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- mass noun the power or quality of delighting, attracting, or fascinating others吸引力; 魅力:
he was captivated by her youthful charm.
他被她的青春魅力迷住了。
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- count noun(一般作charms)an attractive or alluring characteristic or feature诱人之处; 迷人之处:
the hidden charms of the city.
这座城市暗藏的迷人之处。
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- a small ornament worn on a necklace or bracelet项链(或手镯)的坠饰。
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- an object, act, or saying believed to have magic power魔物; 魔法; 魔咒。
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- object kept or worn to ward off evil and bring good luck护身符, 护身物:
a good luck charm.
祈求好运的护身物。
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- mass noun Physics one of six flavours of quark【物理】粲, 粲数。
with obj.
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- delight greatly使着迷; 使陶醉:
the books have charmed children the world over.
这些书使全世界儿童着迷。
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- use one's ability to please and attract in order to influence someone or to achieve something努力取悦; 极力引诱:
he charmed her into going out.
他施展魅力, 说服她出去玩。
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- control or achieve by or as if by magic施魔法(似的)控制; 用魔力(似的)完成:
a gesticulating figure endeavouring to charm a cobra
做手势舞弄眼镜蛇的人
with adverbial she will charm your warts away.她会像施魔法那样去掉你的疣。
短语
turn on the charm
- use one's ability to please in a calculated way so as to influence someone or to obtain something施展魅力。
work like a charm
- be completely successful or effective圆满成功; 完全奏效。
词源
Middle English (in the senses 'incantation or magic spell' and 'to use spells'): from Old French charme (noun), charmer (verb), from Latin carmen 'song, verse, incantation'.