attract

一、真题好句
attract 高中必修500 全国卷频次:14 教材出处:译林版必修B1U1
/əˈtrækt/
v. attracts 3 attracting 3 attracted 7
吸引，有吸引力，引起注意

高考真题原句提选：
Firms can attract enough customers for 70 percent of their cars every month.
You may find that your child is attracted by one more than another.
The honey guide gives a loud cry that attracts the attention of both passing animals and people.
It became a fixed event every August and now attracts 400,000 people yearly.
Built in a small town in Lapland, it has been attracting lots of visitors, but soon the fun will be over.
It is now attracting tourists from all over the world.

二、词组｜习惯用语
attract foreign investment 吸引外商投资；对外招商
attract investment 招商，招商引资

三、词根记忆

attract
vt.
引起的注意(或興趣等),吸引;引起;激起He was attracted by her beauty.他為她的美貌所吸引.
吸引(拉→拉過來→吸引)[ab-,ac-,ad-,af-,ag-,an-,ap-,ar-,as-,at-等加在同輔音字母的詞根前,表示”一再”等加強意] v.
吸引(at加強動作+tract→不斷拉→吸引)[tract=draw,表示”拉,拖”]

at·tract / E5trAkt /
verb
[VN] 1. [usually passive] ~ sb (to sb / sth) if you are attracted by sth, it interests you and makes you want it; if you are attracted by sb, you like or admire them
吸引；使喜爱；引起…的好感(或爱慕):
I had always been attracted by the idea of working abroad.
我总是向往去国外工作。
What first attracted me to her was her sense of humour.
她首先吸引我的是她的幽默感。
2. ~ sb / sth (to sth) to make sb / sth come somewhere or take part in sth
招引:
The warm damp air attracts a lot of mosquitoes.
温暖潮湿的空气招来了大量蚊子。
The exhibition has attracted thousands of visitors.
展览吸引了成千上万的参观者。
3. to make people have a particular reaction
引起(反应):
This proposal has attracted a lot of interest.
这个提案引起了很大的兴趣。
His comments were bound to attract criticism.
他的说话必然会招致批评。
She tried to attract the attention of the waiter.
她试图引起服务员的注意。
4. (physics 物) if a magnet or gravity attracts sth, it makes it move towards it
吸引
OPP repel
IDIOMS
⇨ see opposite n.

attract /əˈtrækt/ ●●● S2 W2 verb [transitive] 1  to make someone interested in something, or make them want to take part in something 吸引，引起…的兴趣
attract somebody to something
What attracted me most to the job was the chance to travel.
这份工作最吸引我的地方是有机会旅行。
attract attention/interest etc
The story has attracted a lot of interest from the media.
这则报道引起了媒体的广泛关注。
2  be attracted to somebody to feel that you like someone and want to have a sexual relationship with them 爱慕某人，为某人所吸引
I’m not usually attracted to blondes.
我一般不喜欢金发女子。
3  to make someone like or admire something or feel romantically interested in someone 吸引；引诱
I guess it was his eyes that attracted me first.
我想是他的眼睛首先迷住了我。
4  to make someone or something move towards another thing 招引；吸引
Leftover food attracts flies.
剩饭剩菜招苍蝇。
low rents designed to attract new businesses to the area
旨在吸引新企业到这个地区来的低租金
Origin attract (1400-1500) Latin past participle of attrahere, from ad- “to” + trahere “to pull”

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1.VERB 动词吸引 If something attracts people or animals, it has features that cause them to come to it.

【语法信息】：V n

【语法信息】：V n adv/prep
The Cardiff Bay project is attracting many visitors…

加的夫海湾项目吸引了众多游客。

Warm weather has attracted the flat fish close to shore…

煦暖的气候将比目鱼引到了近海。

Summer attracts visitors to the countryside.

在夏季，乡村游很吸引游客。

2.VERB 动词引起…的注意（或兴趣、赞赏等）；诱惑 If someone or something attracts you, they have particular qualities which cause you to like or admire them. If a particular quality attracts you to a person or thing, it is the reason why you like them.

