attract 英 [əˈtrækt]   美 [əˈtrækt]

attract

attract  英 [əˈtrækt] 美 [əˈtrækt]

v. 吸引; 

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Moths are attracted to the light. 蛾子被光所吸引
I had always been attracted by the idea of working abroad. 我总是向往去国外工作。

  • To attract is to exert a force that draws something in, like the way a magnet attracts a paper clip. You might know the phrase, "opposites attract." This means you might be drawn to a personality type that is completely unlike yours.
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  • v. 吸引;
  • 1. Moths are attracted to the light.

    蛾子被光所吸引

  • 2. I had always been attracted by the idea of working abroad.

    我总是向往去国外工作。

  • 3. What first attracted me to her was her sense of humour.

    她首先吸引我的是她的幽默感。

  • 4. The warm damp air attracts a lot of mosquitoes.

    温暖潮湿的空气招来了大量蚊子。

  • 5. This proposal has attracted a lot of interest.

    这个提案引起了很大的兴趣。

  • 6. She tried to attract the attention of the waiter.

    她试图引起服务员的注意。

  • attract (v.) early 15c., "draw (objects or persons) to oneself," also a medical term for the body's tendency to absorb fluids, nourishment, etc., or for a poultice treatment to "draw out" diseased matter; from Latin attractus, past participle of attrahere "to draw, pull; to attract," from assimilated form of ad "to" (see ad-) + trahere "to pull, draw" (see tract (n.1)).
at·tract / əˈtrækt ; NAmE əˈtrækt / verb 1 [usually passive ] if you are attractedby sth, it interests you and makes you want it; if you are attractedby sb, you like or admire them 吸引;使喜爱;引起…的好感(或爱慕) attractsb I had always been attracted by the idea of working abroad. 我总是向往去国外工作。 attractsb to sb/sth What first attracted me to her was her sense of humour. 她首先吸引我的是她的幽默感。 2 attractsb/sth (to sth) to make sb/sth come somewhere or take part in sth 招引 The warm damp air attracts a lot of mosquitoes. 温暖潮湿的空气招来了大量蚊子。 The exhibition has attracted thousands of visitors. 展览吸引了成千上万的参观者。 3 attractsth to make people have a particular reaction 引起(反应) This proposal has attracted a lot of interest. 这个提案引起了很大的兴趣。 His comments were bound to attract criticism. 他的说话必然会招致批评。 She tried to attract the attentionof the waiter. 她试图引起服务员的注意。 4 ( physics ) if a magnetor gravity attractssth, it makes it move towards it 吸引 OPP repel IDIOMsee opposite n. attract attracts attracted attracting at·tract / əˈtrækt ; NAmE əˈtrækt /
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