| 单词 | riveting |
| 释义 | riveting (once / 9448 pages) adj A rivet is a fastener that holds something closed or down, and something riveting keeps you glued to your seat and grabs your attention. Sometimes a movie is so riveting that not even free popcorn refills can lure you away. Riveting is an adjective for things that really draw you in, like a book you read in one sitting or a song you turn up so you can hear every lyric. Beautiful scenes are riveting, but terrible and ugly things are also riveting, like the site of an accident you can't stop looking at. Words from a teacher or actor have a riveting effect when they're full of impact and interest, and when you exaggerate a story for your best friend, that's riveting too. WORD FAMILYriveting: rivetingly+/rivet: riveted, riveter, riveting, rivets, rivetted, rivetter, rivetting/riveter: riveters/rivetter: rivetters USAGE EXAMPLESMixing elements of steampunk with a pro-science message, this inventive French animated adventure is a sophisticated, riveting story about the power of innovation in society. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) The mogul’s riveting new autobiography, “They Call Me Supermensch,” certainly touches on these musical adventures. Salon(Dec 25, 2016) The actor also directed August Wilson’s play, deftly, and his familiarity with the play shows in this riveting screen adaption. Salon(Dec 24, 2016) adj capable of arousing and holding the attention Syn absorbing, engrossing, fascinating, gripping interesting arousing or holding the attention |
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