hypnotize

/ˈhɪpnətaɪz/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhɪpnətaɪz/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhip-nə-ˌtīz/ (ame, mw)

hypnotize — 動詞

  • hypnotizepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • hypnotizeshe / she / it
  • hypnotizedpast simple
  • hypnotizing-ing form

1. to guide someone into a relaxed, trance-like mental state in which they become u

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

催眠

使人進入催眠狀態

to guide someone into a relaxed, trance-like mental state in which they become unusually open to suggestions or instructions from the person who guides them

例句

The therapist gently hypnotized Sofia to help her relax during the treatment.

治療師輕柔地催眠 Sofia，幫助她在療程中放鬆。

hypnotize + person for a therapeutic purpose

Mizuki watched the performer hypnotize a volunteer from the audience on stage.

Mizuki 看著表演者在臺上催眠一名臺下自願者。

同義詞
反義詞
  • wake

    bring someone out of the hypnotic state

  • rouse

    bring someone back to full alertness

文法句型

hypnotize + person

用法筆記

This is the clinical or performance sense. The person being hypnotized (the subject) must be willing and cooperative — hypnosis cannot be forced on an unwilling person.

常見錯誤

❌The doctor hypnotized me and I fell asleep.
✅The doctor hypnotized me and I entered a focused, suggestible state.
💡Hypnosis is not sleep; a hypnotized person remains aware and responsive, not unconscious.

2. to attract and hold someone's complete attention with something so fascinating o

2.動詞及物B2
釋義

迷住；著迷

完全吸引住注意力

to attract and hold someone's complete attention with something so fascinating or impressive that they become unaware of what is around them

例句

The crowd stood silently, completely hypnotized by the dancer's graceful movements.

群眾靜靜站著，完全被舞者優雅的動作迷住了。

passive: be hypnotized by [visually captivating stimulus]

Ishaan felt hypnotized by the deep colours spreading across the evening sky.

Ishaan 被暮色中蔓延的深濃色彩迷住了。

同義詞
反義詞
  • bore

    fail to hold attention at all

  • repel

    actively drive attention away

文法句型

be hypnotized by + something

hypnotize + someone

用法筆記

Often used in the passive voice (be hypnotized by). The active form requires a subject that is aesthetically or dramatically captivating — a performance, a view, a person's movements. Not used for routine intellectual tasks.

常見錯誤

❌I was hypnotized by the tax form instructions.
✅I was hypnotized by the dancer's elegant performance.
💡The figurative sense requires something visually or emotionally captivating, not merely detailed or complex.