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enchant

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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en·chant /ɪnˈtʃɑːnt $ ɪnˈtʃænt/ verb [transitive]  1 ENJOY/LIKE DOING something formal if something that you see or hear enchants you, you like it very much 使陶醉,使入迷 I was enchanted by the way she smiled. 她微笑时的样子让我着迷。 The garden enchanted her. 花园使她陶醉其中。2. literaryROM to use magic on something or someone 用魔法
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Examples from the Corpus
enchantSue was a college student, enchanted by Baum's storytelling abilities.Marcel was waking up, enchanted by the songs of peasants selling their wares beneath his window.Fabia took herself off for a walk, but so great were her worries that for once Mariánské Láznë failed to enchant her.The family scene had enchanted him.
Origin enchant (1300-1400) Old French enchanter, from Latin cantare to sing
en·chant verbChineseSyllable
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enchant
enchant /ɪnˈtʃɑːnt $ ɪnˈtʃænt/ verb [transitive]
 Date: 1300-1400
 Language: Old French
 Origin: enchanter, from Latin cantare __to sing__
1. formal if something that you see or hear enchants you, you like it very much:
    I was enchanted by the way she smiled.
    The garden enchanted her.
2. literary to use magic on something or someone


en·chantBrE /ɪnˈtʃɑːnt/ 🔊NAmE /ɪnˈtʃænt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they enchant BrE /ɪnˈtʃɑːnt/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪnˈtʃænt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it enchants BrE /ɪnˈtʃɑːnts/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪnˈtʃænts/ 🔊past simple enchanted BrE /ɪnˈtʃɑːntɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪnˈtʃæntɪd/ 🔊past participle enchanted BrE /ɪnˈtʃɑːntɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪnˈtʃæntɪd/ 🔊 -ing form enchanting BrE /ɪnˈtʃɑːntɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪnˈtʃæntɪŋ/ 🔊~ sb (formal) to attract sb strongly and make them feel very interested, excited, etc. 使着迷;使陶醉 SYN delight ~ sb/sth to place sb/sth under a magic spell (= magic words that have special powers) 使着魔;对…施魔法(或念咒语) SYN bewitch