Word · Frequency #46802
spellbind
/ˈspelbaind/
verb
迷住，使着迷
to hold the complete attention of someone as if by magic; fascinate
- 1.
To place under the influence of a magical spell; to enchant or bewitch with a spell.
施魔法于；使着魔
- 2.
To captivate, or hold the attention of, as if by a magic spell; to entrance.
迷住；使入迷
使入迷，使恍惚；施魔法于；使着魔；迷住；使入迷；用妖术迷惑；迷住
In use
The storyteller spellbound the children with her tales.
The audience was spellbound by the performance.
The teacher is spellbinding her students with a fascinating lesson.
be spellbound by sb/sth
常用被动语态，表示被某人或某物完全吸引。
The audience was spellbound by the magician's performance.
观众被魔术师的表演迷住了。
spellbind sb with sth
主动语态，宾语为人，用with引出手段。
She spellbound the children with her storytelling.
她用讲故事迷住了孩子们。
spellbinding + n (adj.)
spellbinding 作定语形容词，修饰名词。
Connections
Confusing words
- bewitch
- 迷惑，使着迷（常指用魔法） · spellbind强调用妖术或强烈吸引力使人动弹不得或入迷；bewitch侧重魔法或超自然力量迷惑，也可引申为强烈吸引，但更常用于魔法场合。
Word family
- spellbinds
- third person singular
- spellbound
- past, past participle
- spellbinding
- present participle
Learner notes
Grammar Note
及物动词，常用被动语态，表示‘使入迷’
Learn the forms together
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