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单词 infatuate
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Definition of infatuate in English:

infatuate

verb ɪnˈfatjʊeɪtɪnˈfatʃʊeɪtɪnˈfætʃəˌweɪt
be infatuated with
  • Be inspired with an intense but short-lived passion or admiration for.

    she is infatuated with a handsome police chief
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He decide to teach a lesson to the poor kid he'd become infatuated with for ‘spurning’ his advances.
    • Alex becomes intensely infatuated with a female executive, while Victoria continues to befriend a classmate in crisis.
    • If I'm not infatuated with the lady, then I don't continue to date her.
    • But someone new who is infatuated with you gives you a very attractive image of yourself.
    • I was positively infatuated with him, thinking about him day and night.
    • In its place, there was a vibrant, infatuated teenager who had a date with another, perhaps slightly more sensible teenager.
    • The victim had consistently refused to have any contact with the youth, who had become infatuated with her.
    • According to friends and family members, Ramos became infatuated with Gaitan and tried to emulate the way he walked and talked.
    • She became infatuated with the handsome Fergus and he was able to elicit the secret of his opponent's strength.
    • I don't think he actually listened to the song, though - it's basically about a girl who is infatuated with a gay guy.
    • I stifled a laugh - he'd only known this girl for a couple days, and she looked like she was infatuated with him already.
    • I remember back at fifth grade; young and still innocent, I was already infatuated with him then.
    • Well, it was time for lunch and maybe Kate and Marie could provide some information about this guy she was so infatuated with.
    • Poor Nathan was smitten - completely infatuated with Amelia Dawson.
    • He becomes perhaps unhealthily infatuated with her.
    • I was infatuated with a man that I had no business looking at twice.
    • I was totally infatuated with him, because he was cute and popular.
    • No doubt to occupy myself, I became infatuated with a woman on my floor.
    • It was obvious everyone who met her was infatuated with her.
    • Still a teenager, Lou became infatuated with her newfound benefactor and yielded to his seductions.
    Synonyms
    besotted, in love, love-struck, head over heels in love, hopelessly in love, obsessed, taken
    passionate about, consumed with desire for, (greatly) enamoured of, very attracted to, devoted to, charmed by, captivated by, enchanted by, beguiled by, bewitched by, fascinated by, enraptured by, under the spell of, hypnotized by
    informal smitten with, sweet on, keen on, gone on, mad about, wild about, crazy about, nuts about, potty about, stuck on, hung up on, turned on by, swept off one's feet by, bowled over by, carrying a torch for
    North American informal twitterpated by

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Latin infatuat- 'made foolish', from the verb infatuare, from in- 'into' + fatuus 'foolish'.

 
 

Definition of infatuate in US English:

infatuate

verbinˈfaCHəˌwātɪnˈfætʃəˌweɪt
be infatuated with
  • Be inspired with an intense but short-lived passion or admiration for.

    she is infatuated with a handsome police chief
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I stifled a laugh - he'd only known this girl for a couple days, and she looked like she was infatuated with him already.
    • Well, it was time for lunch and maybe Kate and Marie could provide some information about this guy she was so infatuated with.
    • I was positively infatuated with him, thinking about him day and night.
    • He decide to teach a lesson to the poor kid he'd become infatuated with for ‘spurning’ his advances.
    • He becomes perhaps unhealthily infatuated with her.
    • Alex becomes intensely infatuated with a female executive, while Victoria continues to befriend a classmate in crisis.
    • If I'm not infatuated with the lady, then I don't continue to date her.
    • She became infatuated with the handsome Fergus and he was able to elicit the secret of his opponent's strength.
    • No doubt to occupy myself, I became infatuated with a woman on my floor.
    • It was obvious everyone who met her was infatuated with her.
    • I was infatuated with a man that I had no business looking at twice.
    • I remember back at fifth grade; young and still innocent, I was already infatuated with him then.
    • Poor Nathan was smitten - completely infatuated with Amelia Dawson.
    • I was totally infatuated with him, because he was cute and popular.
    • Still a teenager, Lou became infatuated with her newfound benefactor and yielded to his seductions.
    • But someone new who is infatuated with you gives you a very attractive image of yourself.
    • In its place, there was a vibrant, infatuated teenager who had a date with another, perhaps slightly more sensible teenager.
    • According to friends and family members, Ramos became infatuated with Gaitan and tried to emulate the way he walked and talked.
    • I don't think he actually listened to the song, though - it's basically about a girl who is infatuated with a gay guy.
    • The victim had consistently refused to have any contact with the youth, who had become infatuated with her.
    Synonyms
    besotted, in love, love-struck, head over heels in love, hopelessly in love, obsessed, taken

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Latin infatuat- ‘made foolish’, from the verb infatuare, from in- ‘into’ + fatuus ‘foolish’.

 
 
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