attractions
/əˈtræk.ʃən/ (bre, ipa) · [ətrˈækʃənz] /əˈtræk.ʃən/ (ame, ipa) · [ətrˈækʃənz] /ə-ˈtrak-shən How to pronounce attraction (audio)/ (ame, mw)
attractions — noun
1. places, shows, or special features that make people want to visit somewhere or j
places, shows, or special features that make people want to visit somewhere or join an activity
The old harbour's main attractions are its seafood market and sunset cruises.
main attractions are + concrete list
Families come for the winter attractions, especially the ice maze and light show.
come for + attractions
The brochure lists the park's newest attractions on the front page.
For many visitors, the small tea museum is one of the town's quietest attractions.
- draws
stresses the things that bring visitors in, especially in tourism or events
- highlights
often used for the best or most noticeable parts of a place or programme
- sights
mainly refers to places people look at, not all types of entertainment
文法句型
main/newest attractions
come for + attractions
用法筆記
Usually plural in this sense. Common after words such as main, biggest, newest, and local when listing the things a place offers to visitors.
2. feelings of being drawn to someone in a romantic or sexual way, often because th
feelings of being drawn to someone in a romantic or sexual way, often because that person seems appealing
Rania and Felix tried to hide their attractions to each other at work.
attractions to each other
The class play became awkward once Lara noticed Christopher's attractions to two castmates.
Old attractions resurfaced when Tamar met her college boyfriend at the reunion.
Family friends saw the growing attractions between Anjali and Eitan long before they did.
- indifference
shows no romantic or sexual interest
文法句型
attractions to + person
attractions between + people
用法筆記
Often appears with to for one-sided feelings and between for mutual feelings. Common when the interest is hidden, returning, or gradually becoming obvious.
3. forces that pull physical objects towards each other
forces that pull physical objects towards each other
Engineers must calculate the attractions between the magnets before building the display.
attractions between + physical objects
At tiny distances, the attractions among the particles become much stronger.
attractions among + particles
Students used arrows to show the attractions between the Earth and the moon.
Without those attractions, the dust would drift apart inside the lab chamber.
- pulls
informal general word, less technical than attraction in science writing
- attractive forces
formal scientific label for forces drawing things together
- gravitation
only covers gravity, not every kind of physical attraction
- repulsions
forces that push objects apart rather than pull them together
文法句型
attractions between + things
attractions among + particles
用法筆記
Mainly used in science writing for forces between particles, magnets, planets, and similar objects. Distinguish from sense 2, which is about human feelings.