charm

英 [tʃɑːm]

美 [tʃɑːrm]

n.  魅力; 魔力; 吸引力; 迷人的特征; 吸引人的特性; 妩媚; (链或手镯上的)吉祥小饰物
v.  吸引; 迷住; (以魔法或似有魔法)控制，保护

复数：charms　过去分词：charmed　过去式：charmed　现在分词：charming　第三人称单数：charms　

CET6考研IELTSGRETEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.4348 / COCA.4768

同义词辨析

attractappealcharmfascinate【导航词义：吸引，诱人】

短语用例

charm sth out of sb

• 利用魅力从…获取
  to obtain sth such as information, money, etc. from sb by using charm
  1. a man of great charm
     富有魅力的男人
  2. The hotel is full of charm and character.
     这家旅馆风格独特，极具吸引力。

习惯用语

n.

work like a charm
• 立见功效；效验如神
  to be immediately and completely successful
third time lucky
• （但愿）第三次交好运；过一过二不过三
  used when you have failed to do sth twice and hope that you will succeed the third time

牛津词典

noun

• 魅力；魔力；吸引力
  the power of pleasing or attracting people
  1. a man of great charm
     富有魅力的男人
  2. The hotel is full of charm and character.
     这家旅馆风格独特，极具吸引力。
• 迷人的特征；吸引人的特性；妩媚
  a feature or quality that is pleasing or attractive
  1. her physical charms (= her beauty)
     她那妩媚的外貌
• （链或手镯上的）吉祥小饰物
  a small object worn on a chain or bracelet , that is believed to bring good luck
  1. a lucky charm
     吉祥饰物
  2. a charm bracelet
     带有吉祥饰物的手镯
• 魔法；咒语；符咒
  an act or words believed to have magic power

verb

• 吸引；迷住
  to please or attract sb in order to make them like you or do what you want
  1. He was charmed by her beauty and wit.
     他被她的才貌迷住了。
  2. Her words had lost their power to charm.
     她的话再也没有吸引力了。
• （以魔法或似有魔法）控制，保护
  to control or protect sb/sth using magic, or as if using magic
  1. He has led a charmed life (= he has been lucky even in dangerous or difficult situations) .
     他的日子过得如有神佑（即使遇到艰险都能逢凶化吉）。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 魅力;吸引力
  Charmis the quality of being pleasant or attractive.
  1. 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs', the 1937 Disney classic, has lost none of its original charm...
     1937年迪斯尼推出的经典之作《白雪公主和七个小矮人》魅力不减当年。
  2. The house had its charms, not the least of which was the furniture that came with it.
     这座房子有其吸引人的地方，比如和房子配套的家具就很出彩。
• N-UNCOUNT (人的)魅力，亲和力
  Someone who hascharmbehaves in a friendly, pleasant way that makes people like them.
  1. He was a man of great charm and distinction.
     他这个人魅力十足，卓尔不群。
• VERB 迷住;吸引；使倾倒
  If youcharmsomeone, you please them, especially by using your charm.
  1. He even charmed Mrs Prichard, carrying her shopping and flirting with her, though she's 83...
     他又是帮普里查德夫人拎买的东西，又是和她调情，居然把83岁高龄的她也给迷倒了。
  2. The Indians, in turn, were charmed by the famous author's cultured and civilised outlook...
     而印第安人呢，则为那位著名作家有教养的、开化的见解而折服。
  3. You can't force — or even charm — him into behaving differently if he doesn't want to.
     他要是不愿意改变自己的言行举止，你来软的还是硬的都没有用。
• VERB 运用个人魅力(出入…)
  If youcharmyourwayinto or out of a place or situation, you use your charm to get into or out of that place or situation.
  1. ...charming his way into the British Embassy in Teheran...
     靠他的个人魅力打入英国驻德黑兰大使馆
  2. He charmed his way out of trouble.
     他运用自己的魅力摆脱了麻烦。
• VERB 利用个人魅力获取
  If you say that someonecharmedsomethingout ofyou orfromyou, you mean that they used their charm to persuade you to give it to them.
  1. He is good at charming money out of companies.
     他擅长利用自己的魅力从各家公司套钱。
• (手镯、项链上的)小挂件，小饰物，小玩意
  Acharmis a small ornament that is fixed to a bracelet or necklace.
• N-COUNT 有魔力的物品;咒语;魔法
  Acharmis an act, saying, or object that is believed to have magic powers.
  1. They cross their fingers and spit over their shoulders as charms against the evil eye.
     他们手指交叉，向身后吐口水，作为抵抗邪眼的魔法。
  2. ...a good luck charm.
     护身符
• PHRASE (常指为了获取某物或欺骗某人而)施展魅力
  If someoneturns on the charm, they behave in a way that seems very friendly but which you think is insincere, often in order to obtain something or deceive someone.
  1. He figured out that you're lonely, like most widows, and he turned on the charm.
     他看出你和大多数寡妇一样很寂寞，所以就拿出他的魅力来了。
• PHRASE 立见功效;很成功
  If you say that somethingworked like a charm, you mean that it was very effective or successful.
  1. Economically, the policy worked like a charm.
     从经济上说，这个政策非常奏效。

英英释义

noun

• something believed to bring good luck
  Synonym:good luck charm
• attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
  1. his smile was part of his appeal to her
  Synonym:appealappealingness
• (physics) one of the six flavors of quark
• a verbal formula believed to have magical force
  1. he whispered a spell as he moved his hands
  2. inscribed around its base is a charm in Balinese
  Synonym:spellmagic spellmagical spell

verb

• induce into action by using one's charm
  1. She charmed him into giving her all his money
  Synonym:influencetempt
• protect through supernatural powers or charms
• attract
  1. She captured all the men's hearts
  Synonym:captureenamourtrancecatchbecharmenamorcaptivatebeguilefascinatebewitchentranceenchant
• control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft
  Synonym:becharm

双语例句

• There is a charm about her manner.
  她风度迷人。
• 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs', the 1937 Disney classic, has lost none of its original charm
  1937年迪斯尼推出的经典之作《白雪公主和七个小矮人》魅力不减当年。
• They cross their fingers and spit over their shoulders as charms against the evil eye.
  他们手指交叉，向身后吐口水，作为抵抗邪眼的魔法。
• He was a man of great charm and distinction.
  他这个人魅力十足，卓尔不群。
• You can't force — or even charm — him into behaving differently if he doesn't want to.
  他要是不愿意改变自己的言行举止，你来软的还是硬的都没有用。
• He did not have on his other lucky charm, a pair of green socks.
  他没把另一件吉祥物，一双绿色的袜子，穿在脚上。
• He charmed his way out of trouble.
  他运用自己的魅力摆脱了麻烦。
• The Indians, in turn, were charmed by the famous author's cultured and civilised outlook
  而印第安人呢，则为那位著名作家有教养的、开化的见解而折服。
• The house had its charms, not the least of which was the furniture that came with it.
  这座房子有其吸引人的地方，比如和房子配套的家具就很出彩。
• I married in my late teens and was taken in by his charm — which soon vanished
  我十八九岁时结了婚，那时被他的魅力所迷惑——可他的魅力很快就荡然无存。