attract

attract

verb

1. exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away

e.g. the gravitational pull of a planet attracts other bodies

2. direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes

e.g. Her good looks attract the stares of many men
The ad pulled in many potential customers
This pianist pulls huge crowds
The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers

Synonym: pullpull indrawdraw in

3. be attractive to

e.g. The idea of a vacation appeals to me
The beautiful garden attracted many people

Synonym: appeal

1. 吸引
If something attracts people or animals, it has features that cause them to come to it.

e.g. The Cardiff Bay project is attracting many visitors...
加的夫海湾项目吸引了众多游客。
e.g. Warm weather has attracted the flat fish close to shore...
煦暖的气候将比目鱼引到了近海。

2. 引起…的注意（或兴趣、赞赏等）；诱惑
If someone or something attracts you, they have particular qualities which cause you to like or admire them. If a particular quality attracts you to a person or thing, it is the reason why you like them.

e.g. He wasn't sure he'd got it right, although the theory attracted him by its logic...
该理论的逻辑性吸引了他，但他不能确定自己的理解是否正确。
e.g. What first attracted me to her was her incredible experience of life...
她离奇的人生经历最先吸引了我。

3. 引起…的好感;吸引;诱惑
If you are attracted to someone, you are interested in them sexually.

e.g. In spite of her hostility, she was attracted to him...
尽管自己心存敌意，她还是为他所吸引。
e.g. I was married to a man who had ceased to attract me.
我嫁给了一个我已不再钟情的男人。

4. 吸引，招引（支持、关注或金钱）
If something attracts support, publicity, or money, it receives support, publicity, or money.

attract的反义词

e.g. President Mwinyi said his country would also like to attract investment from private companies...
姆维尼总统说他的国家同样愿意吸收来自私营公司的投资。
e.g. Opinion polls suggest that the two rebels have attracted a lot of sympathy.
民意测验显示两名反对者获得了大量支持。

5. （物体间）吸引，产生引力
If one object attracts another object, it causes the second object to move towards it.

e.g. Anything with strong gravity attracts other things to it.
任何有较强重力的物体都会对其他物体产生引力。

6. to attract someone's attention -> see attention

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2. 一再地拉-->吸引(美好的)：extract 拉出来-->萃取,提取 | attract 一再地拉-->吸引(美好的) | distract 拉走了-->分散,转移,分神

3. 吸引,吸收：attachment ledger 查封帐册 | Attract 吸引,吸收 | attract foreign investment 吸收外资