[N-VAR 可变名词]魅力；吸引力Charm is the quality of being pleasant or attractive.
'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs', the 1937 Disney classic, has lost none of its original charm...
1937年迪斯尼推出的经典之作《白雪公主和七个小矮人》魅力不减当年。
The house had its charms, not the least of which was the furniture that came with it.
这座房子有其吸引人的地方，比如和房子配套的家具就很出彩。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](人的)魅力，亲和力 Someone who has charm behaves in a friendly, pleasant way that makes people like them.
He was a man of great charm and distinction.
他这个人魅力十足，卓尔不群。
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[VERB 动词]迷住；吸引；使倾倒 If you charm someone, you please them, especially by using your charm.
[V n]
[V n into -ing]
He even charmed Mrs Prichard, carrying her shopping and flirting with her, though she's 83...
他又是帮普里查德夫人拎买的东西，又是和她调情，居然把83岁高龄的她也给迷倒了。
The Indians, in turn, were charmed by the famous author's cultured and civilised outlook...
而印第安人呢，则为那位著名作家有教养的、开化的见解而折服。
You can't force — or even charm — him into behaving differently if he doesn't want to.
他要是不愿意改变自己的言行举止，你来软的还是硬的都没有用。
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[VERB 动词]运用个人魅力(出入…) If you charm your way into or out of a place or situation, you use your charm to get into or out of that place or situation.
[V way prep]
...charming his way into the British Embassy in Teheran...
靠他的个人魅力打入英国驻德黑兰大使馆
He charmed his way out of trouble.
他运用自己的魅力摆脱了麻烦。
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[VERB 动词]利用个人魅力获取 If you say that someone charmed something out of you or from you, you mean that they used their charm to persuade you to give it to them.
[V n from/out of n]
[disapproval]
He is good at charming money out of companies.
他擅长利用自己的魅力从各家公司套钱。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](手镯、项链上的)小挂件，小饰物，小玩意 A charm is a small ornament that is fixed to a bracelet or necklace.
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]有魔力的物品；咒语；魔法 A charm is an act, saying, or object that is believed to have magic powers.
They cross their fingers and spit over their shoulders as charms against the evil eye.
他们手指交叉，向身后吐口水，作为抵抗邪眼的魔法。
...a good luck charm.
护身符
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[PHRASE 短语](常指为了获取某物或欺骗某人而)施展魅力 If someone turns on the charm, they behave in a way that seems very friendly but which you think is insincere, often in order to obtain something or deceive someone.
[V inflects]
[disapproval]
He figured out that you're lonely, like most widows, and he turned on the charm.
他看出你和大多数寡妇一样很寂寞，所以就拿出他的魅力来了。
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[PHRASE 短语]立见功效；很成功 If you say that something worked like a charm, you mean that it was very effective or successful.
[V inflects]
Economically, the policy worked like a charm.
从经济上说，这个政策非常奏效。
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charm/tʃɑːm; NAmEtʃɑːrm/
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charmcharmscharmedcharmingnoun1[uncountable ]the power of pleasing or attracting people 魅力；魔力；吸引力◆a man of great charm富有魅力的男人◆The hotel is full of charm and character.这家旅馆风格独特，极具吸引力。2[countable ]a feature or quality that is pleasing or attractive 迷人的特征；吸引人的特性；妩媚◆her physical charms (= her beauty)她那妩媚的外貌3[countable ]a small object worn on a chain or bracelet,that is believed to bring good luck （链或手镯上的）吉祥小饰物◆a lucky charm吉祥饰物◆a charm bracelet带有吉祥饰物的手镯4[countable ]an act or words believed to have magic power 魔法；咒语；符咒SYN
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IDIOMˌwork like a ˈcharmto be immediately and completely successful 立见功效；效验如神☞more at
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verb1[transitive , intransitive ]charm(sb) to please or attract sb in order to make them like you or do what you want 吸引；迷住◆He was charmed by her beauty and wit.他被她的才貌迷住了。◆Her words had lost their power to charm.她的话再也没有吸引力了。2[transitive ]charmsb/sth to control or protect sb/sth using magic, or as if using magic （以魔法或似有魔法）控制，保护◆He has led a charmed life(= he has been lucky even in dangerous or difficult situations).他的日子过得如有神祐（即使遇到艰险都能逢凶化吉）。PHRASAL VERBˌcharm sth ˈout of sbto obtain sth such as information, money, etc. from sb by using charm利用魅力从…获取charm/tʃɑːm; NAmEtʃɑːrm/
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charm1 noun
charm2 verb
charmcharm1 /tʃɑːm $ tʃɑːrm/ ●●○ noun
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1[countable, uncountable] a special quality someone or something has that makes people like them, feel attracted to them, or be easily influenced by them – used to show approval → charming: Joe’s boyish charmcharm of the charm of this small Southern city She turned on the charm (=used her charm) to all the men. The room had no windows and all the charm of a prison cell (=used to say that something has no charm).2[countable] a very small object worn on a chain or bracelet: a charm bracelet a small gold horseshoe worn as a lucky charm3[countable] a phrase or action believed to have special magic powersSYN spell4 work like a charm to work exactly as you had hoped: The new sales program has worked like a charm.COLLOCATIONSverbshave charm· Richard was clever and he had a lot of charm.use your charm· She knew when to use her charm in order to get what she wanted.turn on the charm (=use your charm to get something)· If you turn on the charm, I’m sure you’ll get the job.ooze charm (=have or show a lot of charm)· Every time she saw him, he oozed charm.lack charm/be lacking in charm· A lot of new buildings lack charm.something loses its charm· He was getting older, and travel was losing its charm.succumb to somebody’s/something’s charms (=allow yourself to be influenced by their charms)· Thomas seemed to be succumbing to Sylvie's charms.resist somebody’s charm (=not allow yourself to be influenced by someone’s charm)· People say that it was impossible to resist Burton’s charm.be part of somebody's/something's charm· The house is a long way from anywhere and that is part of its charm.adjectivesboyish charm· Women seem to love his boyish charm.great charm· He was a man of great charm.easy charm (=relaxed charm)· Hudson was full of easy charm and smiles.rustic charm (=charm that is simple, old-fashioned and typical of the countryside)· The cottage had a certain rustic charm.natural charm· She had a quiet natural charm that everyone liked.personal charm· He was a man of great personal charm.considerable charm· Their music has considerable charm.immense charm (=very great)· No one could resist his immense charm.
charm1 noun
charm2 verb
charmcharm2 ●○○ verb [transitive]
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1to attract someone and make them like you, sometimes in order to make them do something for you → charming: We were charmed by the friendliness of the local people.2to please and interest someone: a story that has charmed generations of children3to gain power over someone or something by using magic
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