magnet
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ldoce_212_amag·net /ˈmæɡnɪt/ ●●○ noun [countable] 1. DTa piece of iron or steel that can stick to metal or make other metal objects move towards itself 磁铁；磁石，吸铁石 → magnetism2 
ATTRACTsomething or someone that attracts many people or things 有吸引力的事物[人] → magnetismmagnet for The region has become a magnet for small businesses. 该地区已成为小企业落户的热点区域。attract/draw somebody/something like a magnet She drew men to her like a magnet. 她像吸铁石一样吸引着男人。babe/chick magnet informal (=a man who is attractive to women) 少女杀手；吸引女性的男人
ATTRACTsomething or someone that attracts many people or things 有吸引力的事物[人] → magnetismmagnet for The region has become a magnet for small businesses. 该地区已成为小企业落户的热点区域。attract/draw somebody/something like a magnet She drew men to her like a magnet. 她像吸铁石一样吸引着男人。babe/chick magnet informal (=a man who is attractive to women) 少女杀手；吸引女性的男人Examples from the Corpus
magnet• The centre of town seemed to draw them back like a magnet.• Most are attracted by the splendour of the city's colleges, but they also prove a magnet for organised crime.• The metal was a magnet that attracted people from all over the world.• Take care with the magnets by the way, as allowing them to snap together causes them to break.• This magnet for unwanted paper will fill up and overflow with monotonous regularity and should be abolished.• Ever notice what a visual magnet a mirror is?attract/draw somebody/something like a magnet• The sudden warmth, meagre though it was, drew Isabel like a magnet.• A place for all kinds of wildlife to stop off and drink, it will attract them like a magnet.Origin magnet (1400-1500) Old French magnete, from Latin magnes, from Greek magnes (lithos) “(stone) of Magnesia”, ancient city in Turkeymag·net nounChineseSyllable
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magnet
mag‧net /ˈmæɡnət, ˈmæɡnɪt/
noun [countable]
2. something or someone that attracts many people or things ⇨ magnetism
magnet for
The region has become a magnet for small businesses.
attract/draw somebody/something like a magnet
She drew men to her like a magnet.
babe/chick magnet informal (=a man who is attractive to women)
mag‧net /ˈmæɡnət, ˈmæɡnɪt/
noun [countable] Date: 1400-1500
Language: Old French
Origin: magnete, from Latin magnes, from Greek magnes (lithos) '(stone) of Magnesia', ancient city in Turkey
1. a piece of iron or steel that can stick to metal or make other metal objects move towards itself ⇨ magnetismLanguage: Old French
Origin: magnete, from Latin magnes, from Greek magnes (lithos) '(stone) of Magnesia', ancient city in Turkey
2. something or someone that attracts many people or things ⇨ magnetism
magnet for
attract/draw somebody/something like a magnet
babe/chick magnet informal (=a man who is attractive to women)
