enthral
/ɪnˈθrɔːl/( <美> enthrall)
verb
1enthralled, enthralling
with obj.(常作 be enthralled)capture the fascinated attention of迷住, 吸引住:she had been so enthralled by the adventure that she had hardly noticed the cold
她对那奇遇简直入了迷, 以致一点也没觉得天气的寒冷
as adj. enthralling an enthralling best-seller.一本引人入胜的畅销书。
1.1
- (亦作 inthrall)archaic enslave〈古〉奴役。
派生词
enthralment
(〈美〉 enthrallment)noun词源
late Middle English (in the sense 'enslave'; formerly also as inthrall ): from EN-1 , IN-2 (as an intensifier) + THRALL.