intrigue

verb

/ɪnˈtriːɡ/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they intrigue	/ɪnˈtriːɡ/ /ɪnˈtriːɡ/
he / she / it intrigues	/ɪnˈtriːɡz/ /ɪnˈtriːɡz/
past simple intrigued	/ɪnˈtriːɡd/ /ɪnˈtriːɡd/
past participle intrigued	/ɪnˈtriːɡd/ /ɪnˈtriːɡd/
-ing form intriguing	/ɪnˈtriːɡɪŋ/ /ɪnˈtriːɡɪŋ/

[transitive] to make somebody very interested and want to know more about something激起…的兴趣；引发…的好奇心
- intrigue somebody The idea intrigued her.这个想法引起了她的兴趣。
- You've really intrigued me—tell me more!你说的真有意思，再给我讲一些吧！
- There was something about him that intrigued her.他有种特质令她着迷。
- it intrigues somebody that… It intrigues me that no one appears to have thought of this before.令我感兴趣的是，似乎以前没有人想到这一点。
Topics Feelingsc1
[intransitive] intrigue (with somebody) (against somebody) (formal) to secretly plan with other people to harm somebody秘密策划（加害他人）；密谋

词源early 17th cent. (in the sense ‘deceive, cheat’): from French intrigue ‘plot’, intriguer ‘to tangle, to plot’, via Italian from Latin intricare, from in- ‘into’ + tricae ‘tricks, perplexities’.Sense (1) of the verb, which was influenced by a later French sense “to puzzle, make curious”, arose in the late 19th cent.

intrigue

noun

/ˈɪntriːɡ/, /ɪnˈtriːɡ/

[uncountable] the activity of making secret plans in order to achieve an aim, often by tricking people密谋策划；阴谋
- political intrigue政治阴谋
- The young heroine steps into a web of intrigue in the academic world.年轻的女主人公陷入了学术界钩心斗角的罗网。
- a tale of treachery and court intrigue一个关于背叛和宫廷阴谋的故事
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- international
- political
- court
- …
verb + intrigue
- engage in
intrigue + verb
- surround somebody/something
preposition
- intrigue against
phrases
- a web of intrigue
[countable] a secret plan or relationship, especially one that involves somebody else being tricked密谋；秘密关系；阴谋诡计
- I soon learnt about all the intrigues and scandals that went on in the little town.我很快便知道了小镇上流传的种种阴谋与丑闻。
- Sexual intrigues were almost part of the culture of high politics.性阴谋几乎是高层政治文化的一部分。
- The prime minister engaged in political intrigues against the king.首相参与了反对国王的政治阴谋。
[uncountable] the atmosphere of interest and excitement that surrounds something secret or important神秘气氛；引人入胜的复杂情节
- North was a man who added to the intrigue of meetings.诺斯是一个给会议增添趣味的人。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- international
- political
- court
- …
verb + intrigue
- engage in
intrigue + verb
- surround somebody/something
preposition
- intrigue against
phrases
- a web of intrigue