enchant

verb
🔊/ɪnˈtʃɑːnt/
🔊/ɪnˈtʃænt/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they enchant
🔊/ɪnˈtʃɑːnt/
🔊/ɪnˈtʃænt/
he / she / it enchants
🔊/ɪnˈtʃɑːnts/
🔊/ɪnˈtʃænts/
past simple enchanted
🔊/ɪnˈtʃɑːntɪd/
🔊/ɪnˈtʃæntɪd/
past participle enchanted
🔊/ɪnˈtʃɑːntɪd/
🔊/ɪnˈtʃæntɪd/
-ing form enchanting
🔊/ɪnˈtʃɑːntɪŋ/
🔊/ɪnˈtʃæntɪŋ/
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  1. enchant somebody (formal) to attract somebody strongly and make them feel very interested, excited, etc.使着迷;使陶醉 synonym delight
    • The happy family scene had enchanted him.一家其乐融融的场面使他陶醉。
    • The play continued to enchant all who watched it.这出戏继续使所有观看它的人着迷。
    Topics Feelingsc2
  2. enchant somebody/something to place somebody/something under a magic spell使着魔;对…施魔法(或念咒语) (= magic words that have special powers)
  3. synonym bewitch
    Word Originlate Middle English (in the senses ‘put under a spell’ and ‘delude’; formerly also as inchant): from French enchanter, from Latin incantare, from in- ‘in’ + cantare ‘sing’.