Fascinate ˈfæsɪneɪt Verb Fascinated Fascinating D Fas·Cin·Ate Dolphins
The flashcard defines "fascinate" as a transitive verb meaning to hold someone's attention completely because of their beauty, strangeness, or interest. It also provides examples and notes that the word is generally not used in the progressive tense.
The flashcard defines "fascinate" as a verb meaning to attract or interest someone very much. It highlights that the word is typically used in the simple present or past tense and that the adjective form is "fascinating."
[VERB 动词]使着迷；迷住 If something fascinates you, it interests and delights you so much that your thoughts tend to concentrate on it.
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Politics fascinated Franklin's father...
政治让富兰克林的父亲着迷。
She fascinated him, both on and off stage.
不管是台上还是台下的她，都让他着迷。
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fas·cin·ate/ˈfæsɪneɪt; NAmEˈfæsɪneɪt/verb[transitive , intransitive ]fascinate(sb) to attract or interest sb very much 深深吸引；迷住◆China has always fascinated me.中国一直令我心驰神往。◆It was a question that had fascinated him since he was a boy.这是他自幼就着迷的问题。◆The private lives of movie stars never fail to fascinate.电影明星的私生活总让人津津乐道。fascinatefascinatesfascinatedfascinatingfas·cin·ate/ˈfæsɪneɪt; NAmEˈfæsɪneɪt/
if someone or something fascinates you, you are attracted to them and think they are extremely interesting: The idea of travelling through time fascinated him.GRAMMAR: Using the progressive• The verb fascinate is not used in the progressive. You say: · Dolphins fascinate me.✗Don’t say: Dolphins are fascinating me.• Fascinating is used as an adjective: · a fascinating subjectGrammar guide ‒ VERBS