单词 | charm |
释义 | charm n. & v. --n   1. a the power or quality of giving delight or arousing admiration. b fascination, attractiveness. c (usu. in pl.) an attractive or enticing quality.   2. a trinket on a bracelet etc.   3. a an object, act, or word(s) supposedly having occult or magic power; a spell. b a thing worn to avert evil etc.; an amulet.   4. Physics a property of matter manifested by some elementary particles. --vtr.   1. delight, captivate (charmed by the performance).   2. influence or protect as if by magic (leads a charmed life).   3. a gain by charm (charmed agreement out of him). b influence by charm (charmed her into consenting).   4. cast a spell on, bewitch. Phrases and idioms charm-bracelet a bracelet hung with small trinkets. like a charm perfectly, wonderfully. Derivatives charmer n. Etymology: ME f. OF charme, charmer f. L carmen song |
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