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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryat·tract \ə-ˈtrakt\ verb ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Latin attractus, past participle of attrahere, from ad- + trahere to pull, draw DATE 15th centurytransitive verb: to cause to approach or adhere: as a. to pull to or draw toward oneself or itself a magnet attracts iron b. to draw by appeal to natural or excited interest, emotion, or aesthetic sense : entice attract attentionintransitive verb: to exercise attraction• at·trac·tor \-ˈtrak-tər\ nounSynonyms. attract, allure, charm, captivate, fascinate, enchant mean to draw another by exerting a powerful influence. attract applies to any degree or kind of ability to exert influence over another students attracted by the school's locale allure implies an enticing by what is fair, pleasing, or seductive an alluring smile charm implies the power of casting a spell over the person or thing affected and so compelling a response charmed by their hospitality but it may, like captivate, suggest no more than evoking delight or admiration her performances captivated audiences fascinate suggests a magical influence and tends to stress the ineffectiveness of attempts to resist a story that continues to fascinate children enchant is perhaps the strongest of these terms in stressing the appeal of the agent and the degree of delight evoked in the subject hopelessly enchanted by her beautyEnglish Etymologyattract 1530s, from L. attractus, pp. of attrahere "to draw, to attract," from ad- "to" + trahere "draw" (see tract (1)). Originally a medical term for the body's tendency to absorb fluids, nourishment, etc., or for a poultice treatment to "draw out" diseased matter (1560s). Of the ability of people or animals to draw others to them, it is attested from 1560s; of physical forces (magnetism, etc.), from c.1600 (implied in attraction).Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7☞ attractat·tract / E5trAkt / verb[VN] 1. [usually passive] ~ sb (to sb / sth) if you are attracted by sth, it interests you and makes you want it; if you are attracted by sb, you like or admire them 吸引；使喜爱；引起…的好感(或爱慕): I had always been attracted by the idea of working abroad. 我总是向往去国外工作。 What first attracted me to her was her sense of humour. 她首先吸引我的是她的幽默感。 2. ~ sb / sth (to sth) to make sb / sth come somewhere or take part in sth 招引: The warm damp air attracts a lot of mosquitoes. 温暖潮湿的空气招来了大量蚊子。 The exhibition has attracted thousands of visitors. 展览吸引了成千上万的参观者。 3. to make people have a particular reaction 引起(反应): This proposal has attracted a lot of interest. 这个提案引起了很大的兴趣。 His comments were bound to attract criticism. 他的说话必然会招致批评。 She tried to attract the attention of the waiter. 她试图引起服务员的注意。 4. (physics 物) if a magnet or gravity attracts sth, it makes it move towards it 吸引 OPP repel IDIOMS ⇨ see opposite n. OLTattract verb⇨ interest (what first attracted me to the place)⇨ be attracted to sb ⇨ attracted to sbWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedat·tract\ə.ˈtrakt\ verb(-ed/-ing/-s)Etymology: Middle English attracten, from Latin attractus, past participle of attrahere, from ad- + trahere to draw — more at drawtransitive verb1. obsolete : to draw or draw in especially by suction or pulling :inhale2. : to cause to approach or adhere: as a. : to draw to or toward oneself < a magnet attracts iron > b. : to call forth or compel (as interest in or appreciation of) < often attracts admiring glances > < her agitation at a steeplechase … attracts her husband's notice — Matthew Arnold > c. : to invite or draw by exposure or openness or by some natural appeal < a swarm in the tree for weeks, attracted by some secretion — Richard Jefferies > < attract bitter criticism > d. : to draw or entice to one by an aesthetic or emotional appeal < clad in a pale buff frock … she attracted every eye — John Galsworthy > e. : to interest and lead to consideration, participation, or attendance < the talent which the organization attracted >intransitive verb: to exercise or exhibit attraction < her voice has the power to attract > < opposites attract >Synonyms: allure, captivate, fascinate, bewitch, charm, enchant, take: of these words attract is at once the widest in its use and the least rich in connotation. It stresses the fact of one thing's being able to draw another to it in some way or other < tempting summer, when song and shade and colour attract every one to the field — Richard Jefferies > < to Papa, who had begun to be attracted rather against his will — Virginia Woolf > < men could be attracted into these by higher pay or shorter hours — Bertrand Russell > allure may add the notion of the enticement of something good or enjoyable being offered or withheld < new class of technicians, allured by their wide opportunities of service — Bernard Pares > < the beauty that allured men for pleasure had failed to hold them — Ellen Glasgow > captivate, like the succeeding words in this list, suggests an appeal irresistible and blocking rational consideration which might diminish its force. captivate is less strong than the following words since it may be used for fleeting or short-lived impressions produced by an individual trait < a serene expression upon her face which captivated almost all who saw her — Samuel Butler †1902 > < the Republican State Convention … captivated by his address as temporary chairman, nominated him for governor — A.C.Flick > fascinate, in older usage and sometimes in today's, implies a spell which irresistibly transfixes the victim < the younger and weaker man was fascinated and helpless before the creeping approach of so monstrous a wrath — G.D.Brown > It often indicates a compelling attraction or interest or enthusiasm < James … carried the exploration of the technics of his craft into depths and recesses almost as fascinating as Leonardo da Vinci's abstruse, inspired-looking speculations about his — C.E.Montague > bewitch suggests domination and absorption of interest or liking precluding any check and possibly against the subject's will < if you suffer yourself to think how pretty they are, you are bewitched and vanquished — Lafcadio Hearn > < these small splinters of perfection in the art of letters would still bewitch us if they had no context at all — C.E.Montague > charm suggests domination as by magic; it indicates pleasure on the subject's part and may be used with reference to sensuous or social traits that appeal < she gave some attention to her flowers, but it was perfunctorily bestowed, for they no longer charmed her — Thomas Hardy > < a grace about him which charmed, and a hint of latent power which impressed — John Buchan > enchant is possibly the strongest word in the list; it may suggest a more complex appeal, its irresistibility, utter absence of thoughtful reservation, and sheer delight on the part of the subject < a mature person … cannot be utterly enchanted by what he feels to be trivial or false — George Santayana > < man's power to enchant himself with his own dreams — Irving Babbitt > take, usually used in the passive, is somewhat informal and has suggestions ranging from those of attract to those of captivate < he stared at her … the more he stared, the more taken was he — Rudyard Kiplng >

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