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单词 bewitch
释义 be·witch
\bə̇ˈwich, bē-\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
Etymology: Middle English bewicchen, from be- + wicchen to witch — more at witch
transitive verb
1.
 a. : to influence or control by witchcraft : dominate by witchcraft : affect (as injuriously) by charms or incantations
  < look how I am bewitched; behold, mine arm is like a blasted sapling withered up — Shakespeare >
  < charged with bewitching a girl, who had been seized with a sudden illness that the doctor could not diagnose — American Guide Series: Tennessee >
 b. : to cast a spell over
  < the spotlight was on them, and the spell, and they stood there bewitched and helpless — Dorothy Baker >
2. : to attract or please to such a degree as to take away all power of resistance or considered reservation : enchant, charm, fascinate
 < she bewitched King James no less than her first lover — New York Times >
 < that time-honored privilege of saying foolish things in the grand manner which seems to have bewitched our gallant forefathers — Norman Douglas >
intransitive verb
: to act in a way that bewitches : charm, fascinate
 < a book that bewitches and enchants as it teaches — Americas >
Synonyms: see attract
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