capture somebody's imagination1 INTERESTEDto make someone feel very interested in something 引起某人想象/吸引某人注意等 His stories of foreign adventure captured my imagination. 他的外国历险故事使我心驰神往。
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2 INTERESTEDto make people feel very interested and excited 使某人出神,使某人入迷 American football really captured the imagination of the British public. 美式橄榄球确实使英国民众着迷。
capture/catch somebody’s imagination• The story of a boy raised by monkeys has caught the imagination of millions.
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