Word · Frequency #19265
rivetting
铆接；用铆钉固定；安装铆钉
rivetting is the present participle of rivet.
To fasten or attach something with rivets; to install rivets.
- 1.
To attach or fasten parts by using rivets.
用铆钉连接或固定部件
- 2.
To install rivets (see Usage notes).
安装铆钉
- 3.
To command the attention of.
吸引注意力
- 4.
direct one's attention on something
将注意力集中于某物
- 5.
To make firm or immovable.
使牢固或不可移动
使全神贯注；吸引；使着迷；使固定；使不动；用铆钉连接或固定部件；安装铆钉；吸引注意力
In use
The magician's performance riveted the audience for an hour.
His speech was so riveting that nobody checked their phones.
The documentary rivets viewers with its shocking revelations.
Verb forms
base rivet · third person rivets · -ing riveting · past riveted · past participle riveted
Connections
Collocations
- rivet the attention
- 牢牢吸引注意力
- Her speech riveted the attention of everyone in the hall.她的演讲牢牢吸引了大厅里每个人的注意力。
- riveted to the spot
- 愣在原地；呆立不动
- He was riveted to the spot by the terrifying sight.他被这可怕的景象吓得愣在原地。
- rivet plates together
- 用铆钉把板材铆接在一起
- The workers riveted the steel plates together.工人们把钢板铆接在一起。
- rivet in place
- 用铆钉固定就位
- The support is riveted in place to prevent movement.支架用铆钉固定就位，以防止移动。
Idioms & figurative uses
- riveted to the spot
- （因震惊或恐惧而）呆立不动，动弹不得The sudden roar left everyone riveted to the spot.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一颗铆钉(rivet)把两块钢板死死固定；人也像被铆钉钉住一样目不转睛——这就是 rivet 的“吸引住”。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：工业制造、建筑工程、正式文章或文学 作动词时，本义“用铆钉固定”多出现在工业、制造或建筑等专业语境；比喻义“吸引注意力、使入迷”比较常见于正式文章、文学描写或演讲中。日常交流中若使用，多带有书面或正式色彩。
Pronunciation & Spelling
发音上，rivet (/ˈrɪvət/) 与 privet、trivet、civet 押韵，均含 /ɪvət/。注意 covet 拼写相似，但重读元音为 /ʌ/，不押韵。vivid 和 livid 虽含 vi-/li- 等近似字母，但结尾是 /vɪd/，与 /vət/ 不同，也不押韵。
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。
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。
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