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.