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

• It was then that Michael turned the full chilly blast of his personality on the two Vegas men. Engrossing himself in the Theory and Practice of Intelligence, he crossed from the periphery into the real world of espionage.
  只是在这时，迈克尔才把他那个性中全部令人不寒而栗的威力倾注在这两个人身上。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。
• Two of the most engrossing books I have ever read.
  我所读到过的最引人入胜的两本书。
• Kemble's memoirs, especially her "Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation", are as important historically as they are engrossing.
  肯布尔的回忆录，尤其是“佐治亚庄园的生活日记”一章，不仅引人入胜，而且具有重要历史意义。
• You're most relaxed when applying yourself to some engrossing task.
  当你接受了某项任务时，你才会表现地非常放松。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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.
  和死亡来一场永恒的交易。
• They both thought of me, even at that engrossing time.
  他们俩在那种黯然消魂的时刻还对我念念不忘。
• A prohibition by court order. Edicts were issued against engrossing the market.
  禁令由法院作出的禁令当时颁布过若干禁止囤积居奇的法令。