Word familynounenthraldomenthralmentadjectiveenthrallingverbenthral
en·thralBritish EnglishBrE, enthrall American English /ɪnˈθrɔːl $ -ˈθrɒːl/ verb (enthralled, enthralling) [transitiveT]
INTERESTEDto make someone very interested and excited, so that they listen or watch something very carefully 迷住〔某人〕,使某人〕着迷
be enthralled by/with somebody/something
The children were enthralled by the story she was telling.
孩子们被她讲的故事迷住了。
nGrammar
Enthral is usually passive.
—enthralledadjectiveadj
Examples from the Corpus
be enthralled by/with somebody/something• I was enthralled with his classes.• I was enthralled by the emptiness.• And they are enthralled by the whales and other denizens that swim by their vessels.• Hamilton was enthralled by the world of television.