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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary in·ter·est·ed DATE 1602 1. having the attention engaged interested listeners 2. being affected or involved interested parties • in·ter·est·ed·ly adverb Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ interested inter·est·ed / 5intrEstid; -trest- / adjective1. ~ (in sth / sb) | ~ (in doing sth) | ~ (to do sth) giving your attention to sth because you enjoy finding out about it or doing it; showing interest in sth and finding it exciting 感兴趣的；关心的；表现出兴趣的: I'm very interested in history. 我很喜欢历史。 Anyone interested in joining the club should contact us at the address below. 有意加入俱乐部者请按下面的地址和我们联系。 We would be interested to hear your views on this subject. 我们很想听听你对这个课题的看法。 an interested audience 兴致勃勃的观众 There's a talk on Italian art—are you interested (= would you like to go) ? 有个关于意大利艺术的演讲——你想去听吗？ He sounded genuinely interested. 听他的口气,他真的感兴趣。 2. in a position to gain from a situation or be affected by it 有利害关系的；当事人的: As an interested party, I was not allowed to vote. 作为有利害关系的一方,我不得投票。 Interested groups will be given seven months to give their views on the new development. 有关团体将有三个月的时间提出他们对新开发项目的看法。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English interested adj. VERBS appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound | become, get She got very interested in politics. | remain | get sb We need to get more young people interested in the sport. | keep sb You need to keep your audience interested. ADV. deeply, especially, extremely, greatly, intensely, keenly, more than a little, most, particularly, passionately, really, seriously, specially, terribly, very (much) Ben must have been more than a little interested in the possibility to have pursued it so far. | genuinely, truly | increasingly | not at all, not (in) the least bit, not in the least, not remotely He's not in the least bit interested in girls. | only half, not much, not very Carrie was only half interested in the conversation. | fairly, mildly, quite, vaguely | just ‘Why do you ask?’ ‘I'm just interested, that's all.’ | enough, sufficiently I wasn't interested enough in the argument to take sides one way or the other. | chiefly, mainly, primarily, principally | always, long I am always interested in how differently people can look at the same event. Charles had long been interested in architecture. | still | no longer | potentially | apparently, reportedly | clearly, obviously | actively As a landowner, he was actively interested in agricultural improvements. | professionally PREP. in She's always been interested in other people. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition adj. Function: adjective having a share or concern in some affair FF1C;all interestedparties met for the reading of the willFF1E; Synonyms: affected, concerned, implicated, involved Related Words: biased, partial, partisan, prejudiced Contrasted Words: aloof, incurious, indifferent, unconcerned; apathetic, bored, ennuyé Antonyms: detached, disinterested Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: self-interested interested adjective Etymology: from past participle of interest (II) 1. : having the attention engaged : having curiosity or sympathy aroused < interested listeners > < a nice widowed doctor up there who is interested in her — Hamilton Basso > 2. : having a share or concern in some affair or project : liable to be affected or prejudiced : concerned , involved < in addition to the lender and borrower, the state considers itself an interested party to these operations — U.S. Investor > especially : having self-interest : not disinterested < generosity proceeding from interested motives > < interested witness > • in·ter·est·ed·ly adverb • in·ter·est·ed·ness noun -es |
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