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arresting

🇬🇧 UK/ə'restɪŋ/🇺🇸 US/ә'restiŋ/
GREB1

Definitions

adj.

Strikingly attractive or attention-grabbing; visually compelling.

引人注目的,令人印象深刻的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
arto, toward
+
rest
+
ingcontinuous / action of
=arresting

Common Collocations

  • 1.arresting sight引人注目的景象
  • 2.arresting image引人注目的图像

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The painting had an arresting quality that grabbed attention.

  • 2.

    Her arresting beauty caught everyone's attention the moment she entered.

  • 3.

    The artwork had an arresting visual impact that made viewers pause.

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