新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

attractIELTS重点词汇

英 [əˈtrækt]

[VERB]

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VERB. 动词

attracts , attracting , attracted
1. [T 及物动词] 吸引
If something attracts people or animals, it has features that cause them to come to it.
双语例句
例：
The Cardiff Bay project is attracting many visitors.
加的夫湾工程吸引来众多的参观者。
2. [T 及物动词] 引起…的兴趣
If someone or something attracts you, they have particular qualities which cause you to like or admire them. If a particular quality attracts you to a person or thing, it is the reason why you like them.
双语例句
例：
He wasn't sure he'd got it right, although the theory attracted him by its logic.
尽管该理论的逻辑推理引起了他的兴趣，但他确定自己理解是否正确，
3. [T 及物动词] （性的）吸引
If you are attracted to someone, you are interested in them sexually.
双语例句
例：
In spite of her hostility, she was attracted to him.
尽管心存敌意，她还是被他吸引住了。
4. [T 及物动词] 吸引（支持或资金等）
If something attracts support, publicity, or money, it receives support, publicity, or money.
双语例句
例：
President Mwinyi said his country would also like to attract investment from private companies.
姆维尼总统说他的国家也愿意吸引私企的投资。
5. [T 及物动词] （物体间）吸引
If one object attracts another object, it causes the second object to move towards it.
反义词
repel
双语例句
例：
Anything with strong gravity attracts other things to it.
任何质量大的物体都会对其他物体产生引力。
例：
streams of charged particles which are magnetically attracted to the poles of the earth.
被磁力吸引到地球两极的带电粒子流。