| 单词 | fascinate |
| 释义 | fascinate —fascinatedly, adv. —fascinative, adj. /fas"euh nayt'/, v. , fascinated, fascinating. v.t. 1. to attract and hold attentively by a unique power, personal charm, unusual nature, or some other special quality; enthrall: a vivacity that fascinated the audience. 2. to arouse the interest or curiosity of; allure. 3. to transfix or deprive of the power of resistance, as through terror: The sight of the snake fascinated the rabbit. 4. Obs. to bewitch. 5. Obs. to cast under a spell by a look. v.i. 6. to capture the interest or hold the attention. [1590-1600; < L fascinatus, ptp. of fascinare to bewitch, cast a spell on, v. deriv. of fascinum evil spell, bewitchment] Syn. 1. bewitch, enchant, spellbind, charm. |
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