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captivate vt.迷住；迷惑 (1) 他被她的美色迷住了。(2) 幼儿园的孩子们被动物园里的各种动物吸引住了。(3) 儿子为这个女人神魂颠倒，全然不顾他父母的告诫。 Notice the similarity between the verbs captivate and capture. Both come ultimately from the Latin captus "taken captive." Still, while both words mean some sort of hold on someone, capture sounds harsh, as though a trap has been set, while captivate is a softer, more attractive word that suggests there might be a willingness to be caught. Robert S. McNamara, a former U.S. secretary of defense, said, "Coercion, after all, merely captures man. Freedom captivates him.”

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英 ['kæptɪveɪt] 美 ['kæptɪveɪt] (1) He was captivated by her beauty.(2) The kindergarten children were captivated by the variety of animals in the zoo.(3) The son is so captivate with the woman that he does not heed his parents' warning. To captivate means to attract others, fascinating or enchanting them. Some people are able to captivate with wit and charm, others with physical beauty, still others with intelligence. 1[VERB 动词]迷住；使…着迷 If you are captivated by someone or something, you find them fascinating and attractive.   [be V-ed]  [V n]I was captivated by her brilliant mind...我为她的聪慧所倾倒。For 40 years she has captivated the world with her radiant looks.40年来，她那令人惊艳的美貌让全世界为之痴迷。

英语单词	captivate
英美音标	英 ['kæptɪveɪt] 美 ['kæptɪveɪt]
中文释义	vt.迷住；迷惑
英语例句	(1) He was captivated by her beauty. (2) The kindergarten children were captivated by the variety of animals in the zoo. (3) The son is so captivate with the woman that he does not heed his parents' warning.
中文例句	(1) 他被她的美色迷住了。 (2) 幼儿园的孩子们被动物园里的各种动物吸引住了。 (3) 儿子为这个女人神魂颠倒，全然不顾他父母的告诫。
vocabulary简明	To captivate means to attract others, fascinating or enchanting them. Some people are able to captivate with wit and charm, others with physical beauty, still others with intelligence.
vocabulary扩展	Notice the similarity between the verbs captivate and capture. Both come ultimately from the Latin captus "taken captive." Still, while both words mean some sort of hold on someone, capture sounds harsh, as though a trap has been set, while captivate is a softer, more attractive word that suggests there might be a willingness to be caught. Robert S. McNamara, a former U.S. secretary of defense, said, "Coercion, after all, merely captures man. Freedom captivates him.”
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]迷住；使…着迷 If you are captivated by someone or something, you find them fascinating and attractive. [be V-ed] [V n] I was captivated by her brilliant mind... 我为她的聪慧所倾倒。 For 40 years she has captivated the world with her radiant looks. 40年来，她那令人惊艳的美貌让全世界为之痴迷。

Captivate Captivated Fascinating Capture D 英 Kæptɪveɪt] 美 Kæptɪveɪt