学个词Learn a Word 第658期 Mesmerize

今天我们要学的词是mesmerize¹。 Mesmerize, 是让人着迷的意思。 "The musician mesmerized² the audience with his soulful music," 这位音乐家感人至深的音乐让听众听入了迷。跟前总统克林顿一样，美国新总统奥巴马十分擅长演讲。 "His effortless ability to deliver a message and mesmerize an audience is well-known," 他轻松自如就能传达信息，深深吸引听众的本事是众所周知的。

星期四是美国第16任总统林肯诞辰两百周年。这么多年后的今天， "Lincoln still mesmerizes³ the nation," 美国人对林肯还是十分着迷。好的，今天我们学习的词是mesmerize...

 

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vt.施催眠术；使入迷，迷住

参考例句：

• He could mesmerize an audience by the sheer force of his presence.他只要一出场，观众就为之倾倒。
• He was absolutely mesmerised by Pavarotti on television.他完全被电视上的帕瓦罗蒂迷住了。

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v.使入迷( mesmerize的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The country girl stood by the road, mesmerized at the speed of cars racing past. 村姑站在路旁被疾驶而过的一辆辆车迷住了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• My 14-year-old daughter was mesmerized by the movie Titanic. 我14岁的女儿完全被电影《泰坦尼克号》迷住了。 来自互联网

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v.使入迷( mesmerize的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• This collection mesmerizes the Nepal's Himalayas, beautiful people and colourful festivals. 这张收录使尼泊尔的喜玛拉雅山脉、美丽的人民和多姿多彩的节日沉浸。 来自互联网