riveting

🇬🇧 UK/'rivitiŋ/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

adj.

Extremely interesting or compelling; holding one's attention completely

非常吸引人的,引人入胜的

n.

The process of joining materials together using rivets

铆接(工艺)

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
rivetstem
+
ingcontinuous / action of
=riveting

Common Collocations

  • 1.riveting performance精彩绝伦的表演
  • 2.riveting story引人入胜的故事
  • 3.absolutely riveting极其吸引人
  • 4.riveting account扣人心弦的叙述

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The documentary about deep-sea creatures was absolutely riveting from start to finish.

  • 2.

    She gave such a riveting performance that the audience sat in complete silence.

  • 3.

    I found the professor's lecture on quantum physics surprisingly riveting.

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