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单词 mesmerize
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Definition of mesmerize in English:

mesmerize

(British mesmerise)
verb ˈmɛzmərʌɪzˈmɛzməˌraɪz
[with object]
  • 1Capture the complete attention of (someone); transfix.

    they were mesmerized by his story
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It glowed an eerie blue, which could mesmerize anyone.
    • His eyes reflected the light as he stared at the object; he seemed almost mesmerized by the crystal.
    • Wearing a dazzling blue jacket and white silk shirt, he mesmerised the fans on Sunday night.
    • I felt the panic of his watchful father, but I was mesmerized by his youthful passion.
    • The Storytime panel shows a seanchaí mesmerising children with stories of the past.
    • The evening ended with an amazing five-minute firework display, which entranced and mesmerised the huge crowd.
    • She brings a romantic and mystifying element to each role that mesmerizes me.
    • Regrettably, it seems to have mesmerized my daughter, who responds with a mixture of fascination and horror.
    • The television footage of resistance fighters aired on Lebanese broadcasting stations mesmerized her.
    • They had deep sea blue eyes that mesmerized most men they came across.
    • Reading, listening, even thinking, I was mesmerized by the sounds and the movement of words.
    • I was mesmerized by Camara's and the lead female dancer's awesome dance moves, as well as by their colourful costumes.
    • She was approaching a hill when she became mesmerized by the stars and wasn't paying attention to where she was going.
    • As he lifted up his hood, his aqua blue eyes immediately mesmerized me.
    • It creaked as it made its kaleidoscope rounds and mesmerized me with the transitions from blue, to green, to red, and so on.
    • I was mesmerized by the sound of its voice. He spoke in cursive writing, his words all flourish and curly letters.
    • He thought about this for a moment as he stared mesmerized by Maria's eyes, seeing the secrets she had locked behind them.
    • No matter how many times I've stood here and stared at the setting, it still mesmerized me every time.
    • I was mesmerized by the tale of the town without a name, his family, and the doings of the neighbors.
    • I always feel vaguely cheated because lightning mesmerizes me and I watch it avidly when the opportunity arises.
    Synonyms
    enchant, bewitch, beguile, enrapture, captivate, capture, hypnotize, spellbind, hold spellbound, send into raptures, send into transports
    1. 1.1archaic Hypnotize (someone)
      〈古〉对(某人)施催眠术
      he was mesmerized when at the point of death
      Synonyms
      enthral, spellbind, entrance, hold spellbound, dazzle, bewitch, charm, captivate, enrapture, enchant, fascinate, transfix, transport, grip, magnetize, hypnotize
      informal get under someone's skin

Derivatives

  • mesmerization

  • noun mɛzmərʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n
    • Several recently published studies conclude that supermarkets are geared to lull the average shopper into a trancelike state and that this glassy-eyed mesmerization makes the customer purchase more goods.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • My awestruck mesmerization of the view was broken by his words, and I looked up to see Gabriel standing there looking extremely uncomfortable.
      • My eyes widened in shock, my body frozen in mesmerization.
      • After all, that girl was nothing, she wasn't even beautiful, apart from the large bright eyes that seemed to stare straight at you and hold you on the spot in complete mesmerisation…
      • From the very onset, the readers of this book get the chilling mesmerization of poet's intricate balancing of imagination and crude reality with which he weaves the thoughts in these poems.
  • mesmerizer

  • noun
    • It involves some social role-playing with the mesmerizer making suggestions and his clients becoming absolutely mesmerized by him.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • And he was not alone in his skepticism - at least during the early stages of his career as the mesmerizer's puppet: ‘Up to that time a dozen wise old heads, the intellectual aristocracy of the town, had held out as implacable unbelievers…
      • Not all of the mesmerizers act was without some peril for the subject.
      • His image will always be that of leader to United's brilliant new generation, idol of the fans and mesmeriser of defences up and down the country.
      • Joe isn't so much a dancer as he is a mesmerizer.
  • mesmerizingly

  • adverbˈmɛzməˌrʌɪzɪŋliˈmɛzməˌraɪzɪŋli
    • I love best the pictures where the horizon has disappeared altogether and everything seems to be falling apart, mesmerisingly unstable.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It took about four hours to drive from Bismarck to Fargo, down Interstate 10, a long, flat, almost mesmerisingly straight road.
      • It was mesmerisingly dire, an irrefutable argument against open access to the airwaves for amateurs who imagine themselves talented.

Definition of mesmerize in US English:

mesmerize

(British mesmerise)
verbˈmɛzməˌraɪzˈmezməˌrīz
[with object]
  • 1Hold the attention of (someone) to the exclusion of all else or so as to transfix them.

    使着迷;迷住

    she was mesmerized by the blue eyes that stared so intently into her own

    她被凝视她眼睛的那双蓝眼睛给迷住了。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Storytime panel shows a seanchaí mesmerising children with stories of the past.
    • The evening ended with an amazing five-minute firework display, which entranced and mesmerised the huge crowd.
    • I always feel vaguely cheated because lightning mesmerizes me and I watch it avidly when the opportunity arises.
    • She brings a romantic and mystifying element to each role that mesmerizes me.
    • Wearing a dazzling blue jacket and white silk shirt, he mesmerised the fans on Sunday night.
    • Reading, listening, even thinking, I was mesmerized by the sounds and the movement of words.
    • It glowed an eerie blue, which could mesmerize anyone.
    • I was mesmerized by the tale of the town without a name, his family, and the doings of the neighbors.
    • I felt the panic of his watchful father, but I was mesmerized by his youthful passion.
    • She was approaching a hill when she became mesmerized by the stars and wasn't paying attention to where she was going.
    • He thought about this for a moment as he stared mesmerized by Maria's eyes, seeing the secrets she had locked behind them.
    • No matter how many times I've stood here and stared at the setting, it still mesmerized me every time.
    • His eyes reflected the light as he stared at the object; he seemed almost mesmerized by the crystal.
    • It creaked as it made its kaleidoscope rounds and mesmerized me with the transitions from blue, to green, to red, and so on.
    • The television footage of resistance fighters aired on Lebanese broadcasting stations mesmerized her.
    • I was mesmerized by the sound of its voice. He spoke in cursive writing, his words all flourish and curly letters.
    • I was mesmerized by Camara's and the lead female dancer's awesome dance moves, as well as by their colourful costumes.
    • Regrettably, it seems to have mesmerized my daughter, who responds with a mixture of fascination and horror.
    • As he lifted up his hood, his aqua blue eyes immediately mesmerized me.
    • They had deep sea blue eyes that mesmerized most men they came across.
    Synonyms
    enchant, bewitch, beguile, enrapture, captivate, capture, hypnotize, spellbind, hold spellbound, send into raptures, send into transports
    1. 1.1archaic Hypnotize (someone).
      〈古〉对(某人)施催眠术
      Synonyms
      enthral, spellbind, entrance, hold spellbound, dazzle, bewitch, charm, captivate, enrapture, enchant, fascinate, transfix, transport, grip, magnetize, hypnotize
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