attract

verb

1. 吸引；使喜爱；引起…的好感（或爱慕）
   if you are attracted by sth, it interests you and makes you want it; if you are attracted by sb, you like or admire them
   1. I had always been attracted by the idea of working abroad.
      我总是向往去国外工作。
   2. What first attracted me to her was her sense of humour.
      她首先吸引我的是她的幽默感。
2. 招引
   to make sb/sth come somewhere or take part in sth
   1. The warm damp air attracts a lot of mosquitoes.
      温暖潮湿的空气招来了大量蚊子。
   2. The exhibition has attracted thousands of visitors.
      展览吸引了成千上万的参观者。
3. 引起（反应）
   to make people have a particular reaction
   1. This proposal has attracted a lot of interest .
      这个提案引起了很大的兴趣。
   2. His comments were bound to attract criticism .
      他的说话必然会招致批评。
   3. She tried to attract the attention of the waiter.
      她试图引起服务员的注意。
4. 吸引
   if a magnet or gravity attracts sth, it makes it move towards it

1. VERB 吸引
   If something attracts people or animals, it has features that cause them to come to it.
   1. The Cardiff Bay project is attracting many visitors...
      加的夫海湾项目吸引了众多游客。
   2. Warm weather has attracted the flat fish close to shore...
      煦暖的气候将比目鱼引到了近海。
   3. Summer attracts visitors to the countryside.
      在夏季，乡村游很吸引游客。
2. VERB 引起…的注意（或兴趣、赞赏等）；诱惑
   If someone or something attracts you, they have particular qualities which cause you to like or admire them. If a particular quality attracts you to a person or thing, it is the reason why you like them.
   1. He wasn't sure he'd got it right, although the theory attracted him by its logic...
      该理论的逻辑性吸引了他，但他不能确定自己的理解是否正确。
   2. What first attracted me to her was her incredible experience of life...
      她离奇的人生经历最先吸引了我。
   3. More people would be attracted to cycling if conditions were right.
      如果天气适宜，会有更多的人被吸引到骑自行车的行列中来。
3. VERB 引起…的好感;吸引;诱惑
   If you are attracted to someone, you are interested in them sexually.
   1. In spite of her hostility, she was attracted to him...
      尽管自己心存敌意，她还是为他所吸引。
   2. I was married to a man who had ceased to attract me.
      我嫁给了一个我已不再钟情的男人。
4. VERB 吸引，招引（支持、关注或金钱）
   If something attracts support, publicity, or money, it receives support, publicity, or money.
   1. President Mwinyi said his country would also like to attract investment from private companies...
      姆维尼总统说他的国家同样愿意吸收来自私营公司的投资。
   2. Opinion polls suggest that the two rebels have attracted a lot of sympathy.
      民意测验显示两名反对者获得了大量支持。
5. VERB （物体间）吸引，产生引力
   If one object attracts another object, it causes the second object to move towards it.
   1. Anything with strong gravity attracts other things to it.
      任何有较强重力的物体都会对其他物体产生引力。
6. to attract someone's attention → see: attention

