engrossing

英 [ɪnˈɡrəʊsɪŋ]

美 [ɪnˈɡroʊsɪŋ]

adj.  十分有趣的; 非常吸引人的
v.  使全神贯注; 占去(某人)的全部注意力和时间
engross的现在分词

现在分词：engrossing　

法律

COCA.33765

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 十分有趣的;非常吸引人的
  Something that isengrossingis very interesting and holds your attention completely.
  1. He is an engrossing subject for a book.
     他是非常有趣的写作素材。

英英释义

adj

• capable of arousing and holding the attention
  1. a fascinating story
  Synonym:absorbingfascinatinggrippingriveting

双语例句

• They include two terrific thrillers, a definitive short story collection, and a pair of engrossing books about biking.
  书单中包括两部绝佳的惊悚小说、一部权威的短篇小说集和两本引人入胜的自行车骑行指南。
• Directors must therefore attract audiences as much by their recreation of a historical setting as by an engrossing storyline.
  因此，为吸引观众，导演必须再现历史情境，并打造出引人入胜的故事情节。
• A dateless bargain to engrossing death.
  和死亡来一场永恒的交易。
• I am strongly drawn to a frugal life and am often oppressively aware that I am engrossing an undue amount of the labor of my fellowmen.
  我深深向往一种俭朴的生活，由于经常意识到自己占用了同胞太多的劳动而心有不安。
• His memoir, you can get there from here, is an engrossing and often inspiring read.
  鲍勃•诺林的这本回忆录《从谷底到巅峰》（YouCanGetThereFromHere）可谓引人入胜，充满感召力。
• But the subject with which its enquiries are conversant has in all ages necessarily constituted one of the chief practical interests of mankind, and, in some, a most unduly engrossing one.
  但是它所研究的主题在各个时代却必然是人类所主要关心的事情之一，并在某些时代，是最最关心的事情。
• A dateless bargain to engrossing death!
  跟贪婪的死神订立一份永久的合同！
• Engrossing himself in the Theory and Practice of Intelligence, he crossed from the periphery into the real world of espionage.
  他全力倾注于对情报理论的研究和实践，从谍报世界的外部跨进到了它的内层。
• Few things in life are as engrossing as a good fight between highly trained and skilled adversaries.
  生活中绝大多数事都比不上训练有素，经验丰富的论敌间的激烈辩论引人入胜。
• Attention grabbing and engrossing, the magic show put on by the Magic Club was a great success.
  魔术俱乐部的演出取得了圆满成功。