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

attractattract /əˈtrækt/ ●●● S3 W2 verb

ETYMOLOGYattract

Origin: 1400-1500 Latin, past participle of attrahere, from ad- to + trahere to pull

VERB TABLE

attract

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	attract
	he, she, it	attracts
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	attracted
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have attracted
	he, she, it	has attracted
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had attracted
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will attract
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have attracted

Continuous Form
Present	I	am attracting
	he, she, it	is attracting
	you, we, they	are attracting
Past	I, he, she, it	was attracting
	you, we, they	were attracting
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been attracting
	he, she, it	has been attracting
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been attracting
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be attracting
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been attracting

COLLOCATIONS► attract attention/interest

Saturday’s game attracted a lot of media interest.

► attract ... support

a movement designed to attract wide support (=make a lot of people want to support it)

1[transitive] to make someone interested in something so that he or she wants to take part in it, see it, support it, etc.: The industry needs to focus on what attracts customers.attract somebody to something What was it that attracted you to the sport?attract attention/interest Saturday’s game attracted a lot of media interest. a movement designed to attract wide support (=make a lot of people want to support it)2be attracted to somebody to feel that you like someone and want to have a romantic or sexual relationship with him or her: She was obviously attracted to him from the start.3[transitive] to make someone like or admire something or have romantic feelings for someone: Her smile was what first attracted me.attract somebody to somebody What attracted you to her in the first place?4[transitive] to make people or animals come to a place: The seed mixture will attract a variety of wild songbirds.attract somebody/something to something These programs are designed to attract new business to the area.5[transitive] science, physics if an object attracts another object, it makes that object move toward it: Show the children how the magnet attracts paper clips, coins, etc. [Origin: 1400–1500 Latin, past participle of attrahere, from ad- to + trahere to pull]