attraction
US: /əˈtɹækʃən/
UK: /ɐtɹˈækʃən/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
attraction /ə'trækʃn/- danh từ
- (vật lý) sự hú; sức hút
- mutual attraction: sự hút lẫn nhau
- terrestrial attraction: sức hút của trái đất
- magnetic attraction: sức hút từ
- electrostatic attraction: sức hút tĩnh điện
- molecular attraction: sức hút phân tử
- cạpillary attraction: sức hút mao dẫn
- sự thu hút, sự hấp dẫn, sự lôi cuốn; sức hấp dẫn, sức lôi cuốn
- cái thu hút, cái hấp dẫn, cái lôi cuốn
- (vật lý) sự hú; sức hút
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun1 [U, sing.] a feeling of liking sb, especially sexually: She felt an immediate attraction for him. + Sexual attraction is a large part of falling in love. + They felt a strong mutual attraction.
2 [C] an interesting or enjoyable place to go or thing to do: Buckingham Palace is a major tourist attraction. + The main attraction at Giverny is Monet's garden. + Attractions at the fair include a mini-circus, clowns, dancers and a jazz band.
3 [C, U] a feature, quality or person that makes sth seem interesting and enjoyable, and worth having or doing: I can't see the attraction of sitting on a beach all day. + City life holds little attraction for me. + She is the star attraction of the show. + And there's the added attraction of free champagne on all flights.
4 [U] (physics) a force which pulls things towards each other: gravitational / magnetic attraction
Compare: REPULSION
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 draw, appeal; magnetism; gravitation, Colloq pull:
David confided to Joan that he felt a strong attraction to her. There is an attraction between the north and south poles of these magnets.
2 draw, lure, enticement, attractant, inducement; show, entertainment, presentation, performance, Colloq come-on, crowd-puller, crowd-pleaser:
The presence of the movie stars has been a powerful attraction. The producer has planned to repeat the attraction every evening.
Collocation
1 fact of attracting/being attracted
ADJ.
fatal, irresistible, obvious, powerful, strong | mutual
They shared a powerful mutual attraction.
| gravitational, magnetic, physical, sexual
VERB + ATTRACTION
feel
the strong attraction that she felt for him
| see
I could now see the attraction of a steady job and regular income.
| have, hold
Long holidays hold no attraction for him.
| exert
All matter exerts a gravitational attraction.
PREP.
~ between
the attraction between two people
| ~ to/towards
His attraction to you is obvious.
PHRASES
the centre of attraction
Sophie was plainly the centre of attraction in the room.
2 sth that attracts people
ADJ.
added, big, chief, great, main, major, obvious, special, star
The main attraction of the place is the nightlife.
| popular, tourist
VERB + ATTRACTION
have
A freelance career has the attraction of flexibility.
| be, prove
Feeding the animals proved a popular attraction for visitors to the farm.
PREP.
for
The lack of heat was an attraction for cyclists.
Concise dictionary
attractions-kʃnnoun
+the force by which one object attracts another
+an entertainment that is offered to the public
+the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts
+a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
+an entertainer who attracts large audiences
