Captivate
['kæptɪveɪt] or ['kæptɪvet]
解釋/意思:
(v. t.) To take prisoner; to capture; to subdue.
(v. t.) To acquire ascendancy over by reason of some art or attraction; to fascinate; to charm; as, Cleopatra captivated Antony; the orator captivated all hearts.
(p. a.) Taken prisoner; made captive; insnared; charmed.
埃迪校對
同義詞及近義詞：
v. a. Charm, fascinate, enchant, bewitch, enamour, win, catch, lead captive, please highly.
手打:齐妮亚
同義詞及反義詞：
[See BEWITCH]
黛博拉校對
解釋/意思:
v.t. to charm: to engage the affections.—adj. Cap′tivāting having power to engage the affections.
錄入:弗农
娱乐性解釋/意思：
From Lat. caput, head, and Eng. vacate, or empty,—to empty the head. Note, Women who have captivated men.
手打:默文
例句/造句/用法:
- Rawdon saw there was a manifest intention on Mrs. Bute's part to captivate him with Rebecca. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- And we all know that Wickham has every charm of person and address that can captivate a woman. 簡·奧斯丁. 傲慢與偏見.
- In consequence of which, I am always looking out for money to captivate. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- Just the kind of girl I should suppose likely to captivate poor Edward. 簡·奧斯丁. 理智與情感.
- He saw Heloise, and was captivated by her blooming youth, her beauty, and her charming disposition. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- Dorothea was altogether captivated by the wide embrace of this conception. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- Could there have been anything like her present disjointed volubility in the fascinations that had captivated him? 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- For never have I known Sophronia (who is not apt to take sudden likings) so attracted and so captivated as she is by--shall I once more? 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- Think on the destruction of your captivated countryfolks (now among the wild Indians), which probably may follow, in resentment of your barbarity! 本傑明·佛蘭克林. 佛蘭克林自傳.
- This brought the storage battery at once into use as a practical, manufactured piece of apparatus; and the world was captivated with the idea. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- Was it a new circumstance for a man of first-rate abilities to be captivated by very inferior powers? 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
- Nevertheless the simplicity of the view that each species was first produced within a single region captivates the mind. 查理斯·達爾文. 物種起源.
- My dear,' said Mrs Lammle, always laughing in her most captivating way, 'the poor young fellow only says that he is stricken all of a heap. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- I never in my life,' he thought, 'saw anything so remarkable and so captivating as the lighting of those features! 查理斯·狄更斯. 艱難時事.
- I could only sit down before my fire, biting the key of my carpet-bag, and think of the captivating, girlish, bright-eyed lovely Dora. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- All he said was so free from effort and spontaneous and was said with such a captivating gaiety that it was fascinating to hear him talk. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- They had begun to fail him before he entered the house, and they were quite overcome by the captivating manners of Mrs. Dashwood. 簡·奧斯丁. 理智與情感.
- He is a man of attainments and of captivating manners. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- Now don't you be offended at what I'm a going to say,' observed Mrs. Mann, with captivating sweetness. 查理斯·狄更斯. 霧都孤兒.
贺拉斯校對