Attract
[ə'trækt]
解釋/意思:
(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
解釋/意思:
(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
同義詞及近義詞:
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
同義詞及反義詞:
SYN:Influence, induce, dispose, incline, tempt, prompt, allure, charm, fascinate,invite, entice
ANT:Repel, deter, indispose, disincline, estrange, alienate
阿加莎手打
解釋/意思:
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.
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例句/造句/用法:
- 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. 科學通論.
- 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. 查理斯·狄更斯. 雙城記.
- 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. 查理斯·狄更斯. 遠大前程.
- 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. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- I can understand content in such a case--though how the outward situation can attract him puzzles me. 湯瑪斯·哈代. 還鄉.
- 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·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- 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. 科學通論.
- It attracted Mr. Lorry's eyes to Carton's face, which was turned to the fire. 查理斯·狄更斯. 雙城記.
- The trees of the forest attracted my deep admiration as I proceeded toward the sea. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 火星戰神.
- A rustle in a field beyond the hedge attracted his attention. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- This automatic electrocuting device attracted so much attention, and got half a column in an evening paper, that the manager made me stop it. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- He was reduced to the verge of despair, when an open door attracted his attention. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- The bosom moving in Society with the jewels displayed upon it, attracted general admiration. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- She was very much attracted by him. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- Low, as if to avoid making a noise and attracting attention. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- In the year 1600, Gilbert, an English physician, enlarged considerably the catalogue of substances which have the property of attracting light bodies. 本傑明·佛蘭克林. 佛蘭克林自傳.
- They're for attracting birds. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 永別了,武器.
- Sissy recommended that, to avoid making inquiries and attracting attention in the town, they should present themselves to pay at the door. 查理斯·狄更斯. 艱難時事.
- On leaving the office the first precaution to be observed was to abstain from attracting attention by stopping to look about me. 威爾基·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·格蘭特. U.S.格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- Within two decades of the crucifixion this new religion was already attracting the attention of the Roman rulers in several provinces. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- 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. 科學通論.
- It is quite otherwise with the employment into which the monopoly naturally attracts, if I may say so, the capital of the London merchant. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- But somehow this case attracts me. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯回憶錄.
- What attracts them it would be difficult to say. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- A wire carrying current attracts iron filings. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
- It is the superiority of price which attracts them; and as soon as that superiority ceases, they necessarily cease to go thither. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- She attracts, sir: she would attract without the advantages of your wealth and position. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
整理:辛克莱