fascination

fascination ^{n. 1. a very strong attraction, that makes sth very interesting 魅力}

• The fascination of the game lies in trying to guess what your opponent is thinking.^{这个游戏的魅力就在于要努力去猜对手在想什么。}
• A child's day is filled with fascination, newness and wonder. ^{孩子的一天充满了魅力、新奇和惊奇。}
• A higher educational background exerts a tremendous fascination on a great number of people, with no exception to me. ^{高等教育背景对很多人都有极大的吸引力，对我也不例外。}

have a ... fascination for ... ^{对...有魅力、着迷}

• The story has a great fascination for me.
• Mars has an extraordinary fascination for would-be voyagers. 
• For him, caves have the same peculiar fascination which high mountains have for the climber.

exert a … fascination on … ^{对... 施加了魅力}

• Antique shops exert a peculiar fascination on a great many people. 
• This kind of things exerts peculiar fascination on me. ^{这类东西对我有特别的吸引力。}
• Video games have been exerting a peculiar fascination on a great many people young player. ^{一直以来，电子游戏都对年轻的玩家极有吸引力。}

fascination ^{n. 2. the state of being very interested in something, so that you want to look at it, learn about it etc. 迷恋，着迷}

• Water holds a fascination for most children.^{水对多数孩子都有极大的吸引力。}
• I've had a lifelong fascination with the sea and with small boats. ^{我毕生都对海和小船有一份沉迷。}
• His fascination with the subtleties of human behaviour makes him a good storyteller. ^{他对人类行为微妙之处的极大兴趣使他成为一个好的作家。}

fascination with / for … ^{对...迷恋；着迷}

• the public's enduring fascination with the Royal Family 
• He had a childish fascination for battles and revolutions. 
• I've had a lifelong fascination with the sea and with small boats. ^{我毕生都对海和小船有一份沉迷。}

in fascination ^着迷地

• The girls listened in fascination as the story unfolded. 
• Tommy watched in fascination. ^{汤米满心期待地看着它们。}
• The dad walks into the son's room and he finds that the son is reading a book in fascination. ^{爸爸来到儿子的房间，发现儿子正在入迷地看一本书。}