magnetize
magnetize — 動詞
- magnetizepresent simple I / you / we / they
- magnetizeshe / she / it
- magnetizedpast simple
- magnetizing-ing form
1. to give a piece of metal the power to pull other metal objects towards it.
使磁化
讓金屬物體帶有磁性
to give a piece of metal the power to pull other metal objects towards it.
Felipe rubbed the needle along a magnet to magnetize it.
Felipe 把針在磁鐵上來回摩擦，使它磁化。
magnetize + object: give a metal needle a magnetic pull
The factory machine magnetizes each steel pin before the workers pack them.
工廠的機器會先將每根鋼釘磁化，工人才裝箱。
Greta's grandfather taught her how to magnetize a screwdriver so it holds screws.
Greta 的祖父教她怎麼讓螺絲起子有磁性，這樣就能吸住螺絲。
magnetize + tool + so-clause showing the result
Once the nail is magnetized, it can lift small paper clips.
釘子一旦被磁化，就能吸起小迴紋針。
passive: be magnetized; result is that it pulls metal
Hao magnetized an old spoon and used it to pick up tiny screws.
Hao 把一支舊湯匙磁化，用它來吸起細小的螺絲。
- magnetise
alternative spelling of the same verb, written with -ise
2. to draw people in with a pull so strong that they cannot easily resist it.
深深吸引
像磁鐵般強烈吸引人
to draw people in with a pull so strong that they cannot easily resist it.
Nellie's quiet voice and warm smile magnetized everyone at the small party.
Nellie 輕柔的嗓音和溫暖的笑容，深深吸引了小型派對上的每個人。
magnetize + people: a person's charm draws others in
The young pianist's performance magnetized the crowd, and nobody checked a phone.
年輕鋼琴家的演奏深深吸引了全場觀眾，沒有人去看手機。
Tuan felt magnetized by the sound of drums coming from the street.
Tuan 被街上傳來的鼓聲深深吸引。
passive: be magnetized by + the thing that attracts
Élise had a gift for magnetizing audiences whenever she told a story.
Élise 很擅長在說故事時深深吸引聽眾。
gerund: a gift for magnetizing + audiences
The mayor's calm speech magnetized young voters who had stopped listening to politics.
市長冷靜的演說深深吸引了原本不再關心政治的年輕選民。