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单词 riveting
释义

Definition of riveting in English:

riveting

adjective ˈrɪvɪtɪŋˈrɪvɪdɪŋ
  • Completely engrossing; compelling.

    the book is a riveting account of the legendary freedom fighter
    Example sentencesExamples
    • There were no substitutes and no gimmicks and it was absolutely riveting.
    • And they do promise to be some riveting television.
    • I cannot say that this film was riveting or particularly thought provoking.
    • All the pros and cons of its cinematic flourishes considered, Slumdog Millionaire is a bloody good, riveting and emotionally rousing film.
    • Our Stan Grant has been reporting on this story for weeks now, bringing us some extremely riveting reports.
    • He discusses the psychological impact on troops torn between loyalty and self-preservation in this riveting tale.
    • Nobody has puzzled longer over the roots of his creativity than Dylan himself and this riveting, poetic memoir is the result.
    • The games provide a riveting soccer spectacle at no cost to the spectators.
    • Earlier, I saw a staged reading of Light at Smith College; the dialogue was riveting.
    • However, the two do an excellent job putting all the details together in a coherent, even riveting narrative.
    • The reports of our Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure sometimes make for riveting reading.
    • Richard Harris delivers a riveting portrayal of Captain Tyreen.
    • He accompanies his startling allegations about his opponent with riveting admissions about his own identity.
    • As this semi final unfolded the hurling was riveting.
    • This will be a riveting, unforgettable experience!
    • It was the most riveting episode in sport I have ever seen.
    • It is a riveting story, splendidly told.
    • Four successive days, furthermore, brought forth a quartet of riveting scraps.
    • The combination can be riveting in any debate.
    • Our kids discovered that nothing is more riveting than a good read.

Derivatives

  • rivetingly

  • adverb
    • The singer somehow manages to make a heavy Glaswegian accent sound rivetingly sexy, especially on Dance With Me's hypnotic tribal churn.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Instead, the series leads with the rivetingly precise detective work that solves a stabbing case by following a cell phone from midtown to New Jersey.
      • Succo is rivetingly well played by Stefano Cassetti, whose piercing, haunted eyes help make this something superior to the run-of-the-mill psycho-on-the-run tale.
      • One of the BBC's most rivetingly beautiful natural history series, The Blue Planet, was Best Documentary Series.
      • But it makes rivetingly odd and disturbing viewing.
 
 

Definition of riveting in US English:

riveting

adjectiveˈrɪvɪdɪŋˈrividiNG
  • Completely engrossing; compelling.

    the book is a riveting account of the legendary freedom fighter
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The combination can be riveting in any debate.
    • Our kids discovered that nothing is more riveting than a good read.
    • However, the two do an excellent job putting all the details together in a coherent, even riveting narrative.
    • Our Stan Grant has been reporting on this story for weeks now, bringing us some extremely riveting reports.
    • Earlier, I saw a staged reading of Light at Smith College; the dialogue was riveting.
    • He discusses the psychological impact on troops torn between loyalty and self-preservation in this riveting tale.
    • It is a riveting story, splendidly told.
    • He accompanies his startling allegations about his opponent with riveting admissions about his own identity.
    • The reports of our Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure sometimes make for riveting reading.
    • Richard Harris delivers a riveting portrayal of Captain Tyreen.
    • All the pros and cons of its cinematic flourishes considered, Slumdog Millionaire is a bloody good, riveting and emotionally rousing film.
    • This will be a riveting, unforgettable experience!
    • As this semi final unfolded the hurling was riveting.
    • Nobody has puzzled longer over the roots of his creativity than Dylan himself and this riveting, poetic memoir is the result.
    • Four successive days, furthermore, brought forth a quartet of riveting scraps.
    • There were no substitutes and no gimmicks and it was absolutely riveting.
    • It was the most riveting episode in sport I have ever seen.
    • The games provide a riveting soccer spectacle at no cost to the spectators.
    • And they do promise to be some riveting television.
    • I cannot say that this film was riveting or particularly thought provoking.
 
 
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