magnet

Word family nounmagnetarmagneticianmagneticsmagnetismmagnetistmagnetitemagnetizationmagnetizermagnetomagnetonmagnetronmagnonmagnetic diskmagnetic fieldmagnetic mediamagnetic northmagnetic resonance imagingmagnetic tapemagnetadjectivemagneticmagnetizableadverbmagneticallyverbmagnetize

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ldoce_212_amag·net /ˈmæɡnɪt/ noun [countableC]

1. DTa piece of iron or steel that can stick to metal or make other metal objects move towards itself 磁铁；磁石，吸铁石 → magnetism →5 See picture of MAGNET 磁铁 →4 See picture of 见图 magnet

ATTRACTsomething or someone that attracts many people or things 有吸引力的事物[人] → magnetism

magnet for

The region has become a magnet for small businesses.

该地区已成为小企业落户的热点区域。

attract/draw somebody/something like a magnet

She drew men to her like a magnet.

她像吸铁石一样吸引着男人。

babe/chick magnet informal (=a man who is attractive to women) 少女杀手；吸引女性的男人

Examples from the Corpus

magnet• The centre of town seemed to draw them back like a magnet.• Most are attracted by the splendour of the city's colleges, but they also prove a magnet for organised crime.• The metal was a magnet that attracted people from all over the world.• Take care with the magnets by the way, as allowing them to snap together causes them to break.• This magnet for unwanted paper will fill up and overflow with monotonous regularity and should be abolished.• Ever notice what a visual magnet a mirror is?

attract/draw somebody/something like a magnet• The sudden warmth, meagre though it was, drew Isabel like a magnet.• A place for all kinds of wildlife to stop off and drink, it will attract them like a magnet.

Origin magnet

(1400-1500) Old French magnete, from Latin magnes, from Greek magnes (lithos) “(stone) of Magnesia”, ancient city in Turkey

词汇	magnet
释义	magnet Word family nounmagnetarmagneticianmagneticsmagnetismmagnetistmagnetitemagnetizationmagnetizermagnetomagnetonmagnetronmagnonmagnetic diskmagnetic fieldmagnetic mediamagnetic northmagnetic resonance imagingmagnetic tapemagnetadjectivemagneticmagnetizableadverbmagneticallyverbmagnetize Related topics: Daily life, Technology, Physics ldoce_212_amag·net /ˈmæɡnɪt/ ●●○ noun [countableC] 1. DTa piece of iron or steel that can stick to metal or make other metal objects move towards itself 磁铁；磁石，吸铁石 → magnetism →5 See picture of MAGNET 磁铁 →4 See picture of 见图 magnet 2 ATTRACTsomething or someone that attracts many people or things 有吸引力的事物[人] → magnetism magnet for The region has become a magnet for small businesses. 该地区已成为小企业落户的热点区域。 attract/draw somebody/something like a magnet She drew men to her like a magnet. 她像吸铁石一样吸引着男人。 babe/chick magnet informal (=a man who is attractive to women) 少女杀手；吸引女性的男人 Examples from the Corpus magnet• The centre of town seemed to draw them back like a magnet.• Most are attracted by the splendour of the city's colleges, but they also prove a magnet for organised crime.• The metal was a magnet that attracted people from all over the world.• Take care with the magnets by the way, as allowing them to snap together causes them to break.• This magnet for unwanted paper will fill up and overflow with monotonous regularity and should be abolished.• Ever notice what a visual magnet a mirror is? attract/draw somebody/something like a magnet• The sudden warmth, meagre though it was, drew Isabel like a magnet.• A place for all kinds of wildlife to stop off and drink, it will attract them like a magnet. Origin magnet (1400-1500) Old French magnete, from Latin magnes, from Greek magnes (lithos) “(stone) of Magnesia”, ancient city in Turkey
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