at·tract
verb/əˈtrækt/
/əˈtrækt/
Verb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they attract | /əˈtrækt/ /əˈtrækt/ |
| he / she / it attracts | /əˈtrækts/ /əˈtrækts/ |
| past simple attracted | /əˈtræktɪd/ /əˈtræktɪd/ |
| past participle attracted | /əˈtræktɪd/ /əˈtræktɪd/ |
| -ing form attracting | /əˈtræktɪŋ/ /əˈtræktɪŋ/ |
- [usually passive] if you are attracted by something, it interests you and makes you want it; if you are attracted by somebody, you like or admire them
吸引；使喜爱；引起…的好感（或爱慕） - be attracted by somebody/something I had always been attracted by the idea of working abroad.
我总是向往去国外工作。 - attract somebody (to somebody/something) What first attracted me to her was her sense of humour.
她首先吸引我的是她的幽默感。 - She finds herself increasingly attracted to them and their lifestyle.
她发现自己越来越被他们和他们的生活方式所吸引。
- be attracted by somebody/something I had always been attracted by the idea of working abroad.
- be attracted to somebody to have a sexual or romantic interest in somebody
迷恋；被诱惑 - I am not attracted to him at all.
我对他一点兴趣也没有。
- I am not attracted to him at all.
- to make somebody/something come somewhere or take part in something
招引 - attract somebody/something to something Officials hope to attract more tourists to the area.
官员们希望把更多的游客吸引到这个地区来。 - The new city is expected to attract investment worth £45 billion.
新城预计将吸引价值450亿英镑的投资。 - attract something The exhibition has attracted thousands of visitors.
展览吸引了成千上万的参观者。 - to attract a crowd/audience/customers
吸引人群/观众/顾客 - The warm damp air attracts a lot of mosquitoes.
温暖潮湿的空气招来了大量蚊子。 - Figure out how to continue to attract and retain businesses.
弄清楚如何继续吸引和留住企业。
- attract somebody/something to something Officials hope to attract more tourists to the area.
- attract something to make people have a particular reaction
引起（反应） - This proposal has attracted a lot of interest.
这个提案引起了人们很大的兴趣。 - His comments were bound to attract criticism.
他的评论必然会招致批评。 - She tried to attract the attention of the waiter.
她试图引起服务员的注意。
- This proposal has attracted a lot of interest.
- (physics) if a magnet or gravity attracts something, it makes it move towards it
吸引
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin attract- ‘drawn near’, from the verb attrahere, from ad- ‘to’ + trahere ‘draw’.
Idioms
opposites attract
- used to say that people who are very different are often attracted to each other
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