magnetize

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mag·net·ize (also magnetise British English) /ˈmæɡnətaɪz/ verb [transitive]  1. HPEto make iron or steel able to pull other pieces of metal towards itself 使有磁性，使磁化2  ATTRACTto have a powerful effect on people so that they feel strongly attracted to you 强烈吸引，迷住 His dark flashing eyes seemed to magnetize her. 他那双炯炯有神的黑眼睛好像把她给迷住了。 —magnetization /ˌmæɡnətaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -tə-/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

magnetize• Students are always magnetized by her teaching.

mag·net·ize verbChineseSyllable  

iron steel to or Corpus able make to

magnetize
mag‧net‧ize (also magnetise British English) /ˈmæɡnətaɪz, ˈmæɡnɪtaɪz/ verb [transitive]
1. to make iron or steel able to pull other pieces of metal towards itself
2. to have a powerful effect on people so that they feel strongly attracted to you:
    His dark flashing eyes seemed to magnetize her.
—magnetization /ˌmæɡnətaɪˈzeɪʃən, ˌmæɡnɪtaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -tə-/ noun [uncountable]

mag·net·ize (BrE also mag·net·ise) BrE /ˈmæɡnətaɪz/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmæɡnətaɪz/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they magnetize BrE /ˈmæɡnətaɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈmæɡnətaɪz/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it magnetizes BrE /ˈmæɡnətaɪzɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈmæɡnətaɪzɪz/ 🔊past simple magnetized BrE /ˈmæɡnətaɪzd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈmæɡnətaɪzd/ 🔊past participle magnetized BrE /ˈmæɡnətaɪzd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈmæɡnətaɪzd/ 🔊 -ing form magnetizing BrE /ˈmæɡnətaɪzɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈmæɡnətaɪzɪŋ/ 🔊 [usually passive] ~ sth (specialist) to make sth metal behave like a magnet 磁化；使有磁性~ sb to strongly attract sb 吸引；迷住◆Cities have a powerful magnetizing effect on young people. 城市对青年人有着强大的吸引力。🔊🔊