mesmerised the audience.演讲者有力的话语让观众听得入迷。
- mesmerising beauty
- 令人心醉的美
- We stopped to admire the mesmerising beauty of the lake.我们停下来欣赏湖泊令人心醉的美。
- mesmerising voice
- 有磁性的嗓音
- His low, mesmerising voice calmed everyone in the room.他低沉而有磁性的嗓音让房间里每个人都平静下来。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：催眠师 Mesmer 的名字藏在词头，见词即如被催眠般着迷。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：催眠治疗、心理实验、文学描写、日常对话 该词有“催眠”和“强烈吸引”两种主要用法：“催眠”多用于医学或心理学等较正式场合；“强烈吸引”多用于描述人或事物令人入迷，语域中等，常见于口语和文字描述。两种用法语境差异明显，因此整体语域为“混合”。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词都以 -ise 结尾，末尾都读 /aɪz/，与 mesmerise 的结尾音一致：realise、organise、recognise、advertise、televise、supervise。注意这些词的重音都在第一个音节，所以它们只是尾音相同，不构成严格的整词押韵。还要小心拼写相似的词：promise /ˈprɒmɪs/ 和名词 premise /ˈpremɪs/ 的 -ise 读作 /ɪs/，不是 /aɪz/。
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.