captivate
verb [often passive]to keep somebody’s attention by being interesting, attractive, etc. synonym enchant迷住;使着迷 - be captivated (by something)
The children were captivated by her stories. 孩子们被她的故事迷住了。 Men were captivated by her charm. 男人都被她的妩媚迷住了。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryCaptivate is used with these nouns as the object:- audience
- imagination
Word Originearly 16th cent.: from late Latin captivat- ‘taken captive’, from the verb captivare, from captivus, from capere ‘seize, take’.- be captivated (by something)