【语法信息】：V n

【语法信息】：V n to n
He wasn’t sure he’d got it right, although the theory attracted him by its logic…

该理论的逻辑性吸引了他，但他不能确定自己的理解是否正确。

What first attracted me to her was her incredible experience of life…

她离奇的人生经历最先吸引了我。

More people would be attracted to cycling if conditions were right.

如果天气适宜，会有更多的人被吸引到骑自行车的行列中来。

3.VERB 动词引起…的好感;吸引;诱惑 If you are attracted to someone, you are interested in them sexually.

【语法信息】：be V-ed to n

【语法信息】：V n
In spite of her hostility, she was attracted to him…

尽管自己心存敌意，她还是为他所吸引。

I was married to a man who had ceased to attract me.

我嫁给了一个我已不再钟情的男人。

attracted
He was nice looking, but I wasn’t deeply attracted to him…

他长得很帅，可我对他不是很有感觉。

Men swarmed around her, attracted by her beautiful blonde looks.

男人们被她金发碧眼的美貌迷得团团转。

4.VERB 动词吸引，招引（支持、关注或金钱） If something attracts support, publicity, or money, it receives support, publicity, or money.

【语法信息】：V n
President Mwinyi said his country would also like to attract investment from private companies…

姆维尼总统说他的国家同样愿意吸收来自私营公司的投资。

Opinion polls suggest that the two rebels have attracted a lot of sympathy.

民意测验显示两名反对者获得了大量支持。

5.VERB 动词（物体间）吸引，产生引力 If one object attracts another object, it causes the second object to move towards it.

【语法信息】：V n to n

【语法信息】：Also V n
Anything with strong gravity attracts other things to it.

任何有较强重力的物体都会对其他物体产生引力。

6. to attract someone’s attention→see: attention;

attract /əˈtrækt/ verb
attracts; attracted; attracting [+ object] 1
a : to cause (someone) to choose to do or be involved in something吸引；引来
The company has a difficult time attracting good employees because of its poor pay and benefits.
这家公司的工资低、福利差，招不到优秀员工。
The chance to travel around the world attracted me to a career as a flight attendant.
有机会周游世界使我选择成为一名空乘人员。
b : to cause (someone) to like or be interested in something使喜欢；使产生兴趣 — usually used as (be) attracted通常用作(be) attracted
He is attracted to hockey because of the constant action of the game.
他喜欢打冰球，因为这项运动要不停地动。
I was attracted by the town’s vibrant art community.
我被这个镇充满活力的艺术社团所吸引。
2
: to cause (someone or something) to go to or move to or toward a place吸引…来到某地
The museum attracts visitors from all over the world.
那个博物馆吸引了世界各地的游客。
The smell of freshly baked cookies attracted the children (to the kitchen).
新鲜出炉的饼干的香味把孩子们吸引（到厨房）来了。
The scent will attract certain insects.
这种香味会招来某些昆虫。
Certain insects are attracted by the scent.
有些昆虫会被这种气味吸引。
3
: to cause sexual or romantic feeling in (someone or something)（在性或感情上）吸引，诱惑
Short men attract her.
矮个子男人对她有吸引力。
Her bright blue eyes attracted me.
她那双明亮的蓝眼睛吸引了我。
The bird’s colorful feathers are used to attract a mate.
鸟的鲜艳羽毛是用来吸引配偶的。
— often used as (be) attracted常用作(be) attracted
She is attracted to short men.
她对矮个子男人有好感。
I was attracted by her bright blue eyes.
我被她那双明亮的蓝眼睛所吸引。
I felt very attracted to her.
我为她着迷。
— see also opposites attract at 3opposite
4
: to cause (a particular reaction) : to get or create (attention, notice, interest, etc.)引起注意；引起回应
The trial is attracting a lot of attention.
那个审判引起许多关注。
Her comment attracted criticism.
她的评论招致批评。
The bird uses its call to attract the attention of a mate.
那种鸟用叫声吸引配偶的注意。
5
physics : to pull (something) to or toward something else（物理）吸引
A magnet attracts iron.
磁石吸铁。