INTERESTING1 something that makes you feel interested2 so interesting that you cannot stop watching, reading etc3 an interesting period of time4 an interesting city, building, work of art etc5 words for describing an interesting person6 to make something more interestingRELATED WORDSoppositeBORING/BOREDsee alsoINTERESTEDEXCITED/EXCITING1 something that makes you feel interested 使你感兴趣的事interesting /ˈɪntrɪstɪŋ, ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/ [adjective]if something isinteresting, you give it your attention, because it is unusual or exciting or because it is something that you want to know about 有趣的，有意思的 We saw an interesting film about African wildlife. 我们看了一部介绍非洲野生生物的有趣影片。 The most interesting thing about dinosaurs is the fact that they all died out so suddenly. 有关恐龙最有意思的就是它们突然间灭绝了。 Michael's new job sounds really interesting. 迈克尔的新工作听起来很有意思。！ There's a course in English business law at King's College that looks interesting. 国王学院有一门英国商业法课程看起来蛮有趣的。find something interestingthink something is interesting 认为某事有意思 I found the book quite interesting even though it's not the sort of thing I'd normally read. 虽然这本书不是我通常读的类型，但我觉得它非常有趣。find it interesting (that) I find it interesting that no one has yet mentioned the President's appalling record on the economy. 还没人提及总统在经济方面的可怕的记录，我觉得这一点耐人寻味。it is interesting (that) It is interesting that the present recession is much deeper in the south than in the north. 有意思的是目前的经济衰退在南方要比北方严重得多。it is interesting to do something It would be interesting to know how much he earns. 知道他收入多少会很有意思。fascinating /ˈfæsɪneɪtɪŋ, ˈfæsəneɪtɪŋ/ [adjective]extremely interesting 极有趣的；迷人的 Singapore's exotic mix of cultures - mostly Chinese, Indian, and Malay - makes it a fascinating holiday destination. 新加坡是多国文化—主要是中国、印度和马来西亚—的大融合，因而成为迷人的度假胜地。 The programme focuses on the fascinating story of Mary Shelley, the woman who, at just 18, wrote the horror masterpiece Frankenstein. 这个节目着重介绍玛丽·雪莱的迷人故事。这位女性年仅18岁就写出了恐怖小说杰作《科学怪人》。find something fascinatingthink something is fascinating 认为某事极其有趣 We went round Chesmore Zoo the other day and found it fascinating. 几天前，我们去游览了切斯莫尔动物园，觉得那里有趣极了。it is fascinating to do something It's fascinating to imagine what might have happened if the US had stayed out of World War II. 想象一下如果美国不加入第二次世界大战的话会发生什么情况是很有趣的。intriguing /ɪnˈtriːgɪŋ/ [adjective]if something isintriguing, you want to know more about it because it is unusual or difficult to understand 令人深感兴趣的，有迷惑力的 Taylor's latest CD presents the listener with an intriguing mixture of musical styles. 泰勒最新的唱片使听众领略到了迷人的音乐风格大杂烩。it is intriguing to do something It is intriguing to note that only one of his books was published during his own lifetime. 值得玩味的是他生前只有一部著作出版。be of interest /biː əv ˈɪntrst/ [verb phrase]if somethingis of interest to someone, they want to know more about it because it is related to a subject or activity that they are interested in 令人感兴趣〔因与某人感兴趣的课题或活动有关〕 Finally, in the last section of the talk I will cover a few miscellaneous topics which I think may be of interest. 最后，在演讲的最后部分我将谈到一些我认为会让人感兴趣的各种话题。be of interest to Pull your chair over. I heard something today that might be of interest to you. 把椅子拉过来，今天我听到了你也许会感兴趣的事。 It is expected that the results of the research programme will be of interest not only to academics, but also to the government. 预期该项研究计划的成果不仅会让学者感兴趣，而且也能让政府感兴趣。stimulating /ˈstɪmjɑˌleɪtɪŋ/ [adjective]something that isstimulating is interesting and enjoyable because it gives you new ideas to think about 使人兴奋的；激励人的 Her lectures were always stimulating and covered a variety of subjects. 她的演讲向来发人深省，并且涉及许多话题。 The Faculty is a large but welcoming and intellectually stimulating community. 该系规模庞大，但系里气氛亲切友好，富于智力上的启发性。 The department is very well equipped and provides a stimulating environment for postgraduate research. 