【同义词辨析】 吸引attract-enchant
attract: applies to any degree or kind of ability to exert influence to draw: a university that ~s students from around the world.
allure: implies an enticing by what is fair, pleasing, or seductive: the excitement of the city ~s young people. entice也是吸引,表示巧妙娴熟的吸引suggests a drawing by artful or adroit means,如advertising designed to entice new customers用广告吸引新顾客
charm: may suggest magic and implies a power to evoke or attract admiration: ~ed by the beauty of that serene isle. admiration钦佩羡慕,表示尊重和喜爱,这里译作爱慕admiration is a feeling of great liking and respect for a person or thing
captivate: implies an often transitory capturing of the fancy or feelings: her grace and beauty ~d us all. 字面意思抓住人的fancy or feelings幻想和情感,即让人着迷
fascinate: suggests a magical influence and tends to stress the ineffectiveness of attempts to resist or escape: a story that continues to ~ children.
bewitch: implies exertion of an overwhelming power of attraction: ~ed by the promise of great wealth. (注意不是exersion是exertion)
enchant: stresses the power to evoke delight or joy or ecstatic admiration in the one affected : hopelessly ~ed by his dashing looks and deep voice. enchant强调给人带来喜悦与爱慕,如本例,如罗马假日中派克第一次见到赫本时用的也是这个词: "enchanted令人着迷"
attract: 泛指任何程度种类的吸引,allure: 指用美好令人满意的事物吸引,charm: 魔力使人欣赏爱慕,captivate: 常只是暂时着迷,fascinate: 强调魔力般无法抵抗逃避,bewitch: 强大的压倒性的吸引,enchant: 强调喜悦与爱慕
记忆方法: 1) 首字母AACCFBE重组成ABC英语字母和FACE脸<==吸引
2) 吸引的意思是施加影响使人亲近mean to draw another by exerting an irresistible or powerful influence.首字母AACCFBE重组成ABC英语字母和FACE脸<==吸引 (注意不是irristable是irresistible)