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单词 enthral
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Definition of enthral in English:

enthral

(US enthrall)
verbenthralled, enthrals, enthrallingɪnˈθrɔːlɛnˈθrɔːl
[with object]
  • 1Capture the fascinated attention of.

    she had been so enthralled by the adventure that she had hardly noticed the cold
    Example sentencesExamples
    • But the eye is dazzled and enthralled by the super-massive black hole that lives deep within the core of the Milky Way.
    • He can enthrall you with a story from his past, and knows the ways of the bush the way city people know the way home from work.
    • It's not bad exposition, and it's enthralling in a ‘listening to the stories of an old school friend you've met at the pub’ kind of way.
    • His conceit and awful orange hair will carry on enthralling a worldwide audience.
    • Still, she was pretty, and pretty seemed to be enough to enthrall Fabian's attention.
    • There are many stories of caddies that enthral and captivate but one of my favourites concerns the application of suitable nicknames by caddies to their peers.
    • The older man would suddenly sit down and begin a story that would enthrall you so completely, you had no knowledge of the passing of time.
    • Meanwhile, a steady stream of tourists question the participants, and are enthralled and delighted at the aims of the march.
    • She practiced religiously, gathered confidence, was enthralled by her new adventure.
    • Our first reaction is enthralled delight, but then ominous overtones register.
    • The event promises to enthral the fraternity of adventure freaks, spectators and participants.
    • The grand finale brought a beguiled and enthralled audience to their feet for a standing ovation.
    • On the way here, she had been enthralled, mesmerised, spellbound by the area.
    • From language tutorial CDs through rhymes and stories that enthral toddlers to CDs providing information on home improvement and interior design, the show screams assortment.
    • Our past is something which intrigues, enthrals and captivates us and if for no other reason, history is important because it is interesting to the vast majority of us.
    • The story enthrals you from the first page to the last as the plot unravels at a speedy pace.
    • He could bring his stories to life and enthralled many with his memories from former times.
    • Any reader would be enthralled by the story and find themselves rapidly taking it in.
    • The result is about as enthralling a story as the life of an English professor can reasonably be.
    • I love it when books engross and enthrall you like that.
    Synonyms
    captivate, charm, enchant, bewitch, fascinate, beguile, entrance, enrapture, delight, attract, allure, lure
    win, ensnare, dazzle, absorb, engross, rivet, grip, transfix, root someone to the spot, transport, carry away, hypnotize, mesmerize, intrigue, spellbind, hold spellbound
    informal get under someone's skin
    fascinating, entrancing, enchanting, bewitching, captivating, charming, beguiling, enrapturing
    delightful, attractive, alluring, winning, dazzling, absorbing, engrossing, memorable, compelling, riveting, readable, gripping, exciting, transfixing, transporting, hypnotic, mesmerizing, intriguing, spellbinding
    informal unputdownable
  • 2archaic Enslave.

    it is as hard and dangerous to inthrall a people that would live free
    Synonyms
    sell into slavery, condemn to slavery, take away someone's human rights, disenfranchise, condemn to servitude

Derivatives

  • enthralment

  • nounɛnˈθrɔːlm(ə)ntɪnˈθrɔːlm(ə)nt
    mass noun
    • 1The state of being fascinated.

      their enthralment with the supernatural
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Those of us who enjoy this genre have been captivated by themes so gripping, stories so mature, and characters so cool that we can't help our enthrallment.
      • Self-gratification and enthralment to the trivial increasingly characterize society.
      • I turn away and feign sudden enthrallment by the display behind me to buy a little time as I debate whether to say hello.
      • technological advancement would ensure our voluntary enthralment
      • his enthralment to the precious ring
    • 2archaic The state of being enslaved; enslavement.

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense 'enslave'; formerly also as inthrall): from en-1, in-2 (as an intensifier) + thrall.

 
 

Definition of enthrall in US English:

enthrall

(British enthral)
verb
[with object]
  • 1Capture the fascinated attention of.

    she had been so enthralled by the adventure that she had hardly noticed the cold
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The result is about as enthralling a story as the life of an English professor can reasonably be.
    • The older man would suddenly sit down and begin a story that would enthrall you so completely, you had no knowledge of the passing of time.
    • On the way here, she had been enthralled, mesmerised, spellbound by the area.
    • Any reader would be enthralled by the story and find themselves rapidly taking it in.
    • The event promises to enthral the fraternity of adventure freaks, spectators and participants.
    • Our first reaction is enthralled delight, but then ominous overtones register.
    • Our past is something which intrigues, enthrals and captivates us and if for no other reason, history is important because it is interesting to the vast majority of us.
    • His conceit and awful orange hair will carry on enthralling a worldwide audience.
    • The story enthrals you from the first page to the last as the plot unravels at a speedy pace.
    • The grand finale brought a beguiled and enthralled audience to their feet for a standing ovation.
    • Still, she was pretty, and pretty seemed to be enough to enthrall Fabian's attention.
    • I love it when books engross and enthrall you like that.
    • He can enthrall you with a story from his past, and knows the ways of the bush the way city people know the way home from work.
    • But the eye is dazzled and enthralled by the super-massive black hole that lives deep within the core of the Milky Way.
    • He could bring his stories to life and enthralled many with his memories from former times.
    • There are many stories of caddies that enthral and captivate but one of my favourites concerns the application of suitable nicknames by caddies to their peers.
    • From language tutorial CDs through rhymes and stories that enthral toddlers to CDs providing information on home improvement and interior design, the show screams assortment.
    • It's not bad exposition, and it's enthralling in a ‘listening to the stories of an old school friend you've met at the pub’ kind of way.
    • She practiced religiously, gathered confidence, was enthralled by her new adventure.
    • Meanwhile, a steady stream of tourists question the participants, and are enthralled and delighted at the aims of the march.
    Synonyms
    captivate, charm, enchant, bewitch, fascinate, beguile, entrance, enrapture, delight, attract, allure, lure
    fascinating, entrancing, enchanting, bewitching, captivating, charming, beguiling, enrapturing
    1. 1.1archaic Enslave.
      Synonyms
      sell into slavery, condemn to slavery, take away someone's human rights, disenfranchise, condemn to servitude

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense ‘enslave’; formerly also as inthrall): from en-, in- (as an intensifier) + thrall.

 
 
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