英语词汇“fascinate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINfascinate

Origin:

1500-1600 Latin fascinatus, from fascinum ‘use of (evil) magic’

VERB TABLE

fascinate

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	fascinate
	he, she, it	fascinates
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	fascinated
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have fascinated
	he, she, it	has fascinated
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had fascinated
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will fascinate
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have fascinated

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

Anything to do with computers fascinates him.
Baseball still fascinates Americans.
Cats fascinate me - I don't know why.
Parsons, playing Miss Margarida, entertains, seduces, and fascinates.
What fascinates me about his poems is their apparent simplicity.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

All will carry a message of peace in 25 languages, and it should be fascinating to see who finds them.
Even Sonya had a different aspect for me ever since I became fascinated by that book.
I have always been fascinated by Magritte's work.
Since his student days in Venice, when he went to seances, he had been fascinated by the occult.
This is fascinating and important stuff.

Longman Language Activatorto make someone interested► interest

if something interests you, it makes you feel interested: · There was an article in yesterday's paper that might interest you.· It's always best to choose the subject that interests you, not the one your parents want you to do.· What interests me most is where he got all that money in the first place.

► get somebody interested

to make someone interested in a subject or activity, especially by trying to make it seem attractive or enjoyable: · If we can get enough people interested, we could start a reading group.get sb interested in: · I've tried to get Sam interested in sport, but all he wants to do is watch TV.

► fascinate

if something fascinates you, it makes you very interested, so that you want to spend a lot of time thinking about it, watching it etc: · Anything to do with computers fascinates him.· Cats fascinate me - I don't know why.what fascinates me is: · What fascinates me about his poems is their apparent simplicity.

► intrigue

if something intrigues you, it makes you want to know more about it because there is something about it that you do not understand or cannot explain: · The final part of the letter intrigued him greatly.· One question has particularly intrigued those working on this study.

► rekindle/revive interest

to make people interested in a particular subject again: · The discovery of the Titanic, twenty miles below the ocean surface, rekindled interest in the ship.· His book did much to revive interest in long-forgotten natural remedies.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► always

· No doubt the coin is always fascinated by its obverse.· The variety of faces, of languages, of dress, always fascinated Claudel; and, above all, the women.· Bird song has always fascinated people.· Athelstan watched in astonishment: Sir John's permanent hunger always fascinated him.· The families of the nobility have always fascinated the visiting public more than their historic homes and works of art.· But the patients are always fascinated by the colours.· It was Sylvie's unconventionality that had always fascinated them all.· It always fascinated Hoomey, the differentness.

► most

· Possibly the most fascinating thing about the rover, however, was its on-board navigation system.· He is the most difficult to understand, and therefore the most fascinating.· So the hedges which most interest the historian are those which most fascinate the botanist.· One of the most fascinating aspects of micropolitics is the analysis of individuals like the one described above-Bill Clinton.· Her potential father-in-law was the most fascinating man in the world, she revealed.· Lonh was the most fascinating piece heard Tuesday.· But the most fascinating thing about these sales is how they highlight the fickle and transient nature of children's fads.· One of the most obvious yet most fascinating questions in political science is: How does politics work?

► so

· The story of how he arrived at this conclusion is so fascinating that I dare not spoil it for you.· Every now and then, I stumble across a product that reminds me why I am so fascinated by computers.· This explains why Minton was so fascinated by portraits which during his time at Allen Street more or less dominated his oeuvre.· Another time I was so fascinated by her clicking needles that she offered to teach me to knit as well.· Perhaps he had been so fascinated by the sight of the advancing waters that he had delayed his escape too long.· It so fascinated me that I stopped in the middle of the subway.· I couldn't understand why she was so fascinated with it.· Most sociologists of deviance have been so fascinated by the processes of defining deviance and becoming deviant that they have got over-excited.

NOUN► child

· John Alsop later recalled that Stewart seemed fascinated with his children as infants, but lost interest as they became toddlers.· His illustrations have stood the test of time and for ever continue to fascinate and inspire the children, of all ages.

► idea

· And in his place we have a murderer fascinated by the Napoleonic idea.· In time, she became fascinated with the idea of an afterlife.· I am still intrigued by its drama and fascinated by its ideas.

VERB► become

· The author, a freelance writer living in Paris, becomes fascinated by the piano shop in his quartier.· In time, she became fascinated with the idea of an afterlife.· Athelstan became engrossed, fascinated by its beauty.· Then she notices a lady-bug or some such small creature and can not help but become fascinated by it.· As a kid in Tehran, I spent hours watching the night skies and became fascinated by the vertical dimension.· We became fascinated by the realisation that the world is full of people who are obsessed about one thing or another.· The more excessive he becomes, the more fascinating the cloning concept gets.· Even Sonya had a different aspect for me ever since I became fascinated by that book.

► continue

· Diplomacy and realpolitik continue to fascinate him.· Would it continue to fascinate for a lifetime?· His illustrations have stood the test of time and for ever continue to fascinate and inspire the children, of all ages.· Posters continue to fascinate and so often depict one-off, rare or even imaginary aircraft.

► find

· Runciman had always found theology both fascinating and entertaining.· As a personal experience I found it fascinating and stimulating.· The first time I ever heard anyone speak in tongues I found it strange, fascinating, and a little frightening.· They are easy to find and children are fascinated by this unit.· Charles was very excited about the new work and found that it was fascinating.· She found herself watching, fascinated, as he smiled down at the woman beside him.· One of the things that I found fascinating was watching ants.

► provide

· It provides a fascinating snapshot of who you are and what you think about the paper.· Today, bound in their massive heavy green covers, they provide fascinating reading for historians.· Regardless, Zhu's speech provided a fascinating vantage point on the corruption problem facing the Communist Party.

► seem

· It seemed to fascinate him, as the South in general did.· But what seemed to fascinate the youngsters most was this unexpected moment from an unexpected visitor.· It is masculinity at its most macho that seems to fascinate men.· John Alsop later recalled that Stewart seemed fascinated with his children as infants, but lost interest as they became toddlers.· Some seemed fascinated by it, particularly by its dramatic presentation.· She seemed fascinated by the notion, turning slightly so she could see her own flat behind.· Even the troopers seemed to be fascinated as they crowded closer for a better look.· They go there in sound health and it seems to fascinate them with its grandeur and rainbow beauty.

► watch

· Curling his toes in a vain attempt to frustrate the inhospitable lino, Mungo watched, fascinated.· I watched, fascinated, as she fell slowly toward the ground.· It was amazing really, Lindsey thought, watching, fascinated, as the child's tears became a hesitant smile.· His arms were out, and I watched them, fascinated.· Above her Terry was watching her, fascinated.· We watched, fascinated, without understanding.· I got in, and as he drove on I was watching his face, fascinated.· They watched, fascinated, as I bathed.