Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #19222
spellbound
着迷的；入迷的；出神的
Fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell; captivated.
- 1.
Under the influence of a magical spell; enchanted, bewitched, or supernaturally constrained.
被魔法咒语影响的；被施了魔法的
- 2.
Fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell; captivated.
被某物吸引；如同被施了魔法般着迷
被施魔法的；被魔法控制的；被魔法咒语影响的；被施了魔法的；被某物吸引；如同被施了魔法般着迷；被咒语所镇住的；被迷住的
In use
The children sat spellbound as the magician performed his tricks.
Her beautiful singing left the whole audience spellbound.
I was spellbound by the documentary about deep-sea creatures.
be spellbound by sth
The audience was spellbound by her performance.
观众被她的表演迷住了。
hold sb spellbound
此结构中spellbound为宾语补足语。
The storyteller held the children spellbound.
讲故事的人让孩子们听得入迷。
remain spellbound
They remained spellbound throughout the entire movie.
Connections
Collocations
- hold someone spellbound
- 使某人着迷；让某人听得/看得入神
- The storyteller held the children spellbound.讲故事的人让孩子们听得入了迷。
- be spellbound by
- 被……深深吸引；被……迷住
- I was spellbound by her performance.我被她的表演深深吸引住了。
- listen spellbound
- 听得入神；出神地听
- The class listened spellbound to the teacher's story.全班同学出神地听老师讲故事。
- watch spellbound
- 看得入迷；目不转睛地看
- The crowd watched spellbound as the fireworks lit up the sky.人群看得入迷，注视着烟花照亮天空。
- a spellbound audience
- 着迷的观众
- The singer stood before a spellbound audience.歌手站在一群着迷的观众面前。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
spell（咒语）+ bound（被束缚）→ 像被咒语绑住一样，目不转睛、完全着迷。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：listening to a captivating story、watching a stage performance、reading fantasy fiction spellbound 作形容词时，通常用于书面语或较正式的口语场合，表示“完全被吸引、着迷”，比喻义比字面义更常见。多用于描述听故事、看表演、听演讲等令人入神的情景；字面意义“被魔法控制”则主要出现在奇幻或童话语境中。口语中使用时带有一定的文学或夸张色彩。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词的结尾都有 /aʊnd/ 音。bound、unbound、rebound 直接包含 spellbound 末尾的 -bound（读 /baʊnd/）；found、sound、ground 则共享 -ound 的拼写和 /aʊnd/ 音，但前无 /b/。注意：spellbound 的重音在第一音节（/ˈspelbaʊnd/），所以它们并不都与它形成整词押韵；像 spelled /speld/、spelling /ˈspelɪŋ/ 是形近但音异的词，别混淆。
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