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- a short metal pin or bolt for holding together two plates of metal, its headless end being beaten out or pressed down when in place铆钉。
1.1
- a similar device for holding seams of clothing together（衣服上的）暗扣。
(riveted, riveting)with obj.
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- join or fasten (plates of metal) with a rivet or rivets铆, 铆接（金属板）：
the linings are bonded, not riveted, to the brake shoes for longer wear.
为了更加耐磨, 衬垫是粘合而不是铆接到闸瓦上去的。
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- fix (someone or something) so as to make them incapable of movement固定…（使其不动）：
the grip on her arm was firm enough to rivet her to the spot.
她的手臂被紧紧抓住, 使她动弹不得。
2.1
- attract and completely engross (someone)吸引; 使全神贯注：
he was riveted by the newsreels shown on television
他被电视上播放的新闻片吸引住了。
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- [一般作be riveted] direct (one's eyes or attention) intently集中（目光, 注意力）：
all eyes were riveted on him.
所有的目光都集中到他身上。
派生词
riveter
noun词源
Middle English: from Old French, from river 'fix, clinch', of unknown ultimate origin.