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单词 intrigue
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intrigue

verb
/ɪnˈtriːɡ/
/ɪnˈtriːɡ/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they intrigue
/ɪnˈtriːɡ/
/ɪnˈtriːɡ/
he / she / it intrigues
/ɪnˈtriːɡz/
/ɪnˈtriːɡz/
past simple intrigued
/ɪnˈtriːɡd/
/ɪnˈtriːɡd/
past participle intrigued
/ɪnˈtriːɡd/
/ɪnˈtriːɡd/
-ing form intriguing
/ɪnˈtriːɡɪŋ/
/ɪnˈtriːɡɪŋ/
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  1. [transitive] to make somebody very interested and want to know more about something
    • intrigue somebody The idea intrigued her.
    • You've really intrigued me—tell me more!
    • There was something about him that intrigued her.
    • it intrigues somebody that… It intrigues me that no one appears to have thought of this before.
    Topics Feelingsc1
  2. [intransitive] intrigue (with somebody) (against somebody) (formal) to secretly plan with other people to harm somebody
    3. Word Originearly 17th cent. (in the sense ‘deceive, cheat’): from French intrigue ‘plot’, intriguer ‘to tangle, to plot’, via Italian from Latin intricare, from in- ‘into’ + tricae ‘tricks, perplexities’.Sense (1) of the verb, which was influenced by a later French sense “to puzzle, make curious”, arose in the late 19th cent.

intrigue

noun
/ˈɪntriːɡ/, /ɪnˈtriːɡ/
/ˈɪntriːɡ/, /ɪnˈtriːɡ/
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  1. [uncountable] the activity of making secret plans in order to achieve an aim, often by tricking people
    • political intrigue
    • The young heroine steps into a web of intrigue in the academic world.
    • a tale of treachery and court intrigue
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • international
    • political
    • court
    • …
    verb + intrigue
    • engage in
    intrigue + verb
    • surround somebody/​something
    preposition
    • intrigue against
    phrases
    • a web of intrigue
    See full entry
  2. [countable] a secret plan or relationship, especially one that involves somebody else being tricked
    • I soon learnt about all the intrigues and scandals that went on in the little town.
    • Sexual intrigues were almost part of the culture of high politics.
    • The prime minister engaged in political intrigues against the king.
  3. [uncountable] the atmosphere of interest and excitement that surrounds something secret or important
    • North was a man who added to the intrigue of meetings.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • international
    • political
    • court
    • …
    verb + intrigue
    • engage in
    intrigue + verb
    • surround somebody/​something
    preposition
    • intrigue against
    phrases
    • a web of intrigue
    See full entry
    4. Word Originearly 17th cent. (in the sense ‘deceive, cheat’): from French intrigue ‘plot’, intriguer ‘to tangle, to plot’, via Italian from Latin intricare, from in- ‘into’ + tricae ‘tricks, perplexities’.Sense (1) of the verb, which was influenced by a later French sense “to puzzle, make curious”, arose in the late 19th cent.
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