Word · Frequency #24267
mesmerize
迷住,吸引
核心释义
to attract or hold the attention of someone completely; fascinate
- 1.
对他人施行催眠术;通过动物磁力影响他人,如治愈或安抚
To exercise mesmerism on; to affect another person, such as to heal or soothe, through the use of animal magnetism.
- 2.
迷住;使着迷
To spellbind; to enthrall.
施催眠术;对他人施行催眠术;通过动物磁力影响他人,如治愈或安抚;迷住;使着迷;迷住;迷惑;[医] 催眠
用法In use
The audience was mesmerized by the magician's performance.
用法提示:被动语态,表示被迷住。
Her voice mesmerized everyone in the concert hall.
用法提示:主动语态,主语是迷住的主体。
The mesmerizing landscape made us forget the time.
用法提示:现在分词作形容词,形容令人迷住的事物。
mesmerize sb
主动语态,表示某人或某物迷住另一个人。
The magician mesmerized the audience.
魔术师迷住了观众。
be mesmerized by sth/sb
常用被动语态,强调被吸引的状态。
She was mesmerized by the beautiful sunset.
她被美丽的日落迷住了。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- be mesmerized by
- 被…迷住
- She was mesmerized by the dancer's graceful movements.她被舞者优美的动作迷住了。
- mesmerize the audience
- 使观众着迷
- The magician's tricks mesmerized the audience.魔术师的戏法让观众着迷。
- mesmerizing performance
- 令人着迷的表演
- Her mesmerizing performance earned a standing ovation.她那令人着迷的表演赢得了起立鼓掌。
- mesmerizing voice
- 令人着迷的嗓音
- His mesmerizing voice kept the crowd silent.他那令人着迷的嗓音让人群鸦雀无声。
- mesmerized crowd
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把词首“mes”联想成“迷死”,被彻底迷住、动弹不得,就是 mesmerize 使着迷。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:媒体评论、演讲与表演、日常描述 该词通常指被某人或某事物深深吸引,比较常见于书面或较正式的场合,也可用于日常口语中形容强烈的兴趣。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用被动语态,如 be mesmerized by
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
以上词都以 -ize 结尾,末尾读音均为 /aɪz/,与 mesmerize 的结尾 /aɪz/ 一致;注意这些词的重音位置不同。拼写上的假朋友:mesmeric /mezˈmerɪk/ 和 mesmerism /ˈmez.mə.rɪ.zəm/ 与 mesmerize 形似,但读音和结尾不同。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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