该系设备精良，并为研究生的研究提供启发思想的环境。 New York has always been an exciting and stimulating place to be. 纽约一直是令人感到兴奋刺激的地方。hold your attention /ˌhəʊld jɔːr əˈtenʃən/ [verb phrase]if something such as a book, play, or speechholds your attention, it makes you keep reading, watching, or listening to it and stops you from thinking about other things 〔书、戏剧或演讲等〕吸引住你的注意力 The book holds the reader's attention completely throughout its 600 pages. 这本600页的书从头到尾都吸引住了读者的注意力。 At large conferences speakers have to work harder to hold people's attention than at smaller ones. 大型会议上的发言人需要比在小型会上付出更大的努力来抓住听众的注意力。absorbing /əbˈsɔːʳbɪŋ, -ˈzɔːʳ-/ [adjective]something that isabsorbing holds your attention for a long time because it is very interesting and enjoyable 非常吸引人的，引人入胜的 Developing your own photographs can be an absorbing hobby. 自己冲洗照片会是个很吸引人的爱好。 In an absorbing book about how she learned to fly, Diane Ackerman tells why she chooses to risk her life. 黛安娜·阿克曼在一本关于她如何学会飞行的引人入胜的书中，讲述了她为何选择了拿自己的生命去冒险。2 so interesting that you cannot stop watching, reading etc 很有趣以至无法停止观看、阅读等riveting/gripping /ˈrɪvɪtɪŋ, ˈrɪvətɪŋ, ˈgrɪpɪŋ/ [adjective]a film, book etc that isriveting orgripping is so interesting or exciting that you do not want to stop watching it, reading it etc 饶有趣味的，非常精彩的 The novel is absolutely riveting from start to finish. 这部小说从头至尾都精彩绝伦。 The story is a riveting one about two children who find an adventure game which becomes real as they are playing it. 这则故事非常引人入胜，讲的是两个小孩发现了一种冒险游戏，玩着玩着，游戏成为了现实。 Hitchcock's film "The Birds’ is a brilliant psychological thriller with a gripping climax. 希区柯克的影片《鸟》是部出色的心理恐怖片，有个引人入胜的高潮。 The play is never quite interesting or gripping enough in the right places despite the considerable efforts of the actors. 尽管演员们已尽了很大努力，但这部戏剧就是缺乏恰到好处的趣味或魅力。I couldn't put it down /aɪ ˌkʊdnt pʊt ɪt ˈdaʊn/spokensay this about a book that was so enjoyable that you did not want to stop reading it 【口】〔书〕爱不释手 What an amazing book! I just couldn't put it down. 多了不起的一本书啊！我读得简直不忍释手。compelling /kəmˈpelɪŋ/ [adjective]writtena film, book etc that iscompelling is so interesting that you feel you must keep watching or reading it 【书面】〔电影、书等〕有强烈吸引力的；令人爱不释手的 The film was so compelling I could scarcely take my eyes off the screen for a second. 这部电影非常吸引人，我几乎连一秒钟都不舍得把眼睛从屏幕上移开。 Orwell's ‘Burmese Days’ is a compelling account of life under British Colonial rule. 奥韦尔的《缅甸岁月》引人入胜地描述了英国殖民统治下的生活。engrossing /ɪŋˈgrəʊsɪŋ/ [adjective]something that isengrossing, such as a book or your work, is so interesting that you do not notice anything that is happening around you 使人全神贯注的，令人专心致志的 In his latest novel, Martin Amis gives us an engrossing tale of human trauma. 马丁·埃米斯在他最近出版的小说中讲述了一个人类精神创伤的故事，引人入胜。 The daydream was so engrossing that she almost failed to notice Peter waving to her from the other side of the road. 她的白日梦做得那么专注，以至于几乎未注意到彼得在路对面向她招手。mesmerizing/enthralling /ˈmezməraɪzɪŋ, ɪnˈθrɔːlɪŋ/ [adjective]a story, film, game etc that ismesmerizing orenthralling is very interesting and exciting, so that you give all your attention to it 迷人的，吸引人的 The band incorporates Spanish, Latin American and Middle Eastern influences into a powerful, mesmerizing mix. 乐队融汇了西班牙、拉美和中东的特色，形成了动人心魄、令人迷醉的风格。 Visitors to the show will find it an enthralling experience. 观看这场演出的观众将发现这是一次激动人心的经历。 Sergei Rebrov scored the goal that finally ended an enthralling match. 谢尔盖·雷布罗夫射入一球，终于结束了这场引人入胜的比赛。spellbinding /ˈspelbaɪndɪŋ/ [adjective]a story, film, piece of music etc that isspellbinding is so original or interesting that you are unable to think about anything else while you are reading it, watching it etc 吸引人的，迷人的 One of the President's most spellbinding TV performances came on 27 July. 总统最吸引人的一次电视公开露面是在7月27日。 What she reveals in this novel is a spellbinding tale of her life in China. 