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单词 spellbind
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Definition of spellbind in English:

spellbind

verbspellboundˈspɛlbʌɪndˈspɛlbaɪnd
[with object]
  • Hold the complete attention of (someone) as though by magic; fascinate.

    the singer held the audience spellbound
    Example sentencesExamples
    • When I saw the painting, strangely executed on the upper glass panes of a door, I was spellbound.
    • The notes rang out through the chatter of the crowd and I was instantly spellbound.
    • The three other girls and her mother were spellbound by her story, and they leaned forward with interest.
    • Her deliverance of her stories will once again have her audiences spellbound.
    • The longer you spend in this remote region the more spellbinding you find it.
    • Then we struck a zone so calm we were spellbound to silence.
    • On the way here, she had been enthralled, mesmerised, spellbound by the area.
    • Even some of the youngest of today's Irish performers are left spellbound by his music.
    • Both were spellbound by the courtesy, hospitality, helpfulness and friendliness of the African people.
    • They stared at each other; spellbound by something neither of them could explain.
    • He is spellbound to see the beautiful garden that lies within the mountain.
    • And though many have been spellbinding writers, relatively few Americans ever read them.
    • The room was spellbound as the two spoke in a language understood by no one.
    • Magic is not too strong a word, the audience was spellbound.
    • I was spellbound by the view from the top of one of the watch towers.
    • The most spellbinding moment of the trip came towards the end of the week.
    • It startled the three spellbound students when Dan took a step backwards into their small closed circle.
    • The audience was spellbound when two aircraft etched a heart in the sky with their colourful trails.
    • This summer, young readers are invited to be spellbound by books.
    • She was spellbound by the bubbles that seemed to appear as the water cascaded in.
    Synonyms
    fascinating, enthralling, entrancing, bewitching, captivating, intriguing, riveting, transfixing, engrossing, gripping, very interesting, very exciting, thrilling, absorbing, compelling, compulsive, mesmerizing, mesmeric, hypnotic, magical
    informal unputdownable
    enthralled, fascinated, rapt, riveted, transfixed, gripped, entranced, captivated, bewitched, under someone's spell, enraptured, enchanted, mesmerized, hypnotized
    informal hooked

Derivatives

  • spellbinder

  • noun ˈspɛlbʌɪndəˈspɛlˌbaɪndər
    • ‘When he is not overcome by arrogance, he can be a very competent spellbinder,’ Morgan said.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • After Head made his speech, she delivered hers, termed a spellbinder by some.
      • To be successful, an architect must be a spellbinder.
      • I'll agree that not all of them are especially riveting today, but some are still spellbinders.
      • Seductive, alluring Pisceans are the zodiac's enchanting spellbinders.
 
 

Definition of spellbind in US English:

spellbind

verbˈspelbīndˈspɛlbaɪnd
[with object]
  • Hold the complete attention of (someone) as though by magic; fascinate.

    the killer whale gave the spellbound audience a good soaking
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The notes rang out through the chatter of the crowd and I was instantly spellbound.
    • Her deliverance of her stories will once again have her audiences spellbound.
    • On the way here, she had been enthralled, mesmerised, spellbound by the area.
    • Both were spellbound by the courtesy, hospitality, helpfulness and friendliness of the African people.
    • And though many have been spellbinding writers, relatively few Americans ever read them.
    • They stared at each other; spellbound by something neither of them could explain.
    • I was spellbound by the view from the top of one of the watch towers.
    • Magic is not too strong a word, the audience was spellbound.
    • Even some of the youngest of today's Irish performers are left spellbound by his music.
    • It startled the three spellbound students when Dan took a step backwards into their small closed circle.
    • The audience was spellbound when two aircraft etched a heart in the sky with their colourful trails.
    • The longer you spend in this remote region the more spellbinding you find it.
    • Then we struck a zone so calm we were spellbound to silence.
    • He is spellbound to see the beautiful garden that lies within the mountain.
    • This summer, young readers are invited to be spellbound by books.
    • The three other girls and her mother were spellbound by her story, and they leaned forward with interest.
    • The room was spellbound as the two spoke in a language understood by no one.
    • The most spellbinding moment of the trip came towards the end of the week.
    • She was spellbound by the bubbles that seemed to appear as the water cascaded in.
    • When I saw the painting, strangely executed on the upper glass panes of a door, I was spellbound.
    Synonyms
    fascinating, enthralling, entrancing, bewitching, captivating, intriguing, riveting, transfixing, engrossing, gripping, very interesting, very exciting, thrilling, absorbing, compelling, compulsive, mesmerizing, mesmeric, hypnotic, magical
    enthralled, fascinated, rapt, riveted, transfixed, gripped, entranced, captivated, bewitched, under someone's spell, enraptured, enchanted, mesmerized, hypnotized
 
 
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