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Rapt Audience Attention 英 Ræpt] 美 Ræpt Adj.全神贯注的;入迷的;出神的 Listened

英语单词 rapt
英美音标 英 [ræpt] 美 [ræpt]
中文释义 adj.全神贯注的;入迷的;出神的
英语例句 (1) We listened to her amazing story with rapt attention.
(2) Mrs. Trenor fixed a rapt eye upon her.
(3) There was a rapt look on his face whenever he looked at his sweetheart.
(4) The two of them lay rapt and attentive.
中文例句 (1) 我们全神贯注地倾听她讲的惊人故事。
(2) 特雷诺太太全神贯注地望着她。
(3) 他看着他的恋人时,总是露出醉人的样子。
(4) 他们两个趴着愣愣地凝神细听。
vocabulary简明 To be rapt is to be carried away, caught up or otherwise engrossed in something. If a performer is really good or particularly mesmerizing, the audience will be totally rapt.
vocabulary扩展 Rapt developed from the Latin raptus, meaning to “seize, carry off." So imagine something so interesting that it seizes your attention and carries you off to another world. In fact, rapt is related to the word rapture, which is an experience of extreme, other-worldly happiness. So do your teacher a favor and give her your rapt attention during math class.
柯林斯解释
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]专心的;着迷的 If someone watches or listens with rapt attention, they are extremely interested or fascinated.
  [usu ADJ n]
  [LITERARY 文]
  • I noticed that everyone was watching me with rapt attention...

    我注意到大家都在专注地看着我。

  • Delegates sat in rapt silence as Mrs Fisher spoke...

    费希尔夫人发言的时候,代表们都一言不发专心致志地听着。

  • Phillips had a rapt expression on his face...

    菲利普斯表情很专注。

  • He had held his audience rapt.

    他令听众们都听入了迷。

raptly
  • ...listening raptly to stories about fascinating people.

    全神贯注地听着奇人轶事

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