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单词 charm
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charm

noun
 
/tʃɑːm/
/tʃɑːrm/
Idioms
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  1.  
    [uncountable] the power of pleasing or attracting people
    • He was a man of great charm.
    • The hotel is full of charm and character.
    Extra Examples
    • He oozes charm, but I wouldn't trust him.
    • I nagged him for a week and used all my feminine charm.
    • The dining room was dark and gloomy, and the food was similarly lacking in charm.
    • a woman of considerable charm
    • The area is a little run-down, but that's just part of its charm.
    • The idea of being a farmer had lost its charm for me by this time.
    • The town still retains a lot of its old-world charm.
    • She was attracted by his good looks and his boyish charm.
    • Venice—who can resist its charm?
    • His natural charm and wit made him very popular.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • considerable
    • great
    • immense
    verb + charm
    • have
    • hold
    • possess
    phrases
    • part of the, its, etc. charm
    See full entry
  2. [countable] a feature or quality that is pleasant or attractive
    • her physical charms (= her beauty)
    Extra Examples
    • He was unable to resist her charms.
    • Many women had succumbed to his charms.
    • The farmhouse had a certain rustic charm about it.
    • a politician with a folksy charm
    • The route certainly had its charms.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • considerable
    • great
    • immense
    verb + charm
    • have
    • hold
    • possess
    phrases
    • part of the, its, etc. charm
    See full entry
  3. enlarge image
    [countable]
    a small object worn on a chain or bracelet that is believed to bring good luck
    • a lucky charm
    • a charm bracelet
    Wordfinder
    • amulet
    • charm
    • coincidence
    • fate
    • fortune
    • jinx
    • luck
    • mascot
    • superstition
    • talisman
    Topics Clothes and Fashionc2
  4. [countable] an act or words believed to have magic power synonym spell
  5. Word OriginMiddle English (in the senses ‘incantation or magic spell’ and ‘to use spells’): from Old French charme (noun), charmer (verb), from Latin carmen ‘song, verse, incantation’.
Idioms
third time is the charm (US English)
(also third time lucky)
  1. used when you have failed to do something twice and hope that you will succeed the third time
work like a charm
  1. to be immediately and completely successful
    • Those new pills you gave me worked like a charm.
    • Her strategy worked like a charm.
    Topics Successc2

charm

verb
/tʃɑːm/
/tʃɑːrm/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they charm
/tʃɑːm/
/tʃɑːrm/
he / she / it charms
/tʃɑːmz/
/tʃɑːrmz/
past simple charmed
/tʃɑːmd/
/tʃɑːrmd/
past participle charmed
/tʃɑːmd/
/tʃɑːrmd/
-ing form charming
/ˈtʃɑːmɪŋ/
/ˈtʃɑːrmɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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  1. [transitive, intransitive] to please or attract somebody in order to make them like you or do what you want
    • charm (somebody) He was charmed by her beauty and wit.
    • Her words had lost their power to charm.
    • charm somebody into (doing) something He charmed his mother into letting him have his own way.
    Extra Examples
    • She charmed him into giving her an audition.
    • He charmed his way into the organization.
    • He charmed thousands with his singing.
  2. [transitive] charm somebody/something to control or protect somebody/something using magic, or as if using magic
    • He has led a charmed life (= he has been lucky even in dangerous or difficult situations).
  3. Word OriginMiddle English (in the senses ‘incantation or magic spell’ and ‘to use spells’): from Old French charme (noun), charmer (verb), from Latin carmen ‘song, verse, incantation’.
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