单词 | riveting |
释义 | rivetingWord family nounriveterrivetingrivetadverbrivetingly riv·et·ing /ˈrɪvətɪŋ/ adjectiveadj INTERESTINGsomething that is riveting is so interesting or exciting that you cannot stop watching it or listening to it 令人着迷的;非常精彩的;引人入胜的 SYN fascinating a riveting performance 引人入胜的表演 His story makes riveting listening. ► see thesaurus at interesting 他的故事让人听得欲罢不能。 Examples from the Corpus riveting• Only once before has this riveting axis started a game and the first-half goal rush was an event waiting to happen.• Perhaps you'd rather stay here and read your riveting book.• This is a riveting but by no means an easy book to read.• Even during recent years of poor health, his outstanding qualities were riveting charm and mental vitality.• In the first place they were presented with a riveting demonstration of what a genuinely free press is capable of.• Though it's hardly the most riveting of his works.• Kevin Bacon gives a riveting performance as O'Keefe.• Even the most gifted editor would have problems turning much of the obligatory information into riveting reading.• Jenny's story would probably turn out to be more riveting than anything in a woman's picture paper. |
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