1INTERESTEDgiving a lot of attention to something because you want to find out more about it or because you enjoy it 感兴趣的,关心的OPP uninterested, bored
interested in
I’ve always been interested in music.
我一直对音乐感兴趣。
All she’s interested in is clothes.
她只对服装感兴趣。
I wasn’t sure if he was really interested or if he was just being polite.
我不敢肯定他是真的感兴趣,还是出于礼貌而已。
interested to hear/know/see etc
I’d be very interested to hear your opinion.
我非常想听听你的意见。
2WANTif you are interested in doing or having something, you want to do it or have it 表现出兴趣的
I’ve got a spare ticket for the opera, if you’re interested.
如果你感兴趣,我这里多了一张歌剧票。
interested in (doing) something
Sheila’s interested in starting her own business.
希拉很想开办自己的公司。
Would you be interested in a second-hand car?
你对二手车感兴趣吗?
3interested party/groupCONNECTED WITHOWNa person or group that is directly or personally concerned with a situation and is likely to be affected by its results 有利害关系的一方/团体OPP disinterested
All interested parties are invited to attend the meeting.
I was curious to find out the reasons for his sudden departure.
intrigued [not before noun] interested in something because it seems strange or mysterious
He was intrigued by her story.
be into something informal used when talking about the kind of things you are interested in and enjoy doing
Are you into classical music?
I got into (=became interested in) yoga when I was at college.
so interested that you give something all your attention
absorbed/engrossed in something [not before noun] very interested in something, so that you give it all your attention and do not notice anything else
Jane was lying on the sofa engrossed in a novel.
She was so absorbed in her own thoughts that she didn’t hear me call.
gripped/riveted [not before noun] very interested, especially in a story you are reading, a film you are watching etc, so that you are eager to find out what happens next
It was a brilliant book and I was gripped from beginning to end.
I was so riveted by the film that I forgot the time.
enthralled written very interested and enjoying something very much, so that you want to see or hear more
From the opening line of the play, the audience was completely enthralled.
spellbound [not before noun] written extremely interested in something very strange or wonderful, so that you are unable to move or think of anything else
He could hold audiences spellbound with the power of his voice.
They all listened, spellbound.
rapt formal showing by your expression that you are very interested in something and are giving all your attention to it
He spoke before a rapt audience.
The congregation listened with rapt attention.
be all ears informal to be extremely interested in what someone is telling you
Tell me exactly what happened. I’m all ears.
not interested
not interested not wanting to know about something or give it your attention
I just wasn’t at all interested in science at school.
uninterested not interested in wanting to know about something, especially something you are told
When I tried to tell her about my holiday, she seemed completely uninterested.
apathetic not interested in a particular problem or situation, so that you are not willing to make an effort to change and improve things
Voters have become increasingly apathetic.
indifferent having no interest in someone or something, and often not caring about them
Sometimes the government seems indifferent to the problems of the poor.
somebody couldn’t care less spoken used when saying that someone does not care at all about something and is not interested in it
I couldn’t care less what other people think.
Examples from the Corpus
interested• I offered to help, but they weren't interested.• I can't remember the name of the book, but if you're interested I can find out.• Bob first got interested in motorcycles when he was about sixteen.• I've never really been interested in politics.• We'd be very interested to hear your opinion about this.• You're an expert on legal problems - I'd be interested to know what you think.• The children seemed very interested when I showed them my photographs.
interested to hear/know/see etc• I would be especially interested to hear from anyone who has experience of setting up provision for such people.• She had met Jansher at a squashtournament. ` I was interested to see him play.• I work for a sportsinfoservice and would be interested to see how they are going to do their version.• Mr. Ashby I was interested to hear the hon. Gentleman say who wrote that article.• However you may be interested to know what goes into producing each issue.• She looked very peaceful, and I was quite unafraid, interested to know what had happened.• We were therefore interested to see whether there was any evidence that these fears had been justified.• I would be interested to hear your views on the Macmerry - Whitecraig route, and look forward to hearing from you.
VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITIONVERBS➤appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound顯得感興趣;有興趣;感興趣;看上去感興趣;似乎感興趣;聽起來感興趣▸➤become, get變得/開始感興趣◇She got very interested in politics.她開始熱衷於政治。➤remain依然感興趣▸➤get sb使某人感興趣◇We need to get more young people interested in the sport.我們需要讓更多的年輕人對這項運動感興趣。➤keep sb使某人一直感興趣◇You need to keep your audience interested.你需要抓住觀眾的興趣。ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常感興趣▸➤deeply, especially, greatly, intensely, keenly, most, particularly, passionately, seriously, terribly非常感興趣;尤其感興趣;極為關注;特別感興趣;格外熱切;真的感興趣;感興趣極了◇If he's seriously interested in applying for the job, he'll do it.如果他真的有意申請這份工作,他會那樣做的。➤genuinely, truly真正/確實感興趣▸➤increasingly越來越感興趣▸➤not at all, not in the least, not the least bit, not remotely根本不感興趣;興味索然;一點兒也不感興趣◇He's not in the least interested in girls.他對女孩絲毫不感興趣。➤not much, not very, only half不太感興趣;只稍有興趣◇Carrie was only half interested in the conversation.卡麗對這次談話興致不大。➤fairly, mildly, quite, vaguely有些興趣;相當有興致;微微有點兒興趣▸➤just只是感興趣◇'Why do you ask?' 'I'm just interested, that's all.'“你為什麼要問?”“只是感興趣而已。”➤enough, sufficiently (especially BrE) 足夠感興趣◇I wasn't interested enough in the argument to take sides one way or the other.我對這場爭論的興趣不足以讓我表態支持這邊或者那邊。➤chiefly, mainly, primarily主要感興趣的➤long一直感興趣◇Michael had long been interested in architecture.邁克爾從前一直對建築學很感興趣。➤always總是感興趣◇I am always interested in how differently people can look at the same event.人們看待同一事件的角度會大不相同,對此我一直很感興趣。➤still仍然感興趣▸➤no longer不再感興趣▸➤potentially有可能會感興趣▸➤apparently, reportedly表面上/據稱感興趣▸➤clearly, obviously顯然感興趣▸➤actively積極地關注◇As a landowner, he was actively interested in agricultural improvements.身為土地所有者,他對農業方面的改良非常感興趣。PREPOSITION➤in對⋯感興趣◇She's always been interested in other people.她一直對別人很感興趣。
interested ♦︎ fascinated ♦︎ absorbed ♦︎ engrossed ♦︎ attentive ♦︎ raptThese words all describe sb who is giving all their attention to sth.这些词均形容人关注的、着迷的。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺下图显示这些词所表达专心的程度
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PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆interested / absorbed / engrossed / rapt in sth◆interested / absorbed / engrossed in doing sth◆interested / fascinated to do sth◆an interested / a fascinated / an attentive / a rapt expression◆an interested / an attentive / a rapt audience◆utterly fascinated / absorbed / rapt◆completely / totally absorbed / engrossed■interestedgiving your attention to sth because you enjoy finding out about it or doing it; showing interest in sth and finding it exciting感兴趣的;关心的;表现出兴趣的◆I'm very interested in history.我很喜欢历史。◆Anyone interested in joining the club should contact us at the address below.有意加入俱乐部者请按下面的地址和我们联系。◆We would be interested to hear your views on this subject.我们很想听听你对这个问题的看法。◆He's not the least bit interested in girls.他对女孩子毫无兴趣。◆She was watching with a politely interested expression on her face.出于礼貌,她观看时脸上带着感兴趣的表情。OPPuninterested ⇨ indifferent, bored ⇨ bored■fascinated ˈfæsɪneɪtɪd very interested in sth入迷的;极感兴趣的◆I've always been fascinated by his ideas.他的想法总能让我着迷。◆The children watched, fascinated, as the picture began to appear.画面一出现孩子们的目光就被吸引住了。■absorbed [not usually before noun] so interested in reading, watching or doing sth that you are not paying attention to anything else被吸引住;专心致志;全神贯注◆She seemed totally absorbed in her book.她好像完全被手中的书迷住了。◆He was too absorbed in watching the game to notice.他全神贯注地看比赛,根本没注意到。■engrossed ɪnˈgrəʊst; NAmEɪnˈgroʊst [not usually before noun] so interested or involved in doing sth that you are not paying attention to anything else全神贯注;聚精会神;专心致志◆She was engrossed in conversation.她在聚精会神地谈话。◆Dawn was engrossed in stuffing clothes into a bag.唐正在专心地把衣服往袋子里塞。■attentiveəˈtentɪv listening or watching sb/sth carefully and with interest注意听的;专心看的;留心的◆He listened, quiet and attentive.他安静而专注地听着。◆Never before had she had such an attentive audience.她以前从未有过如此聚精会神的听众。OPPinattentiveⓘ Someone who is inattentive is not paying attention to sb/sth. * inattentive表示不经心的、不关注的◆an inattentive pupil注意力不集中的学生◆inattentive to the needs of others漠视他人的需要▸attentively
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◆The children listened attentively to the story.孩子们聚精会神地听故事。■rapt (written) so interested in sth that you give all your attention to it and do not notice anything else全神贯注的;专心致志的◆He watched her with a rapt expression.他神情专注地看着她。◆Jill stared at them blankly, rapt in thought.吉尔茫然地看着他们,沉浸在自己的思绪中。NOTE辨析 Absorbed, engrossed or rapt?Rapt is the strongest of these three words, and is often used to describe sb's expression when they appear to look blank and not see what is in front of them. You can only be absorbed in sth that really interests you, especially in reading or watching sth; you can be engrossed in sth that you are doing that may not be particularly interesting but still takes all your attention. * rapt在这三个词中语义最强烈,常形容expression,指人一脸茫然、对眼前之物视而不见。absorbed表示被真正感兴趣的东西吸引住,尤指全神贯注地阅读或观看。engrossed表示做某事时聚精会神,所做的事不一定特别有趣,但还是吸引了某人全部的注意力◆Dawn was absorbed in stuffing clothes into a bag.