rapt
/ræpt/adjective
1
- completely fascinated by what one is seeing or hearing全神贯注的, 出神的:
Oliver looked at her, rapt.
奥利弗出神地看着她。
1.1
- indicating or characterized by such a state of fascination神情痴迷的:
they listened with rapt attention.
他们全神贯注地听着。
1.2
- filled with an intense and pleasurable emotion: enraptured着迷的, 痴迷的; 狂喜的:
she shut her eyes and seemed rapt with desire.
她闭上双眼, 一副如痴如醉、欲火中烧的样子。
2
- archaic & poetic/literary having been carried away bodily or transported to heaven〈古, 诗/文〉魂魄被摄去的:
he was rapt on high.
他飘飘然如在空中。
派生词
raptly
adverbraptness
noun词源
late Middle English (in the sense 'transported by religious feeling'): from Latin raptus 'seized', past participle of rapere.