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engross

美音:[ıng´rəus ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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vt.用大字体书写,吸引,占用,使全神贯注,独占

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engross为短语/超纲词汇

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名词:engrosser 动词过去式:engrossed 过去分词:engrossed 现在分词:engrossing 第三人称单数:engrosses

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absorb  engage  enthrall  fascinate  occupy    

engross


/ɪn'grəʊs; ɪn`ˇros/
v [Tn]
1 (usu passive 通常用于被动语态) occupy all the time or attention of (sb) 占去某人的全部时间或注意力; 使全神贯注
*be engrossed in one's work 全神贯注于工作
* an engrossing story 引人入胜的故事.
2 (law 律) write (eg a legal document) in large letters or in formal legal style 以大字体或以正式法律文体写(如法律文件).

engross


v [T]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Anglo-French;Origin: engrosser, from French en gros 'in a mass, by wholesale']
if something engrosses you, it interests you so much that you do not notice anything else
 The scene was stunning, and for a time engrossed all our attention.
engross yourself in sth
 Take your mind off it by engrossing yourself in a good book.
>engrossedadj
 Dad was engrossed in the paper.
 Who's that guy Ally's been engrossed in conversation with all night?
>engrossingadj