fascination

英 [ˌfæsɪˈneɪʃn]

美 [ˌfæsɪˈneɪʃn]

n.  魅力; 极大的吸引力; 入迷; 着迷

复数：fascinations　

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Collins.1 / BNC.7139 / COCA.6681

牛津词典

noun

• 魅力；极大的吸引力
  a very strong attraction, that makes sth very interesting
  1. Water holds a fascination for most children.
     水对多数孩子都有极大的吸引力。
  2. The fascination of the game lies in trying to guess what your opponent is thinking.
     这个游戏的魅力就在于要努力去猜对手在想什么。
• 入迷；着迷
  the state of being very attracted to and interested in sb/sth
  1. the public's enduring fascination with the Royal Family
     公众对王室的经久不衰的兴趣
  2. The girls listened in fascination as the story unfolded.
     故事情节逐渐展开，小女孩都入迷地听着。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 入迷;着迷;酷爱
  Fascinationis the state of being greatly interested in or delighted by something.
  1. I've had a lifelong fascination with the sea and with small boats.
     我一生都对大海和小船着迷。
• N-COUNT 魅力;令人着迷的事物
  Afascinationis something that fascinates people.
  1. ...a series focusing on the fascinations of the British Museum.
     主要讲述大英博物馆魅力的系列节目

英英释义

noun

• the capacity to attract intense interest
  1. he held the children spellbound with magic tricks and other fascinations
• a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual
  Synonym:captivationenchantmententhrallment
• the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)
  Synonym:captivation

双语例句

• Some people have a morbid fascination with crime.
  一些人对犯罪有一种病态的痴迷。
• The city has a fascination for him.
  这座城市对他很有吸引力。
• I had a theoretical reverence and homage for beauty, elegance, gallantry, fascination.
  我对于美、文雅、勇敢、魅力，抱有一种理论上的崇敬。
• He had a fascination for submarines and joined this branch of the service.
  他对潜艇非常着迷，因此加入了潜艇部队。
• The second reason is that Chinese calligraphy has such fascination for foreign tourists especially westerners.
  第二个原因就是中国书法对外国游客特别是西方人来说具有非常大的魅力。
• The audience watched the performance with growing fascination.
  观众越看越着迷。
• I like his smile, a deep fascination with.
  我喜欢他的笑，深深的迷恋着。
• He had a morbid fascination with blood.
  他对血有着一种病态的喜好。
• Because I shared his fascination with the chaffinch song, he had invited me to join his research group.
  因为我和他一样对苍头燕雀的歌声着了迷，他就邀请我加入他的研究小组。
• Old castles have a certain strange fascination for me.
  旧城堡对我具有某种奇特的魅力。