在这部小说中她讲述的是自己在中国生活的引人入胜的故事。page-turner /ˈpeɪdʒ ˌtɜːʳnəʳ/ [countable noun]a book whose story is so interesting that you do not want to stop reading it and are very eager to find out what happens next 引人入胜、让人不忍释卷的书 Stephen King's latest novel promises to be another page-turner. 史蒂芬·金的最新小说肯定又是一本让人欲罢不能的好书。3 an interesting period of time 一段有趣的时间interesting /ˈɪntrɪstɪŋ, ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/ [adjective]aninteresting period of time has a lot ofinteresting, unusual, or exciting things happening during it 有趣的，有意思的 Today's been really interesting, I enjoyed it very much. 今天实在是有意思，我非常高兴。 At the age of 80 she still leads a very busy and interesting life. 她80岁，仍过着非常忙碌、很有意思的生活。 The Renaissance must have been a very interesting time to have been alive. 生活在文艺复兴时代肯定非常有意思。eventful /ɪˈventfəl/ [adjective]full of interesting or important events 多事的；充满大事的 The poet Arthur Rimbaud led a short but extremely eventful life. 诗人阿尔蒂尔·兰波的一生非常短暂，但经历极为丰富。 It has been an eventful day in politics -- two ministers have resigned and the Prime Minister has called an election. 这是政界多事的一天——两位部长辞职，首相宣布举行大选。colourfulBritish/colorfulAmerican /ˈkʌləʳfəl/ [adjective usually before noun]containing a lot of unusual, exciting, and sometimes immoral events or behaviour 丰富多彩的 There are many chapters in Wilkins’ long, colorful life, including the time he spent in prison. 威尔金斯漫长而又丰富多彩的生活中有许多篇章，其中包括他在狱中度过的那一段。 Coleman's colourful life is recorded in his autobiography, Reflections of a Racing Driver. 科尔曼那色彩丰富的一生就记录在他的自传《一名赛车手的回忆》中。 Riva is a welcoming town with a colourful history. 里瓦是一座热情好客的城镇，有丰富多彩的历史。there's never a dull moment /ðeəʳz ˌnevər ə ˌdʌl ˈməʊmənt/spokensay this about a situation, film, story etc in which a lot of things happen, and you do not have time to be bored 【口】一刻也不会枯燥无聊 When you have three young children to look after there's never a dull moment. 当你有三个小孩子要照看时，那就一刻也不会无聊了。 There's never a dull moment in our house, especially as there are ten of us living here. 我们的房子里从来都不会有片刻枯燥无聊的，尤其是因为这里住着我们十个人。 There's never a dull moment in the entire film, and Pierce Brosnan is superb in the James Bond role. 整部影片一刻也不单调，皮尔斯·布鲁斯南扮演的詹姆斯·邦德棒极了。4 an interesting city, building, work of art etc 有趣的城市、建筑、艺术品等interesting /ˈɪntrɪstɪŋ, ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/ [adjective]a building, work of art, object etc that isinteresting is unusual or special in some way 吸引人的，有趣的 The exhibition includes some interesting old musical instruments. 展品包括一些很有趣的古老乐器。 What makes San Francisco so interesting is its architecture, which is completely different from that of other American cities. 令圣弗朗西斯科如此吸引人的是它的建筑，它们与美国其他城市的建筑完全不同。fascinating /ˈfæsɪneɪtɪŋ, ˈfæsəneɪtɪŋ/ [adjective]extremely interesting 极有趣的，迷人的 London is one of the most exciting and fascinating cities in the world. 伦敦是世界上最激动人心、最为迷人的城市之一。 It was a fascinating painting, with clever use of colour and light. 这是幅迷人的画作，其中很巧妙地运用了色和光。 The Scottish Craft Centre has a fascinating range of pottery, jewellery and textiles for sale. 苏格兰手工艺品中心出售各式各样的极有趣的陶器、珠宝和纺织品。 Alice Thornton's autobiography provides a fascinating account of family life in seventeenth-century England. 艾丽斯·桑顿的自传引人入胜地讲述了17世纪英格兰的家庭生活。unusual /ʌnˈjuːʒuəl, -ʒəl/ [adjective]different in style from other buildings, cities, or works of art, and therefore interesting 不同寻常的，独特的 Louise makes hats that are eye-catching and unusual. 路易丝制作的帽子引人注目，不同寻常。 Yuri invited me to sample some of Osaka's more unusual restaurants. 尤里邀请我去尝尝大阪的一些较独特的餐厅。have character /hæv ˈkærktəʳ/ [verb phrase not in progressive]if a place or a buildinghas character, it is old and has a lot of unusual features which make it interesting and special 〔地方或建筑〕古老并有特色，古色古香 The hotel has character and charm, and is ideal as a base for exploring the city. 这家旅馆很有特色和吸引力，是游览该城的理想立足点。