| 词组 | interested |
| 释义 | interested /ˈɪntrəstəd, ˈɪntrɪstəd/ adjective giving a lot of attention to something because you want to find out more about it or because you enjoy itadverbsvery/really interested My friends are all really interested in music.deeply interested Herschel was also deeply interested in chemistry and other scientific subjects.particularly interested Scientists are particularly interested in observing changes in sea level.genuinely interested A good teacher is genuinely interested in his or her students.keenly/passionately interested The whole family are passionately interested in sport.mainly/mostly/primarily interested He was mainly interested in modern art.only interested Adam is only interested in one thing – making money.not (even) remotely interested (=not at all) I was never remotely interested in listening to their problems.verbsseem/look/sound/appear interested The doctor seemed interested – he wasn’t just being polite.become/get interested She got interested in flying when she took a ride in a small plane for her sixth birthday.get sb interested (=make someone interested) My dad got me interested in golf.keep sb interested It is difficult to keep students interested for two hours.prepositionsinterested in sb/sth She became interested in the work of Dr Ludwig Schmitt.THESAURUS: interested fascinated very interested by something you see, read, or hear about: She watched, fascinated, as the bird came closer until she could almost touch it. | The more I read about the place, the more fascinated I became. curious wanting to find out more information about something or someone: Small children are naturally curious. | I was curious to find out the reasons for his sudden departure. | She was curious about this mysterious stranger. intrigued interested in something because it seems strange or mysterious: He was intrigued by her story. be into sth informal used when talking about the kind of things you are interested in and enjoy doing: Are you into classical music? | I got into (=became interested in) yoga when I was at college.so interested that you give something all your attention absorbed/engrossed in sth very interested in something, so that you give it all your attention and do not notice anything else: Jane was lying on the sofa engrossed in a novel. | She was so absorbed in her own thoughts that she didn’t hear me call. gripped/riveted very interested, especially in a story you are reading, a film you are watching etc, so that you are eager to find out what happens next: It was a brilliant book and I was gripped from beginning to end. | I was so riveted by the film that I forgot the time. enthralled written very interested and enjoying something very much, so that you want to see or hear more: From the opening line of the play, the audience was completely enthralled. spellbound written extremely interested in something very strange or wonderful, so that you are unable to move or think of anything else: He could hold audiences spellbound with the power of his voice. | They all listened, spellbound. rapt formal showing by your expression that you are very interested in something and are giving all your attention to it: He spoke before a rapt audience. | The congregation listened with rapt attention.not interested not interested not wanting to know about something or give it your attention: I wasn’t interested in science at school. | They didn't seem very interested in what I was saying. uninterested not interested in wanting to know about something, especially something you are told: When I tried to tell her about my holiday, she seemed completely uninterested. apathetic not interested in a particular problem or situation, so that you are not willing to make an effort to change and improve things: People have become increasingly apathetic about politics. indifferent having no interest in someone or something, and often not caring about them: Sometimes the government seems indifferent to the problems of the poor. sb couldn’t care less spoken used when saying that someone does not care at all about something and is not interested in it: I couldn’t care less what other people think.ANTONYMS → bored |
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