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intrigue

verb
🔊/ɪnˈtriːɡ/
🔊/ɪnˈtriːɡ/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they intrigue
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he / she / it intrigues
🔊/ɪnˈtriːɡz/
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past simple intrigued
🔊/ɪnˈtriːɡd/
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past participle intrigued
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-ing form intriguing
🔊/ɪnˈtriːɡɪŋ/
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  1. [transitive] to make somebody very interested and want to know more about something激起…的兴趣；引发…的好奇心
    • intrigue somebody The idea intrigued her.这个想法使她很感兴趣。
    • You've really intrigued me—tell me more!你说的真有意思，再给我讲一些吧！🔊🔊
    • There was something about him that intrigued her.他有种特质令她着迷。
    • it intrigues somebody that… It intrigues me that no one appears to have thought of this before.令我感到惊讶的是，以前似乎没有人想到过这一点。
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  2. [intransitive] intrigue (with somebody) (against somebody) (formal) to secretly plan with other people to harm somebody秘密策划（加害他人）；密谋
    3. Word Originearly 17th cent. (in the sense ‘deceive, cheat’): from French intrigue ‘plot’, intriguer ‘to tangle, to plot’, via Italian from Latin intricare, from in- ‘into’ + tricae ‘tricks, perplexities’.Sense (1) of the verb, which was influenced by a later French sense “to puzzle, make curious”, arose in the late 19th cent.

intrigue

noun
🔊/ˈɪntriːɡ/, 🔊/ɪnˈtriːɡ/
🔊/ˈɪntriːɡ/, 🔊/ɪnˈtriːɡ/
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  1. [uncountable] the activity of making secret plans in order to achieve an aim, often by tricking people密谋策划；阴谋
    • political intrigue政治阴谋
    • The young heroine steps into a web of intrigue in the academic world.年轻的女主人公陷入了学术界钩心斗角的罗网。🔊🔊
    • a tale of treachery and court intrigue一个关于背叛和宫廷阴谋的故事
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • international
    • political
    • court
    • …
    verb + intrigue
    • engage in
    intrigue + verb
    • surround somebody/​something
    preposition
    • intrigue against
    phrases
    • a web of intrigue
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  2. [countable] a secret plan or relationship, especially one that involves somebody else being tricked密谋；秘密关系；阴谋诡计
    • I soon learnt about all the intrigues and scandals that went on in the little town.我很快便知道了小镇上流传的种种阴谋与丑闻。🔊🔊
    • Sexual intrigues were almost part of the culture of high politics.性阴谋几乎是高层政治文化的一部分。
    • The prime minister engaged in political intrigues against the king.首相参与了反对国王的政治阴谋。
  3. [uncountable] the atmosphere of interest and excitement that surrounds something secret or important神秘气氛；引人入胜的复杂情节
    • North was a man who added to the intrigue of meetings.诺斯（North）是一个增加了会议趣味的人。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • international
    • political
    • court
    • …
    verb + intrigue
    • engage in
    intrigue + verb
    • surround somebody/​something
    preposition
    • intrigue against
    phrases
    • a web of intrigue
    See full entry
    4. Word Originearly 17th cent. (in the sense ‘deceive, cheat’): from French intrigue ‘plot’, intriguer ‘to tangle, to plot’, via Italian from Latin intricare, from in- ‘into’ + tricae ‘tricks, perplexities’.Sense (1) of the verb, which was influenced by a later French sense “to puzzle, make curious”, arose in the late 19th cent.