1. To attract investors, Panama has adjusted its tax and labour laws.
   为吸引投资者，巴拿马调整了税法和劳动法。
2. Volume Two, subtitled 'The Lawyers', will also attract considerable attention
   副标题为“律师”的第二册也将获得广泛关注。
3. He sat at one of the round tables and tried to attract her attention.
   他坐在其中一张圆桌旁边，想引起她的注意。
4. The Cardiff Bay project is attracting many visitors
   加的夫海湾项目吸引了众多游客。
5. Warm weather has attracted the flat fish close to shore
   煦暖的气候将比目鱼引到了近海。
6. Summer attracts visitors to the countryside.
   在夏季，乡村游很吸引游客。
7. He wasn't sure he'd got it right, although the theory attracted him by its logic
   该理论的逻辑性吸引了他，但他不能确定自己的理解是否正确。
8. What first attracted me to her was her incredible experience of life
   她离奇的人生经历最先吸引了我。
9. More people would be attracted to cycling if conditions were right.
   如果天气适宜，会有更多的人被吸引到骑自行车的行列中来。
10. In spite of her hostility, she was attracted to him
    尽管自己心存敌意，她还是为他所吸引。
11. I was married to a man who had ceased to attract me.
    我嫁给了一个我已不再钟情的男人。
12. Opinion polls suggest that the two rebels have attracted a lot of sympathy.
    民意测验显示两名反对者获得了大量支持。
13. Anything with strong gravity attracts other things to it.
    任何有较强重力的物体都会对其他物体产生引力。
14. Flowers are designed to attract insects which then carry the pollen from plant to plant
    花的作用在于吸引昆虫，然后昆虫再将花粉传到其他植株上。
15. How can we produce top-class engineers when universities are constrained to offer salaries that can only attract mediocre staff?
    大学的财力有限，提供的薪酬仅能吸引水平一般的教师，在这种情况下，我们如何能培养出一流的工程师？
16. Dieppe has plenty to attract cross-Channel visitors.
    迪耶普有很多浏览胜地，吸引游客横渡英吉利海峡前来观光。
17. Politicians usually attract younger women, dare I say it, because of the status they have in society.
    恕我直言，由于政客的社会地位，他们通常容易吸引一些年轻的女性。
18. The party aims to attract votes from the business and professional communities, which want a faster pace of political reform
    该党的目标是吸引商界和专业社群的选票，因为这两个群体都希望加快政治改革的步伐。
19. The salt marshes and mud flats attract large numbers of waterfowl.
    盐碱地和泥滩吸引了大量水鸟。
20. Russia's efforts to attract investment have been halting and confused.
    俄罗斯在吸引投资上一直踌躇不前，混乱不清。
21. We had to hype the film to attract the financiers
    我们不得不热炒这部电影以吸引投资人。
22. The show wanted to attract a mainstream audience.
    演出希望能够吸引主流观众。
23. Body language can also be used to attract members of the opposite sex.
    肢体语言也可以用来吸引异性的注意。
24. He seems to attract a rabble of supporters more loyal to the man than to the cause.
    他似乎吸引了一群忠于他个人超过忠于这项事业的乌合之众的支持。
25. Tax incentives would be used to attract firms to the regions, away from the South-East.
    将采取税收优惠政策把公司吸引到东南部以外的各地区。
26. New snowboarding facilities should attract more people.
    新建的滑雪板运动设施应该会吸引更多的人。
27. Airlines should stand or fall on their ability to attract passengers.
    航空公司的成败应该取决于它们吸引乘客的能力。
28. The Party has been unable to attract upwardly mobile voters.
    该党一直不能吸引那些追求更高社会地位的选民。
29. The motives that attract people to work within a social service are variable.
    吸引人们到社会福利部门工作的动机各不相同。

  attract appeal charm fascinate【导航词义：吸引，诱人】

  attract v. 吸引，引来

〔辨析〕普通用词，指客观上吸引他人的注意力，或把某人或某物吸引到某事物上来。

  appeal v. 有吸引力

〔辨析〕指使人感兴趣，常后接介词 to。

  charm v. 迷住，吸引

〔辨析〕指吸引或取悦某人以使其对自己产生好感。

  fascinate v. 使着迷，吸引住

〔辨析〕指让人产生兴趣，通常含令人无法拒绝或摆脱的意味，不用进行时。

v.

opposites attract

• 相反相成；相异相吸
  used to say that people who are very different are often attracted to each other

verb

1. exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away
   1. the gravitational pull of a planet attracts other bodies

2. direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
   1. Her good looks attract the stares of many men
   2. The ad pulled in many potential customers
   3. This pianist pulls huge crowds
   4. The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers

   Synonym:    pullpull indrawdraw in

3. be attractive to
   1. The idea of a vacation appeals to me
   2. The beautiful garden attracted many people

   Synonym:    appeal