spellbind

• vt. 迷住；用妖术迷惑

1. to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe;

"The snake charmer fascinates the cobra"

2. attract strongly, as if with a magnet;

"She magnetized the audience with her tricks"

3. put into a trance

She had grown so luminous even Dorothy, perched on her barrel, was precariously spellbound.

她变得那么容光焕发, 使得站在木桶上的多萝茜给危险地迷住了.

辞典例句

The magician held the children spellbound.

魔术师把孩子都迷住了.

期刊摘选

spell,符咒，咒语，bind,绑定。

spellbind (v.)

"to bind by or as if by spell," 1808, probably a back-formation from spellbound. Related: Spellbinding; spellbinder.