attract /ә'trækt/

Meaning

English definition

• (v.) direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
• (v.) be attractive to
• (v.) exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away

Chinese translation

• vt. 吸引, 诱惑
• vi. 有吸引力

Word details

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

/ә'trækt/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL

Frequency

Zipf 4.2 · Rare

Word forms

attracted, attracts, attracting

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attractive · attraction · attribute · attrition

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