engaging
UK/in'geidʒiŋ/US
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Definitions
adj.
Charming and attractive; holding one's interest
迷人的，吸引人的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedengage (capture attention) + -ing (adjective) = describing something that captures your attention without effort. An engaging speaker or story pledges your interest and holds it — it pulls you in.
Root gag still carries 7 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.engaging personality讨人喜欢的性格
- 2.highly engaging极具吸引力
- 3.engaging story引人入胜的故事
- 4.engaging speaker有感染力的演讲者
Example Sentences
- 1.
She is a warm, engaging speaker who never loses the room.
- 2.
The book has an engaging plot that's hard to put down.