arresting
英[ə'restɪŋ]
美[ə'rɛstɪŋ]
- adj. 醒目的，有趣的；引人注意的
- v. 逮捕（arrest的ing形式）
中文词源
arresting 吸引人的
arrest,逮捕，-ing,形容词后缀。引申比喻义吸引人的。
英文词源
- arresting (n.)
- early 15c., "action of stopping" someone or something, verbal noun from arrest (v.).
- arresting (adj.)
- "striking, that captures the imagination," 1792, present participle adjective from arrest (v.).
双语例句
- 1. The most arresting feature is the painted wall decoration.
- 最醒目的特点是绘有图画的墙面装饰。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. By arresting the organisation's two top leaders the government and the army have now raised the stakes.
- 逮捕了该组织的两名主要头目后，政府和军队现在面临的风险更大了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The tone of his voice is so arresting that everyone listened attentively.
- 他的语调十分引人注意，大家都聚精会神地听着。
来自辞典例句
- 4. When the houses were finished, they were effective and arresting.
- 房屋建造完成后显得精巧而壮观.
来自辞典例句
- 5. There was evidently some object which was arresting the passengers and forming them into a knot.
- 显然有什么东西吸引住了过路的人,使他们在那里围成了一团.
来自辞典例句