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mesmerize

v.施催眠术

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mesmerize为短语/超纲词汇

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动词过去式:mesmerized 过去分词:mesmerized 现在分词:mesmerizing 第三人称单数:mesmerizes 名词:mesmeriza-tion

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mesmerize


/'mezməraɪz; `mɛzmə,raɪz/
v [Tn esp passive 尤用于被动语态] hold the attention of (sb) completely 吸引住(某人)
*an audience mesmerized by her voice 被她的声音迷住的听众.

mesmerize


v [T usually in passive]
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: Franz Mesmer (1734-1815), Austrian doctor who developed hypnotism]
if you are mesmerized by someone or something, you cannot stop watching them or listening to them because they are so attractive or have such a powerful effect
= captivate
 The first time I saw Diana I was mesmerized by her beauty.
>mesmerizingadj