attractions
/əˈtræk.ʃən/ (bre, ipa) · [ətrˈækʃənz] /əˈtræk.ʃən/ (ame, ipa) · [ətrˈækʃənz] /ə-ˈtrak-shən How to pronounce attraction (audio)/ (ame, mw)
attractions — 名詞
1. places, shows, or special features that make people want to visit somewhere or j
景點；亮點
吸引人前往或參加的地方、表演或特色
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.
老港最主要的景點是海鮮市場和日落遊船。
main attractions are + concrete list
Families come for the winter attractions, especially the ice maze and light show.
許多家庭是衝著冰迷宮和燈光秀等冬季亮點而來。
come for + attractions
The brochure lists the park's newest attractions on the front page.
簡章把這座公園最新的亮點列在封面。
For many visitors, the small tea museum is one of the town's quietest attractions.
對許多遊客來說，那間小茶博物館是鎮上最安靜的景點之一。
- 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
愛慕；好感
對某人產生的戀愛或性方面吸引
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.
Rania 和 Felix 在工作時努力掩飾彼此的愛慕。
attractions to each other
The class play became awkward once Lara noticed Christopher's attractions to two castmates.
Lara 發現 Christopher 同時對兩位演員有好感後，排戲立刻變得尷尬。
Old attractions resurfaced when Tamar met her college boyfriend at the reunion.
Tamar 在同學會上遇見大學時的男友時，舊日的愛慕又浮上心頭。
Family friends saw the growing attractions between Anjali and Eitan long before they did.
兩家的朋友比 Anjali 和 Eitan 更早看出他們之間愈來愈深的好感。
- 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
引力
使物體彼此拉近的力量
forces that pull physical objects towards each other
Engineers must calculate the attractions between the magnets before building the display.
工程師在搭建展示架前，必須先計算磁鐵之間的引力。
attractions between + physical objects
At tiny distances, the attractions among the particles become much stronger.
在很短的距離內，粒子之間的引力會強得多。
attractions among + particles
Students used arrows to show the attractions between the Earth and the moon.
學生用箭頭畫出地球與月球之間的引力。
Without those attractions, the dust would drift apart inside the lab chamber.
沒有那些引力，灰塵就會在實驗艙裡四散漂開。
- 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.