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mes·mer·ize (also mesmerise British English) /ˈmezməraɪz/ verb [transitive] INTERESTEDif you are mesmerized by someone or something, you cannot stop watching them or listening to them because they are so attractive or have such a powerful effect 使着迷，使迷住 SYN captivate The first time I saw Diana I was mesmerized by her beauty. 我第一次见到戴安娜就被她的美貌迷住了。n Grammar Mesmerize is usually passive. —mesmerizing adjective→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusmesmerize• Audiences will be mesmerized by the film's dazzling photography.• He stuck the candle upright in a socket then sat and gazed at the flame, letting it mesmerize him into memory.Origin mesmerize (1800-1900) Franz Mesmer (1734-1815), Austrian doctor who developed hypnotismmes·mer·ize verb →n GRAMMAR1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable are you by or if Corpus someone mesmerized |