Attract
[ə'trækt]
解释:
(verb.) exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away; 'the gravitational pull of a planet attracts other bodies'.
(verb.) direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; 'Her good looks attract the stares of many men'; 'The ad pulled in many potential customers'; 'This pianist pulls huge crowds'; 'The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers'.
(verb.) be attractive to; 'The idea of a vacation appeals to me'; 'The beautiful garden attracted many people'.
布赖斯手打--From WordNet
解释:
(v. t.) To draw to, or cause to tend to; esp. to cause to approach, adhere, or combine; or to cause to resist divulsion, separation, or decomposition.
(v. t.) To draw by influence of a moral or emotional kind; to engage or fix, as the mind, attention, etc.; to invite or allure; as, to attract admirers.
(n.) Attraction.
整理:斯图
同义词及近义词:
v. a. [1]. Draw, bring into proximity, cause to approach.[2]. Allure, invite, entice, engage, win, captivate, fascinate, endear, charm, enamour.
手打:波莱特
同义词及反义词:
SYN:Influence, induce, dispose, incline, tempt, prompt, allure, charm, fascinate,invite, entice
ANT:Repel, deter, indispose, disincline, estrange, alienate
阿加莎手打
解释:
v.t. to draw to or cause to approach: to allure: to entice: to draw forth.—adj. Attract′able that may be attracted.—n. Attrac′tion act of attracting: the force which draws or tends to draw bodies or their particles to each other: that which attracts.—adj. Attract′ive having the power of attracting: alluring.—advs. Attract′ively Attract′ingly.—ns. Attract′iveness Attractabil′ity; Attract′or Attract′er an agent of attraction.
安娜贝拉录入
例句:
- As soon as the current flows, the coils become magnetic and attract the soft iron armature, drawing it forward and causing the clapper to strike the bell. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
- The door-keeper will pass the note to Mr. Lorry, and do you make any gesture that will attract Mr. Lorry's attention, and show him where you stand. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
- A four-oared galley hovering about in so unusual a way as to attract this notice was an ugly circumstance that I could not get rid of. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
- Let me,' says the large man, trying to attract the attention of his wife in the distance, 'have the pleasure of presenting Mrs Podsnap to her host. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
- I can understand content in such a case--though how the outward situation can attract him puzzles me. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
- He had, however, a real respect for learning and a real desire for knowledge, and he did his utmost to attract men of learning to his court. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- In every case that can be tested, it is found that a north pole repels a north pole, and a south pole repels a south pole; but that a north and a south pole always attract each other. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
- It attracted Mr. Lorry's eyes to Carton's face, which was turned to the fire. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
- The trees of the forest attracted my deep admiration as I proceeded toward the sea. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
- A rustle in a field beyond the hedge attracted his attention. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
- This automatic electrocuting device attracted so much attention, and got half a column in an evening paper, that the manager made me stop it. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- He was reduced to the verge of despair, when an open door attracted his attention. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
- The bosom moving in Society with the jewels displayed upon it, attracted general admiration. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
- She was very much attracted by him. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
- Low, as if to avoid making a noise and attracting attention. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
- In the year 1600, Gilbert, an English physician, enlarged considerably the catalogue of substances which have the property of attracting light bodies. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
- They're for attracting birds. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
- Sissy recommended that, to avoid making inquiries and attracting attention in the town, they should present themselves to pay at the door. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 艰难时事.
- On leaving the office the first precaution to be observed was to abstain from attracting attention by stopping to look about me. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- Send that belonging to General Wright's corps as far on the road to Hanover Town as it can go, without attracting attention to the fact. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U.S.格兰特的个人回忆录.
- Within two decades of the crucifixion this new religion was already attracting the attention of the Roman rulers in several provinces. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- When current is made, the relay attracts an armature, which thereby closes a circuit in a local battery and thus causes a click of the sounder. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
- It is quite otherwise with the employment into which the monopoly naturally attracts, if I may say so, the capital of the London merchant. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
- But somehow this case attracts me. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
- What attracts them it would be difficult to say. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
- A wire carrying current attracts iron filings. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
- It is the superiority of price which attracts them; and as soon as that superiority ceases, they necessarily cease to go thither. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
- She attracts, sir: she would attract without the advantages of your wealth and position. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
整理:辛克莱