| 单词 | transfixed |
| 释义 | transfixed (once / 3504 pages) adj If a witch were to appear in front of you in a puff of smoke, you'd probably be transfixed — you'd be standing there with your mouth open, unable to look away, as if held by some magic power. You'll notice the word fix in the middle of transfixed. This kind of fix means "fasten," as when you fix your eyes on the clock, or you affix a stamp to a letter. When you're transfixed by something, you’re fastened to it. Scary things can transfix, but so can beauty. When you go to the top of the Eiffel Tower, you're likely to be transfixed by the view of Paris and never want to leave. WORD FAMILYtransfixed: transfixedly+/transfix: transfixed, transfixes, transfixing, transfixt USAGE EXAMPLESMost move on, but Kevin Esvelt became transfixed at a young age by the idea that these extinct creatures were somehow related to us. The New Yorker(Dec 25, 2016) Aberdeen had enough bodies to deal with him but none of them took any kind of responsibility, as if transfixed by his on-coming presence. BBC(Nov 27, 2016) Hoffman once again transfixed audience members, several of whom had moved to the floor in front of the piano by the end of the set. Los Angeles Times(Nov 25, 2016) adj having your attention fixated as though by a spell Syn fascinated, hypnotised, hypnotized, mesmerised, mesmerized, spell-bound, spellbound enchanted influenced as by charms or incantations |
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