enthral
verb /ɪnˈθrɔːl/
/ɪnˈθrɔːl/
(British English) (North American English enthrall)
[transitive, often passive, intransitive]动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they enthral | /ɪnˈθrɔːl/ /ɪnˈθrɔːl/ |
| (North American English) present simple I / you / we / they enthrall | /ɪnˈθrɔːl/ /ɪnˈθrɔːl/ |
| he / she / it enthrals | /ɪnˈθrɔːlz/ /ɪnˈθrɔːlz/ |
| (North American English) he / she / it enthralls | /ɪnˈθrɔːlz/ /ɪnˈθrɔːlz/ |
| past simple enthralled | /ɪnˈθrɔːld/ /ɪnˈθrɔːld/ |
| past participle enthralled | /ɪnˈθrɔːld/ /ɪnˈθrɔːld/ |
| -ing form enthralling | /ɪnˈθrɔːlɪŋ/ /ɪnˈθrɔːlɪŋ/ |
- if something enthrals you, it is so interesting, beautiful, etc. that you give it all your attention
迷住；吸引住 - (be) enthralled (by something) The child watched, enthralled by the bright moving images.
这孩子看着那明亮的移动的影像，被迷住了。 - The children listened enthralled as the storyteller unfolded her tale.
讲故事的人一步步展开故事情节，孩子们都听得入迷了。 - be enthralled with something They were enthralled with the play.
他们被那部戏迷住了。 - enthral (somebody) This book will enthral readers of all ages.
这本书对所有年龄的读者都具有吸引力。 - The story never fails to enthral.
这个故事总是令人着迷。
Collocations Dictionaryphrases- be enthralled by something
- be enthralled with something
- hold somebody enthralled
- …
词源late Middle English (in the sense ‘enslave’; formerly also as inthrall): from en-, in- (as an intensifier) + thrall. - (be) enthralled (by something) The child watched, enthralled by the bright moving images.