Captivate

(v. t.) To take prisoner; to capture; to subdue.

(v. t.) To acquire ascendancy over by reason of some art or attraction; to fascinate; to charm; as, Cleopatra captivated Antony; the orator captivated all hearts.

(p. a.) Taken prisoner; made captive; insnared; charmed.

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• Rawdon saw there was a manifest intention on Mrs. Bute's part to captivate him with Rebecca. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• And we all know that Wickham has every charm of person and address that can captivate a woman. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
• In consequence of which, I am always looking out for money to captivate. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• Just the kind of girl I should suppose likely to captivate poor Edward. 简·奥斯汀. 理智与情感.
• He saw Heloise, and was captivated by her blooming youth, her beauty, and her charming disposition. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• Dorothea was altogether captivated by the wide embrace of this conception. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• Could there have been anything like her present disjointed volubility in the fascinations that had captivated him? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• For never have I known Sophronia (who is not apt to take sudden likings) so attracted and so captivated as she is by--shall I once more? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• Think on the destruction of your captivated countryfolks (now among the wild Indians), which probably may follow, in resentment of your barbarity! 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• This brought the storage battery at once into use as a practical, manufactured piece of apparatus; and the world was captivated with the idea. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• Was it a new circumstance for a man of first-rate abilities to be captivated by very inferior powers? 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• Nevertheless the simplicity of the view that each species was first produced within a single region captivates the mind. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
• My dear,' said Mrs Lammle, always laughing in her most captivating way, 'the poor young fellow only says that he is stricken all of a heap. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• I never in my life,' he thought, 'saw anything so remarkable and so captivating as the lighting of those features! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 艰难时事.
• I could only sit down before my fire, biting the key of my carpet-bag, and think of the captivating, girlish, bright-eyed lovely Dora. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• All he said was so free from effort and spontaneous and was said with such a captivating gaiety that it was fascinating to hear him talk. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• They had begun to fail him before he entered the house, and they were quite overcome by the captivating manners of Mrs. Dashwood. 简·奥斯汀. 理智与情感.
• He is a man of attainments and of captivating manners. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• Now don't you be offended at what I'm a going to say,' observed Mrs. Mann, with captivating sweetness. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.

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