【captivate】 - SAT备考词汇

captivate

UK:  ['kæptɪveɪt]

US:  ['kæptɪ.veɪt]

第三人称单数：captivates  现在分词：captivating  过去式：captivated  

v.

1.吸引,诱惑

2.勾魂;使…着迷,让…倾倒,给…灌迷魂汤,使…神魂颠倒

3.俘虏

4.迷住;强烈感染

5.(以某种感染力)吸住;迷惑住

6.〔古语〕逮捕;征服

7.轰动

1 . And of possessions, those things are the best that do not captivate by their attractiveness.
只有不执着任何可爱的事物，才是我们最珍贵而真实的财产。

2 . Although there might not be much at first appearance to captivate, there was, at least, nothing to disgust her relations.
初来乍到虽然看不出有多少媚人之处，但至少没有任何地方叫亲戚们看了讨厌。

3 . Trying to drive a high-fidelity product toward high convenience kills the exclusiveness, the aura and the identity that captivate consumers.
试图将一款高体验度产品推向高便利性那一端会扼杀这产品的独特性、光环以及那种吸引消费者的身份认同。

4 . Our job is to entertain, excite and captivate the reader, and that starts with the front cover.
我们的工作是娱乐读者，让人兴奋，引人入胜，从封面就要开始。

5 . It's mostly unexplored, and yet there are beautiful sights like this that captivate us and make us become familiar with it.
这儿基本上都没有被开发过，但是像这些美丽的景色，它吸引着我们并被我们所熟知。