2
the
Attorney 'General the head of the US Department of Justice and a member
of the President’s cabinet (= a group of senior politicians who advise the
President) (
attract 0-w /o'traekt/
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 P&AI;
M; 3I & ••• (ft ISM
sR S B) : 1 had always been
attracted by the idea of working abroad. fA&JlAliAAIil
ri'Xff o 0 What first attracted me to her was
her sense of humour. 2
~ sb/sth
(to sth) to make sb/sth come somewhere or take part in sth fg
^1 : The warm damp air attracts a lot of
mosquitoes. U M :M M £ H IS A T A M K A0 The exhibition has attracted
thousands of visitors. M 'M •S.
T JlTj o 3 to make people have
a
particular reaction 31^2 ( MAy ) : This proposal has
attracted a lot of interest. flAWAHo
0
His comments were bound to attract criticism, ft!i i£
ii^Ez^gStfltifo 0 She tried to attract the attention of the waiter. MiStffl gI „ 4 {physics %j) if
a magnet or gravity attracts sth, it makes it move towards it ig^l PT313 repel IR7H see opposite n.
attractant /a'traektant/ noun (technical A iff) a substance
which attracts sth, especially an animal ( A Zfjyy^Etf) ) g|if/Rj: This type of trap uses no
bait or other attractant.
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attraction 0-pr /a'traekjn/
noun
1
[U, sing.] a feeling of liking sb,
especially sexually ( % jfMi£
iWW ) %tM, W?\-.
She felt an immediate attraction for him. M /t#,% iiiiH o 0 Sexual attraction is a large part
of falling in love. MAgMfSA^PAJi&Att I0HI o 2 [C] an
interesting or enjoyable place to go or thing to do ft ft life A; W JR ? | A ^:
o The main attraction at Giverny is Monet’s garden. 3 [C, U] a feature,
quality or person that makes
sth seem interesting and enjoyable, and worth having or doing (A#15E
( iScnqJl/U A ) : I can’t see the attraction of
sitting on a beach all day. $l±AftAftsHo
0
City
life holds little attraction for me. A^iU
ftn§A/l£ A Ho 0 She
is the star attraction of the show. ® HiXA A 9 ft it BS
(ft ^ M o 4 [U] {physics
$j)
a force which pulls things towards each other n& ft A :
gravitational/ magnetic attraction
at tractive 0-w /a'traektiv/ adj.
1
(of a person A) pleasant to look at, especially in a sexual way ft B ; U 5® W ; % ; if A W : an
attractive
woman ffli
(ft ~k A 0 I like John but I don’t find him attractive physically. iASXA ft It, AMiAiAA o> note at beautiful 2 (of a thing or a place tl^cifeA) pleasant
iRft A&ft ^A1ttA6ft a big house with an attractive garden g?ft||RR]£[Ilfft
—fUrlEL^Z o That’s one of the less attractive
aspects of her personality. SPUMA'Ift ft^Aht Altfidf lo 3 having features or qualities that make sth seem
interesting and worth having ( ^ t/ ) A I# 61 A , if A (ft HTTl appealing: an attractive offer/proposition if A (ft£!i^ P!U3 unattractive ► at-tract-ive-ly adv.; The room is arranged very
attractively. jX ft A19ftS.% Aft SAo o attractively priced hotel rooms jfr if A (ft Mft |h] at tract ive ness noun [U] : the attractiveness of
travelling abroad |I|ftj^i8?(ftil&ft A
attributable /a'tribjatabl/ adj. [not before noun] ~ to sb/sth probably
caused by the thing mentioned ft 19 0 A; ft A A: Their illnesses are attributable to a poor
diet,
at tri bute verb, noun
m verb /a'tribjuit/ [VN] 1
~ sth to sth to say or believe that sth is the result of a particular thing
fE ••• 19 0 ft; iA A • • • H A A: She attributes her success to hard work and