(intrigues, intrigued, intriguing)
1
- with obj. arouse the curiosity or interest of; fascinate引起…的好奇心（或兴趣）; 迷住：
I was intrigued by your question
你的问题引起了我的（极大）兴趣
as adj. intriguing the food is an intriguing combination of German and French.那菜是将德国风味与法国风味融合在一起, 令人回味无穷。
2
- no obj. make secret plans to do something illicit or detrimental to someone耍阴谋, 施诡计, 阴谋策划：
the ministers were intriguing for their own gains.
大臣们正在为他们自身的利益而密谋策划。
mass noun
1
- the secret planning of something illicit or detrimental to someone密谋, 谋划, 阴谋策划：
the cabinet was a nest of intrigue
该内阁是阴谋策划的大本营
count noun the intrigues of local government officials.地方官员的密谋策划。
1.1
- count noun a secret love affair秘密的恋情。
2
- a mysterious or fascinating quality神秘力量; 吸引力：
within the region's borders is a wealth of interest and intrigue.
这个地方四处洋溢着情趣与魅力。
派生词
intriguer
nounintriguingly
adverbthe album is intriguingly titled "The Revenge of The Goldfish".
该唱片标题是“金鱼的报复”, 非常具有吸引力。
词源
early 17th cent. （in the sense 'deceive， cheat'）： from French intrigue'plot'， intriguer'to tangle， to plot'， via Italian from Latin intricare （see INTRICATE）. Sense 1 of the verb， which was influenced by a later French sense 'to puzzle， make curious'， arose in the late 19th cent.