attracting
present participle ofattract
| 单词 | attracting |
| 释义 | attracting present participle ofattract attract verb uk/əˈtrækt/us/əˈtrækt/B1[T] (ofpeople, things,places, etc.) topullordrawsomeone or something towards them, by thequalitiesthey have,especiallygoodones: Theseflowersarebrightlycolouredinorderto attractbutterflies. Thecircusis attractinghugecrowds/audiences. Thegovernmentistryingto attractindustrytothearea(= topersuadepeopletoplacetheirindustrythere). Herideashave attracted a lot ofattention/criticismin thescientificcommunity. B2[Tusually passive] If you are attracted by or to someone, you like them, oftenfindingthemsexuallyinteresting: Hetendsto be attractedtostrongwomen. I like him, but I'm notphysically/sexuallyattracted to him. [Tusually passive] If something attracts you, or you are attracted by it, you like it andfinditinteresting: Theideaofbecomingajournalistattracted her. Myparentswere attracted by the school'scurriculum, which putsequalemphasisonartistic,practical, andintellectualsubjects. What attracted youtothisrole? to draw your attention and interest you
physicsspecialized When something such as amagnetattracts somethingelse, itpullsit towards it: Magnets attractironfilings. Sincelighthas nomass, Newton'sequationpredictsthat it will not be attracted bygravitytowards anything.
Attracting and tempting
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Physics: energy, force & power Examplesofattractingattracting In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. In the 1920s, the school was eager to distinguish itself from the government schools as a means ofattractingmore pupils. From theCambridge English Corpus Inevitably, these chapters require some discussion of the issue of the appropriate scale of analysis, which is presentlyattractingsome debate amongst prehistorians. From theCambridge English Corpus This organisation quickly eclipsed the original one in terms of numbers,attractingand mobilising several thousand students around the country. From theCambridge English Corpus In any event,attractinginward investment will always seem more important than addressing environmental issues. From theCambridge English Corpus This movement is continuing as long as the repulsive velocity equals theattractingvelocity. From theCambridge English Corpus When these tasks are carried out effectively they sustain the market by continuing the cycle ofattractingcustomers and farmers. From theCambridge English Corpus Initially, most payment programs for land diversion had a fixed payment per land unit,attractingthe least profitable lands while maximizing the area enrolled. From theCambridge English Corpus The men's rapid deterioration wasattractingwidespread concern in much the same way colliery explosions had in the first half of the nineteenth century. From theCambridge English Corpus This miscellany of news, fashion, literature, and instruction succeeded inattractinga large number of subscribers. From theCambridge English Corpus Although churches face many challenges, not leastattractingyounger members, they should not pass lightly over their obligations to their older members. From theCambridge English Corpus Furthermore, we show that the principle of topological renormalization is false forattractingexponential maps. From theCambridge English Corpus As we will see, this exponential has anattractingcycle of period three. From theCambridge English Corpus The intervals of singularities become orbit segments for the non-singular flow defined, which are locallyattracting. From theCambridge English Corpus There is an unpredictable potential forattractingnew companies to use the existing industrial settlements and to build new industries. From theCambridge English Corpus It is in the business ofattractingreaders, listeners, and viewers. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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