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bewitch

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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be·witch /bɪˈwɪtʃ/ verb [transitive]  1 INTERESTEDto make someone feel so interested or attracted that they cannot think clearly 使着迷,使心醉 Tim is utterly bewitched by her. 蒂姆完全被她迷住了。2. ROMto get control over someone by putting a magic spell on them 施魔力于;使着魔nGrammar Bewitch is usually passive.bewitching adjective a bewitching smile 迷人的微笑
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bewitchSome, shaped like tiny globes, radiated a scarlet glow that was utterly bewitching.I was bewitched by Claire, instantly, helplessly.Back in Vienna he had been bewitched by the viciously witty judgments of the satirist, Karl Kraus.Yet, the girl could think of nothing but the bewitching dancing shoes.True, she'd escaped Fincara, but Fincara would only have bewitched her, not killed her.But design debates can also bewitch organizations.
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bewitch
bewitch /bɪˈwɪtʃ/ verb [transitive usually passive]
1. to make someone feel so interested or attracted that they cannot think clearly:
    Tim’s utterly bewitched by her.
2. to get control over someone by putting a magic spell on them
—bewitching adjective:
    a bewitching smile


be·witchBrE /bɪˈwɪtʃ/ 🔊NAmE /bɪˈwɪtʃ/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they bewitch BrE /bɪˈwɪtʃ/ 🔊 NAmE /bɪˈwɪtʃ/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it bewitches BrE /bɪˈwɪtʃɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /bɪˈwɪtʃɪz/ 🔊past simple bewitched BrE /bɪˈwɪtʃt/ 🔊 NAmE /bɪˈwɪtʃt/ 🔊past participle bewitched BrE /bɪˈwɪtʃt/ 🔊 NAmE /bɪˈwɪtʃt/ 🔊 -ing form bewitching BrE /bɪˈwɪtʃɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /bɪˈwɪtʃɪŋ/ 🔊 [often passive] ~ sb to attract or impress sb so much that they cannot think in a sensible way 迷住;迷惑He was completely bewitched by her beauty. 他完全被她的美貌迷住了。🔊🔊~ sb to put a magic spell on sb 施魔法于;使中魔法 SYN enchant