enchant
verb /ɪnˈtʃɑːnt/
/ɪnˈtʃænt/
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they enchant | /ɪnˈtʃɑːnt/ /ɪnˈtʃænt/ |
| he / she / it enchants | /ɪnˈtʃɑːnts/ /ɪnˈtʃænts/ |
| past simple enchanted | /ɪnˈtʃɑːntɪd/ /ɪnˈtʃæntɪd/ |
| past participle enchanted | /ɪnˈtʃɑːntɪd/ /ɪnˈtʃæntɪd/ |
| -ing form enchanting | /ɪnˈtʃɑːntɪŋ/ /ɪnˈtʃæntɪŋ/ |
- enchant somebody (formal) to attract somebody strongly and make them feel very interested, excited, etc.
使着迷；使陶醉 - The happy family scene had enchanted him.
一家其乐融融的场面使他陶醉。 - The play continued to enchant all who watched it.
这出戏继续吸引着所有观看的人。
- The happy family scene had enchanted him.
- enchant somebody/something to place somebody/something under a magic spell (= magic words that have special powers)
使着魔；对…施魔法（或念咒语） synonym bewitch
词源late Middle English (in the senses ‘put under a spell’ and ‘delude’; formerly also as inchant): from French enchanter, from Latin incantare, from in- ‘in’ + cantare ‘sing’.