spellbind
['spɛl`baɪnd]
vt. 妖惑, 住



spellbind
spellbound
[ verb ]

1. to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe

<verb.emotion> fascinate grip transfix
The snake charmer fascinates the cobra

2. attract strongly, as if with a magnet

<verb.communication> bewitch magnetise magnetize mesmerise mesmerize
She magnetized the audience with her tricks

3. put into a trance

<verb.body> entrance

Spellbind \Spell"bind`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spellbound}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Spellbinding}.]
To bind or hold by, or as if by, a spell or charm; to
entrance or fascinate, esp. by eloquence of speech, as in a
political campaign. -- {Spell"bind`er}, n.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]