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engross v.使全神贯注；独占；正式誊写；用大字体书写 (1) 她全神贯注于绘画。(2) 他全神贯注地看书忘记了时间。(3) 她常对我说应该从他那里得到一些好处，做为我陪伴他的报酬，因为他的确好象独占了我。(4) 她的名字用大字体清晰端正地写在名单上。 Engross first came into English in the 1400s from the Old French word en gros, meaning "in bulk, at wholesale." By the 1700s the word had taken on the meaning of "absorb the whole attention." Immersing yourself fully in something can be good or bad. If you're studying Shakespeare, you want the plays to engross you so you don't lose focus. But if your video games engross you so much that you forget to shower or eat, that's a problem.

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英 [ɪn'ɡrəʊs] 美 [ɪn'ɡroʊs] (1) She was engrossed in painting.(2) Engrossed in his book he forgot the time.(3) She used to tell me that she thought I ought to expect some gratification from him for my company, for indeed he did, as it were, engross me.(4) Her name was engrossed on the list. Engross is a verb that means to consume all of your attention or time. Once you engross yourself in the culture of high salaries and unlimited spending accounts, it's hard to go back to cooking at a sandwich shop.

英语单词	engross
英美音标	英 [ɪn'ɡrəʊs] 美 [ɪn'ɡroʊs]
中文释义	v.使全神贯注；独占；正式誊写；用大字体书写
英语例句	(1) She was engrossed in painting. (2) Engrossed in his book he forgot the time. (3) She used to tell me that she thought I ought to expect some gratification from him for my company, for indeed he did, as it were, engross me. (4) Her name was engrossed on the list.
中文例句	(1) 她全神贯注于绘画。 (2) 他全神贯注地看书忘记了时间。 (3) 她常对我说应该从他那里得到一些好处，做为我陪伴他的报酬，因为他的确好象独占了我。 (4) 她的名字用大字体清晰端正地写在名单上。
vocabulary简明	Engross is a verb that means to consume all of your attention or time. Once you engross yourself in the culture of high salaries and unlimited spending accounts, it's hard to go back to cooking at a sandwich shop.
vocabulary扩展	Engross first came into English in the 1400s from the Old French word en gros, meaning "in bulk, at wholesale." By the 1700s the word had taken on the meaning of "absorb the whole attention." Immersing yourself fully in something can be good or bad. If you're studying Shakespeare, you want the plays to engross you so you don't lose focus. But if your video games engross you so much that you forget to shower or eat, that's a problem.

Engross Engrossed Time Word Meaning 英 ɪn'ɡrəʊs] 美 ɪn'ɡroʊs