engross

🇬🇧 UK/in'grәus/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLGREC2

Definitions

v.

To absorb all of someone's attention or time; to monopolize; to write a legal document in its final form.

使全神贯注;独占;正式誊写(文件)

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
ento put into, to cause
+
grossother
=engross

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The fascinating novel engrossed her for the entire evening.

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