5 words for describing an interesting person 描述有趣的人的词语interesting /ˈɪntrɪstɪŋ, ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/ [adjective] The party was full of artists, actors, and other interesting people. 晚会上都是艺术家、演员和其他一些有趣的人。 Lawyers get to represent lots of clients in their careers, but few as interesting as a president. 律师在其职业生涯中会代表许多委托人打官司，但最有趣的委托人要算是总统了。find somebody interestingthink someone is interesting 认为某人有趣 She found him interesting, attractive even. 她觉得他很有趣，甚至有点吸引力。fascinating /ˈfæsɪneɪtɪŋ, ˈfæsəneɪtɪŋ/ [adjective]extremely interesting and often attractive 有极大吸引力的，迷人的 Nathan Bryce was the most handsome, fascinating, and ruthless man she had ever met. 内森·布赖斯是她遇到的最英俊迷人而又无情的男人。 It was easy to understand why Denise found Chris so fascinating. 不难理解为何丹尼斯会觉得克丽丝如此迷人。colourfulBritish/colorfulAmerican /ˈkʌləʳfəl/ [adjective usually before noun]acolourful person is interesting and often amusing because they are very unusual, especially because they behave in a way that does not follow society's usual rules 富于色彩的，生动有趣的 The late Bob Johnston was one of the city's most colorful, beloved characters. 已故的鲍勃·约翰斯顿是该市最有趣、最受人喜爱的人物之一。 Throughout his life, O'Connor was a colourful and controversial character. 奥康纳一生都是个富于色彩并有争议的人物。a character /ə ˈkærktəʳ/ [singular noun]someone who other people like and think is interesting, because they behave in an unusual and amusing way 怪人；与众不同的人物 She's quite a character -- people find her rather shocking, but I like her. 她相当怪异—人们觉得她不可思议，可我喜欢她。 James is a real character, completely unpredictable but very funny. 詹姆斯实在是古怪，令人根本无法捉摸，可是却非常滑稽。6 to make something more interesting 使某事物更有趣make something more interesting /ˌmeɪk something mɔːr ˈɪntrstɪŋ/ [verb phrase] Teachers are always trying to find new ways of making their lessons more interesting. 老师们总在找使自己的课更加有趣的新办法。 Sharing a house makes life much more interesting. 与人共住一幢房子会使生活变得有趣多了。make something come to lifealsomake something come alive /meɪk something ˌkʌm tə ˈlaɪf, meɪk something ˌkʌm əˈlaɪv/ [verb phrase]to make something much more interesting, especially by making it seem more lively or real 使某事更生动有趣 Campbell made the match come to life when he scored with a header in the 67th minute. 坎贝尔在第67分钟时头球得分，使这场比赛的气氛热烈起来了。 Cagney makes the character come alive through a combination of his looks and his skills as an actor. 卡格尼以他的英俊相貌和出色演技把这一角色演得栩栩如生。liven upalsoenlivenformal /ˌlaɪvən ˈʌp, ɪnˈlaɪvən/ [transitive phrasal verb]to make something that is a little boring or ordinary become more interesting or exciting 使活跃；使有生气liven something up I wish Leo would come - he would liven the party up. 我希望利奥能来—他会让这个聚会热闹起来。 Bob tried to liven things up by telling some of his jokes. 鲍勃讲了几个笑话，想活跃气氛。liven up something Tropical fruit such as mangoes and kiwis can help to liven up salad. 像芒果和猕猴桃等热带水果能使沙拉看上去更诱人。jazz up /ˌdʒæz ˈʌp/ [transitive phrasal verb]to make something seem more interesting and exciting by adding things to it that are colourful, modern etc 使生色；使新鲜有趣jazz up something You can easily jazz up a plain outfit with some bright, colourful accessories. 一套平平常常的衣服，配上几件明亮而鲜艳的饰物，就能轻而易举地增色不少。 The company's first product, WebSuite, allowed anyone with basic computer skills to jazz up a Web site. 这家公司的第一个产品“网络套餐”使任何具备基本电脑技巧的用户都能把网址做得生动有趣。jazz something up They've really jazzed it up in here but I bet the food's still the same. 他们这地方添了许多花样，不过我肯定食物仍旧是一成未变。add variety /ˌæd vəˈraɪəti/ [verb phrase]to make something more interesting by adding something different or unusual 增加变化 Evergreen plants with interesting leaves, berries or flowers add variety to a window box throughout the year. 常绿植物长着有趣的叶子、果实或花朵，一年四季都给窗台花盆添几分情趣。add variety to Make sure you add variety to your child's diet with plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables. 一定要在孩子的食物中增加新鲜水果和蔬菜，以使其更为丰富。