1[transitiveT]INTERESTED if something intrigues you, it interests you a lot because it seems strange or mysterious 〔因奇特或神秘而〕激起…的兴趣,引起…的好奇心;迷住
Other people’s houses always intrigued her.
别人的房子总令她好奇。
2[intransitiveI] formalPLAN to make secret plans to harm someone or make them lose their position of power 密谋;施诡计〔伤害某人或夺去其权位〕
intrigue against
While King Richard was abroad, the barons had been intriguing against him.
理查王在国外时,贵族们一直在密谋反对他。
Examples from the Corpus
intrigue• While King Richard was abroad, the barons had been intriguing against him.• Specialists were intrigued by a woman who writes upside-down.• The final part of the letterintrigued him greatly.• The thought of experiencing healthintrigues me.• One question has particularly intrigued those working on this study.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + INTRIGUE | INTRIGUE + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤international, political國際/政治陰謀▸➤court宮廷陰謀◇a tale of treachery and court intrigue一個關於背叛和宮廷陰謀的故事VERB + INTRIGUE➤engage in參與密謀INTRIGUE + VERB➤surround sb/sth陰謀包圍⋯◇Intrigue surrounds a woman who walked into a police station having lost her memory.一個失憶的女人走進警察局,她被裹挾進了陰謀之中。PREPOSITION➤intrigue against針對⋯的陰謀◇The prime minister engaged in political intrigues against the king.首相參與了反對國王的政治陰謀。PHRASES➤a web of intrigue陰謀詭計的羅網