attract
单词辨析：
普通用词，指客观上吸引他人的注意力，或把某人或某物吸引到某事物上来。
Her beauty attracted many passers-by.
她的美貌吸引了很多路人。
Why would leftover food attract flies?
为什么吃剩的食物会招引苍蝇？
This is an effective way to attract new businesses to the area.
这是吸引新企业进入该地区的有效方式。
指使人感兴趣，常后接介词 to。
The design appeals to all ages.
这种设计吸引各个年龄段的人。
Fashion shows appeal to young women.
年轻妇女喜欢时装秀。
指吸引或取悦某人以使其对自己产生好感。
His graciousness charmed everyone at the party.
他落落大方的仪态令聚会上的每一个人为之倾倒。
They were charmed by the hospitality of the local people.
他们被当地人的好客吸引住了。
Obviously, she was charmed by George's thoughtfulness.
显然，她被乔治的周到体贴所吸引。
The children charmed the audience with their enthusiastic singing.
孩子们热情的歌唱吸引了观众。
指让人产生兴趣，通常含令人无法拒绝或摆脱的意味，不用进行时。
This kind of movie has always fascinated him.
这类电影总是使他着迷。
The idea of travelling through time fascinates the young man.
穿越时光旅行的想法深深吸引着那个年轻人。
相关例句：
How can we produce top-class engineers when universities are constrained to offer salaries that can only attract mediocre staff?
大学的财力有限，提供的薪酬仅能吸引水平一般的教师，在这种情况下，我们如何能培养出一流的工程师？
He sat at one of the round tables and tried to attract her attention.
他坐在其中一张圆桌旁边，想引起她的注意。
The party aims to attract votes from the business and professional communities, which want a faster pace of political reform
该党的目标是吸引商界和专业社群的选票，因为这两个群体都希望加快政治改革的步伐。
The motives that attract people to work within a social service are variable.
吸引人们到社会福利部门工作的动机各不相同。
He wasn't sure he'd got it right, although the theory attracted him by its logic
该理论的逻辑性吸引了他，但他不能确定自己的理解是否正确。
I was married to a man who had ceased to attract me.
我嫁给了一个我已不再钟情的男人。