engross

/ɪnˈɡrəʊs/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪnˈɡrəʊs/ (ame, ipa) · /in-ˈgrōs en-/ (ame, mw)

engross — 動詞

  • engrosspresent simple I / you / we / they
  • engrosseshe / she / it
  • engrossedpast simple
  • engrossing-ing form

1. to hold a person's mind so fully with interest that they stop noticing much else

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

迷住；使入神

因太有趣而把人的注意力全吸住

to hold a person's mind so fully with interest that they stop noticing much else around them

例句

Christopher's notebook about life at sea engrossed me all through the ferry ride home.

Christopher 那本寫海上生活的筆記，讓我在整段搭渡輪回家的路上都看得入神。

engross + somebody through a stretch of time

At lunch, Nila was so engrossed in sketching that she missed the bell.

午餐時，Nila 畫素描畫得太入神，連鐘聲都沒聽見。

be engrossed in + activity

同義詞
  • absorb

    more neutral and common; often used for work, reading, or thought that takes over your attention.

  • fascinate

    stresses strong interest or curiosity, but not always the same complete mental involvement.

  • grip

    more forceful and emotional; often used when a story or event holds you tensely.

  • preoccupy

    can suggest the mind is filled by worry or repeated thought, not necessarily pleasant interest.

反義詞
  • bore

    fail to hold a person's attention.

  • distract

    pull attention away instead of holding it on one thing.

文法句型

engross + somebody

be engrossed in + something

用法筆記

Often passive in the pattern 'be engrossed in + book, game, conversation, or task'. In the active form, the subject is usually something interesting that takes over a person's attention for a while, not just something they notice briefly.

常見錯誤

❌I was engrossed by doing homework.
✅I was engrossed in doing homework.
💡After the passive form, use 'in' before an activity; 'by' usually introduces the thing that held your attention.
❌The lesson engrossed on me for an hour.
✅The lesson engrossed me for an hour.
💡In the active form, 'engross' takes a direct object, not 'on'.