attract

verb

/əˈtrækt/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they attract	/əˈtrækt/ /əˈtrækt/
he / she / it attracts	/əˈtrækts/ /əˈtrækts/
past simple attracted	/əˈtræktɪd/ /əˈtræktɪd/
past participle attracted	/əˈtræktɪd/ /əˈtræktɪd/
-ing form attracting	/əˈtræktɪŋ/ /əˈtræktɪŋ/

Idioms

[usually passive] if you are attracted by something, it interests you and makes you want it; if you are attracted by somebody, you like or admire them吸引；使喜爱；引起…的好感（或爱慕）
- be attracted by somebody/something I had always been attracted by the idea of working abroad.我总是向往去国外工作。
- attract somebody (to somebody/something) What first attracted me to her was her sense of humour.她首先吸引我的是她的幽默感。
- She finds herself increasingly attracted to them and their lifestyle.她发现自己越来越被他们和他们的生活方式所吸引。
be attracted to somebody to have a sexual or romantic interest in somebody引起（反应）
- I am not attracted to him at all.我对他一点也不感兴趣。
to make somebody/something come somewhere or take part in something招引
- attract somebody/something to something Officials hope to attract more tourists to the area.官员们希望吸引更多的游客到这个地区。
- The new city is expected to attract investment worth £45 billion. 这座新城市预计将吸引价值450亿英镑的投资。
- attract something The exhibition has attracted thousands of visitors.展览吸引了成千上万的参观者。
- to attract a crowd/audience/customers吸引人群/观众/顾客
- The warm damp air attracts a lot of mosquitoes.温暖潮湿的空气招来了大量蚊子。
- Figure out how to continue to attract and retain businesses.想办法继续吸引和留住业务。
attract something to make people have a particular reaction引起（反应）
- This proposal has attracted a lot of interest.这个提案引起了人们很大的兴趣。
- His comments were bound to attract criticism.他的评论必然会招致批评。
- She tried to attract the attention of the waiter.她试图引起服务员的注意。
(physics物理) if a magnet or gravity attracts something, it makes it move towards it吸引 opposite repel

词源late Middle English: from Latin attract- ‘drawn near’, from the verb attrahere, from ad- ‘to’ + trahere ‘draw’.

Idioms

opposites attract

used to say that people who are very different are often attracted to each other相反相成；相异相吸