mesmerize

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vt. 施催眠术, 迷住, 迷惑 [医] 催眠

发音

其它 /ˈmɛzməɹaɪz/

词形变化

mesmerized mesmerizes 三单 mesmerizes mesmerizing mesmerizing 现在分词 mesmerized 过去式 mesmerized 过去分词

别名

mesmerise

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To exercise mesmerism on; to affect another person, such as to heal or soothe, through the use of animal magnetism.

    迷惑

  2. 2.

    To spellbind; to enthrall.

    She mesmerized the audience with her tricks

词汇关系

动词

同义词 7

hypnotize mesmerise bewitch hypnotise magnetise magnetize spellbind

上位词 8

calm influence charm tempt sedate tranquilize tranquillise tranquillize

下位词 2

entrance spellbind

词源

Back-formation from mesmerism, thus mesmerism + -ize; first attested in 1829.

来源：wiktionary