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

单词

charm

释义

noun | verb

charmcharm1 /tʃɑrm/ ●●○ noun

ETYMOLOGYcharm¹

Origin: 1200-1300 Old French charme, from Latin carmen song, from canere to sing

COLLOCATIONS► turn on the charm

Wayne certainly knows how to turn on the charm (=use charm) when he wants something out of you.

► all the charm of

The room had no windows and all the charm of a prison cell (=used to say that something has no charm).

► lucky charm

That diamond horseshoe is her lucky charm (=a charm that will bring good luck).

1[countable, uncountable] the special quality someone or something has that makes people like him, her, or it: Robert’s boyish charm He was unable to resist her charms. Vanessa has both charm and talent.charm of the charm of a small New England town Wayne certainly knows how to turn on the charm (=use charm) when he wants something out of you. The room had no windows and all the charm of a prison cell (=used to say that something has no charm).2[countable] a very small object worn on a chain or bracelet: a necklace with an angel charm That diamond horseshoe is her lucky charm (=a charm that will bring good luck).3work like a charm to work exactly as you had hoped: Our new accounting system works like a charm.4[countable] a phrase or action believed to have special magic powers SYN spell [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French charme, from Latin carmen song, from canere to sing]

noun | verb

charmcharm2 ●○○ verb [transitive]

VERB TABLE

charm

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	charm
	he, she, it	charms
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	charmed
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have charmed
	he, she, it	has charmed
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had charmed
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will charm
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have charmed

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

1to please and interest someone: It’s a story that has charmed youngsters for generations.2to attract someone and make him or her like you: We were charmed by the friendliness of the local people.3to gain power over someone or something by using magic

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