enrapture
UK/in'ræptʃә/US
TOEFLGREC2
Definitions
v.
To fill someone with intense delight; to captivate utterly.
使狂喜，使陶醉，使着迷
Root Breakdown
Root-deriveden-to put into, to cause
+
raptureseize, carry away, transport
=enrapture
en- (to put into) + rapture (ecstatic transport) = to put someone into rapture, i.e. to sweep them away with delight. Mostly used in the passive: be enraptured by something. Stronger and more literary than charm or delight.
Common Collocations
- 1.be enraptured by为……陶醉
- 2.enraptured audience陶醉的观众
- 3.utterly enraptured完全沉醉
Example Sentences
- 1.
The audience was enraptured by her flawless performance.
- 2.
He was enraptured by the beauty of the coastline.
- 3.
The melody seemed to enrapture everyone in the room.