fascination
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++fas·ci·na·tion /ˌfæsəˈneɪʃən/ ●○○ noun 1 [singular, uncountable]OBSESSION the state of being very interested in something, so that you want to look at it, learn about it etc 着迷，迷恋 → obsessionfascination for/with Police knew of his fascination with guns. 警方知道他对枪着迷。in fascination The children watched in fascination. 孩子们看得津津有味。2 [countable, uncountable]OBSESSION something that interests you very much, or the quality of being very interesting 令人着迷的事物；吸引力hold/have a fascination for somebody India will always hold a great fascination for me. 印度对我始终有着巨大的吸引力。 The fascination lay in the mystery of what was inside the box. 吸引力就在于这神秘感——不知道盒子里是什么东西。
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fascination• Mark has a fascination for all things electrical.• Her distaste has since evolved into ambivalent fascination.• The roots of this new fascination can be traced back to the heart of minimalism.• There was too much of the outlaw about him that held its own fascination.• There is a certain peculiar fascination in the stories.• What's your sudden fascination with my boyfriend?• No one admitted his emotions, neither the irritation nor the fascination.in fascination• The audience watched in fascination.hold/have a fascination for somebody• Kennedy has long held a fascination for Jimi Hendrix, who died from a drugs overdose in 1970.fas·ci·na·tion nounChineseSyllable
very interested Corpus being of the state in
fascination
fas‧ci‧na‧tion /ˌfæsəˈneɪʃən, ˌfæsɪˈneɪʃən/
noun
1. [singular, uncountable] the state of being very interested in something, so that you want to look at it, learn about it etc ⇨ obsession
fascination for/with
Police knew of his fascination with guns.
in fascination
The children watched in fascination.
2. [uncountable and countable] something that interests you very much, or the quality of being very interesting
hold/have a fascination for somebody
India will always hold a great fascination for me.
The fascination lay in the mystery of what was inside the box.
fas‧ci‧na‧tion /ˌfæsəˈneɪʃən, ˌfæsɪˈneɪʃən/
noun1. [singular, uncountable] the state of being very interested in something, so that you want to look at it, learn about it etc ⇨ obsession
fascination for/with
in fascination
2. [uncountable and countable] something that interests you very much, or the quality of being very interesting
hold/have a fascination for somebody