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riveting adj.动听的；令人着迷的；非常精彩的动词rivet的现在分词形式. (1) 我可以用铆钉把这些金属板固定在一起吗？(2) 只有全身心投入到工作上她才能忘记烦恼。 Riveting is an adjective for things that really draw you in, like a book you read in one sitting or a song you turn up so you can hear every lyric. Beautiful scenes are riveting, but terrible and ugly things are also riveting, like the site of an accident you can't stop looking at. Words from a teacher or actor have a riveting effect when they're full of impact and interest, and when you exaggerate a story for your best friend, that's riveting too.

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英 ['rɪvɪtɪŋ] 美 ['rɪvɪtɪŋ] (1) Can I fasten these metal plates with rivets?(2) Only by riveting her attention on her work could she forget her worries. A rivet is a fastener that holds something closed or down, and something riveting keeps you glued to your seat and grabs your attention. Sometimes a movie is so riveting that not even free popcorn refills can lure you away. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]吸引人的；引人入胜的；令人着迷的 If you describe something as riveting, you mean that it is extremely interesting and exciting, and that it holds your attention completely. I find snooker riveting though I don't play myself.虽然我自己不打斯诺克，但是我觉得它挺令人着迷。

英语单词	riveting
英美音标	英 ['rɪvɪtɪŋ] 美 ['rɪvɪtɪŋ]
中文释义	adj.动听的；令人着迷的；非常精彩的动词rivet的现在分词形式.
英语例句	(1) Can I fasten these metal plates with rivets? (2) Only by riveting her attention on her work could she forget her worries.
中文例句	(1) 我可以用铆钉把这些金属板固定在一起吗？ (2) 只有全身心投入到工作上她才能忘记烦恼。
vocabulary简明	A rivet is a fastener that holds something closed or down, and something riveting keeps you glued to your seat and grabs your attention. Sometimes a movie is so riveting that not even free popcorn refills can lure you away.
vocabulary扩展	Riveting is an adjective for things that really draw you in, like a book you read in one sitting or a song you turn up so you can hear every lyric. Beautiful scenes are riveting, but terrible and ugly things are also riveting, like the site of an accident you can't stop looking at. Words from a teacher or actor have a riveting effect when they're full of impact and interest, and when you exaggerate a story for your best friend, that's riveting too.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]吸引人的；引人入胜的；令人着迷的 If you describe something as riveting, you mean that it is extremely interesting and exciting, and that it holds your attention completely. I find snooker riveting though I don't play myself. 虽然我自己不打斯诺克，但是我觉得它挺令人着迷。

Riveting I Attention Holds Things 英 Rɪvɪtɪŋ] 美 Rɪvɪtɪŋ