[scode type="blue"]rapt
adj.专心的;着迷的[/scode]
音标：/ræpt/
英文释义：
If someone watches or listens with rapt attention, they are extremely interested or fascinated.
例句：
①I noticed that everyone was watching me with rapt attention.
我注意到大家都在专注地看着我。
②He had held his audience rapt .
他令听众们都听入了迷。
③Phillips had a rapt expression on his face.
菲利普斯表情很专注。
William Golding的小说 Lord of the Flies 也出现了这个表达：
[scode type="blue"]liken to
把…比作；把…比拟为[/scode]
英英释义：
If you liken one thing or person to another thing or person, you say that they are similar.
例句：
①She likens marriage to slavery.
她把婚姻比作奴役。
②The pain is often likened to being drilled through the side of the head.
这种疼痛常被比作钻头钻入头部的感觉。
《经济学人》一篇关于摩洛哥民主政治的文章 Sex, lies and videotape 也出现了这个表达：
拓展：
这是一个很好用的写作表达，我们在进行同类事物比较时就可以用到这个短语。类似的，比较同类事物也可以用：
The similar story could be told of...
By the same token,....
A has a close resemblance to B
draw an analogy
