测一测
He is so _____ about tomorrow's trip that he can't fall asleep tonight.
A. interested
B. psyched up
C. charmed
知识点解析
昨天我们研究了interest这个词的各种含义和用法。
可是, 当我们想要表达感兴趣, 好喜欢, 或很期待的时候, 还有其他的表达吗？甚至, 有什么比较新鲜流行的表达吗？
小编这里为大家总结几个, 大家也可以自己平时多多积累。
1. be psyched up about:
psych读作 /saɪk/, 大家看到它是不是会想到psychology(心理学)呀？
psych 的确和心理有关, psyched up就是心情很high, 状态很好, 对某事充满憧憬。
例如: I am really psyched up about our hiking tomorrow. It's been a long time since I did any outdoor activity.
我很期待明天的徒步旅行。我太久没有参加户外活动了。
2. be hooked on:
hook作名词时意思是钩子, be hooked on就是被勾住。因此可以引申为被吸引, 感兴趣, 甚至沉迷于。
比如, I just wish there could be something or even someone for me to be hooked on. Life is colorless without this.
我希望能有那样一件事或一个人吸引我。没有了这个，生活就很无聊。
She's hooked on football these days. She goes to every game and cheers for her favorite teams.
她最近对橄榄球(美国)/足球(英国)很感兴趣，她去每一场比赛而且支持自己最爱的球队。
3. be spellbound by:
spell 指咒语。大家一定听说过cast a spell on someone 表示给某人施咒语, 也引申为迷惑某人, 如同被咒语的作用迷住了一样。
spellbound 就表示入迷的, 被迷住的。
例如: Charlie was spellbound by the scene in front of him: a grand castle with all Disney characters dancing and singing around it.
查理完全被眼前的景象迷住了: 一个巨大的城堡, 所有的迪士尼人物都绕着它唱歌跳舞。
4. be fascinated with, be charmed by:
这两个词组都有被吸引 的意思。
大家看到charm可能会想到Prince charming (拯救白雪公主的那个白马王子)。charm本身可作名词和动词, 表示迷人的魅力(n.)以及迷住(v.)。
举两个例子:
I am totally charmed by his unique writing style. It's amusing but not vulgar (低俗的).
我被他的写作风格迷住了。很有趣但不低俗。
He has always been fascinated with science, so he chose MIT (麻省理工大学) for his undergrad (大学生) study.
他从小就痴迷科学，所以他选择麻省理工做他的大学。
小练习
Since his mom is a writer, he has been _____ on writing since he was a kid.
A. hooked
B. charmed
C. psyched
Although I am not so _______ with classic music, I am still touched every time I listen to this particular piece of Chopin (肖邦).
A. fighting
B. fastidious
C. fascinated
As far as I know, she is not going to be ______ your flattery (花言巧语). She might even hate it.
A. hooked in
B. charmed by
C. charged by
考试真题
一起看看真题吧~
The male hormone is linked with dominance, confidence and aggression, which implies the lads psyched up to defend their territory.(2011年考研英语)
They are hooked on shopping and usually buy things that they don't need.(TEM-4 2015年)
She was spellbound-she knew he knew her. （TEM-8 2004年）
