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单词 spellbound
释义

spellbound

adjective

spell·​bound ˈspel-ˌbau̇nd How to pronounce spellbound (audio)
: held by or as if by a spell

Synonyms

  • bewitched
  • charmed
  • enchanted
  • entranced
  • magic
  • magical
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Example Sentences

The children were spellbound by the puppet show. She's a storyteller that will hold you spellbound.
Recent Examples on the Web Scenes of everyday life, beautifully delineated, repeatedly conjure up a shimmering present in which we are held spellbound. Anna Mundow, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022 Fordjour was spellbound by Clark’s words, but also unnerved. New York Times, 8 July 2022 Following Miss Anthony’s address, Rev. Anna Shaw of Philadelphia was introduced, and for an hour the audience was spellbound under her rapid delivery of logic and witticism. Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2022 The audience can look forward to seeing their favourite stars don new and intriguing characters that will leave them spellbound. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Dec. 2021 Television viewers worldwide were spellbound for the hour-long live chase, and thousands more people lined freeways and overpasses to cheer as Simpson passed in a white Bronco. Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2021 A week on the Amalfi Coast will leave your teenage kids spellbound and not wanting to come home. Liz Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 5 May 2021 Bullock shows up at a black-tie benefit looking absolutely beautiful, and Grant is clearly spellbound. Emma Specter, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2021 Readers interested in theater and movies will be spellbound. Terry W. Hartle, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Dec. 2020 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1785, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

spellbound

adjective

spell·​bound ˈspel-ˌbau̇nd How to pronounce spellbound (audio)
: having the interest or attention held by or as if by magic power

spellbound 1 of 2

adjective

as in enchanted
being or appearing to be under a magic spell spellbound audiences never tire of this annual Christmas favorite

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • enchanted
  • charmed
  • magic
  • magical
  • entranced
  • bewitched
  • possessed
  • fairy
  • cursed
  • fascinated
  • mesmerized
  • captivated
  • hypnotized
  • wondrous
  • dreamy
  • miraculous
  • fantastical
  • utopian
  • fairylike
  • jinxed
  • fantastic
  • bedazzled
  • curst

spellbound

2 of 2

verb

past tense of spellbind
as in fascinated
to hold the attention of as if by a spell the tale about pirates and their buried treasure had completely spellbound the children

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • fascinated
  • enchanted
  • mesmerized
  • hypnotized
  • enthralled
  • thrilled
  • gripped
  • entranced
  • arrested
  • enraptured
  • bedazzled
  • charmed
  • engrossed
  • bewitched
  • caught up
  • beguiled
  • engaged
  • involved
  • absorbed
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