Book Flashcards
Be engrossed
adjective
UK /ɪnˈɡrəʊst/ US /ɪnˈɡroʊst/
C2
giving all your attention to something
全神貫注的；專心致志的
She was so engrossed by/in the book that she forgot the cookies in the oven.
她看書看得太入迷了，以至於忘了烤箱中正烤著餅乾。
They were so engrossed in/with what they were doing that they didn’t hear me come in.
他們全神貫注地做著手上的事，連我進去都沒有聽見。
giving all your attention to something
=Absorbed in
Concentrate on
to direct your attention or your efforts towards a particular activity, subject, or problem
用在正事
compulsive
adjective
UK /kəmˈpʌl.sɪv/ US /kəmˈpʌl.sɪv/
If a film, play, sports event, book, etc. is compulsive, it is so interesting or exciting that you do not want to stop watching or reading it.
（電影、戲、體育項目、書等）引人入勝的，慾罷不能的
I always find programmes about hospitals compulsive viewing.
我一向覺得有關醫院的電視節目很好看
physical
relating to the body
detective
noun [ C ]
UK /dɪˈtek.tɪv/ US /dɪˈtek.tɪv/
B1
someone whose job is to discover information about crimes and find out who is responsible for them
偵探
a private detective
私家偵探
detective stories
Release
to allow something to be shown in public or to be available for use
to give freedom or free movement to someone or something
Flick/skim through a book
to quickly look at the pages of a book, magazine, etc.
to move or hit something with a short sudden movement
Bedtime reading
