The attraction of the moon for the earth causes the tides. 月球对地球的吸引力造成潮汐。
She felt a strong attraction to him. 她感到他对她有强烈的吸引力。
That's the big attraction. 这些很有吸引力。
attraction
[ noun ]
the force by which one object attracts another
<noun.phenomenon>
an entertainment that is offered to the public
<noun.communication>
the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts
<noun.attribute> her personality held a strange attraction for him
a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
<noun.cognition> flowers are an attractor for bees
an entertainer who attracts large audiences
<noun.person> he was the biggest drawing card they had
Attraction \At*trac"tion\, n. [L. attractio: cf. F. attraction.] 1. (Physics) An invisible power in a body by which it draws anything to itself; the power in nature acting mutually between bodies or ultimate particles, tending to draw them together, or to produce their cohesion or combination, and conversely resisting separation.
Note: Attraction is exerted at both sensible and insensible distances, and is variously denominated according to its qualities or phenomena. Under attraction at sensible distances, there are, -- (1.)
{Attraction of gravitation}, which acts at all distances throughout the universe, with a force proportional directly to the product of the masses of the bodies and inversely to the square of their distances apart. (2.)
{Magnetic}, {diamagnetic}, and {electrical attraction}, each of which is limited in its sensible range and is polar in its action, a property dependent on the quality or condition of matter, and not on its quantity. Under attraction at insensible distances, there are, -- (1.)
{Adhesive attraction}, attraction between surfaces of sensible extent, or by the medium of an intervening substance. (2.)
{Cohesive attraction}, attraction between ultimate particles, whether like or unlike, and causing simply an aggregation or a union of those particles, as in the absorption of gases by charcoal, or of oxygen by spongy platinum, or the process of solidification or crystallization. The power in adhesive attraction is strictly the same as that of cohesion. (3.)
{Capillary attraction}, attraction causing a liquid to rise, in capillary tubes or interstices, above its level outside, as in very small glass tubes, or a sponge, or any porous substance, when one end is inserted in the liquid. It is a special case of cohesive attraction. (4.)
{Chemical attraction}, or
{affinity}, that peculiar force which causes elementary atoms, or groups of atoms, to unite to form molecules.
2. The act or property of attracting; the effect of the power or operation of attraction. --Newton.
3. The power or act of alluring, drawing to, inviting, or engaging; an attractive quality; as, the attraction of beauty or eloquence.
4. That which attracts; an attractive object or feature.
Syn: Allurement; enticement; charm.
Magnetic \Mag*net"ic\, Magnetical \Mag*net"ic*al\, a. [L. magneticus: cf. F. magn['e]tique.] 1. Pertaining to the magnet; possessing the properties of the magnet, or corresponding properties; as, a magnetic bar of iron; a magnetic needle.
2. Of or pertaining to, or characterized by, the earth's magnetism; as, the magnetic north; the magnetic meridian.
3. Capable of becoming a magnet; susceptible to magnetism; as, the magnetic metals.
4. Endowed with extraordinary personal power to excite the feelings and to win the affections; attractive; inducing attachment.
She that had all magnetic force alone. --Donne.
5. Having, susceptible to, or induced by, animal magnetism, so called; hypnotic; as, a magnetic sleep. See {Magnetism}. [Archaic] [1913 Webster +PJC]
{Magnetic amplitude}, {attraction}, {dip}, {induction}, etc. See under {Amplitude}, {Attraction}, etc.
{Magnetic battery}, a combination of bar or horseshoe magnets with the like poles adjacent, so as to act together with great power.
{Magnetic compensator}, a contrivance connected with a ship's compass for compensating or neutralizing the effect of the iron of the ship upon the needle.
{Magnetic curves}, curves indicating lines of magnetic force, as in the arrangement of iron filings between the poles of a powerful magnet.
{Magnetic elements}. (a) (Chem. Physics) Those elements, as iron, nickel, cobalt, chromium, manganese, etc., which are capable or becoming magnetic. (b) (Physics) In respect to terrestrial magnetism, the declination, inclination, and intensity. (c) See under {Element}.
{Magnetic fluid}, the hypothetical fluid whose existence was formerly assumed in the explanations of the phenomena of magnetism; -- no longer considered a meaningful concept.
{Magnetic iron}, or {Magnetic iron ore}. (Min.) Same as {Magnetite}.
{Magnetic needle}, a slender bar of steel, magnetized and suspended at its center on a sharp-pointed pivot, or by a delicate fiber, so that it may take freely the direction of the magnetic meridian. It constitutes the essential part of a compass, such as the mariner's and the surveyor's.
{Magnetic poles}, the two points in the opposite polar regions of the earth at which the direction of the dipping needle is vertical.
{Magnetic pyrites}. See {Pyrrhotite}.
{Magnetic storm} (Terrestrial Physics), a disturbance of the earth's magnetic force characterized by great and sudden changes.
{Magnetic telegraph}, a telegraph acting by means of a magnet. See {Telegraph}.
The folks at Graceland say Elvis remains buried at his Memphis tourist attraction.
No fanfares for the 300 former Roman Catholic priests admitted to the Episcopal Church in the US. What is the attraction of Rome?
She works part-time as Robin's legendary paramour at "Tales of Robin Hood," a two-year-old tourist attraction plunked down in the concrete jungle of modern-day Nottingham.
Today, the mummified fetus is so popular a tourist attraction that it has its own tiny case.
The second is that the returns are less volatile than securities trading activities. Mr Robert Binney, business executive for global securities services at Chase Manhattan, says that the lack of volatility is a significant attraction for banks.
'Peruvian debt is a speculative buy,' he says. Brazil, on the other hand, has removed much of the attraction of converting foreign debt into equity.
Mr Andrew Teare, chief executive of English China Clays, goes further: 'What happened this week heightened the attraction of investing overseas.' It might be argued that managers are not always at their best when wrestling with macro-economic concepts.
The key attraction is that tickets for Tests are guaranteed - the result of the match is irrelevant.
An emotionally troubled University of Florida freshman under scrutiny in the grisly murders of five college students had a strong attraction for one of the slain women, a former neighbor said.
Yet loosestrife holds a peculiar attraction in Michigan, where Rendall estimates it has taken over more than 30,000 acres of marsh and swamp, about the same as in Minnesota.
Many in the industry believe that in spite of the attraction of lower prices, discount superstore and tele-marketing sales will not take off as strongly in Japan as in the US and Europe.
Domingo was to have sung in five performances from June 20 through July 6, and Covent Garden was depending on him to be the big attraction of its season.
As the brain absorbs repeated ad messages and images over time, the bombardment can subconsciously strengthen attraction to a brand, some psychologists believe.
An antiques centre in one warehouse had nearly 400,000 visitors in 1992. English Heritage is restoring another of the city's antiques, the 13th century Blackfriars Dominican friary, which is expected to become a big tourist attraction.
Normally it would be dealt with by our customer services people.' For southerners, it was once a regular event to shop in the North, particularly for wines and spirits - differences in value added tax being the main attraction.
They are some of the oldest still in use for a regular passenger service, rather than as a tourist attraction.
The Toulouse club helped relocate N'Tmack's brother and mother when he decided to join them. Despite its strict codes and amateur status, the attraction of the game is strengthened by the social and economic opportunities it provides.
In 1980, after much of the Palace burnt down, it received a huge insurance windfall of more than Pounds 40m which could have transformed it into a major regional leisure attraction.
One attraction might be the Hoover Institute on War, Revolution and Peace.
With Yellowstone National Park's wildfires still burning, the famous tourist attraction's gateway cities already are planning ways to lure visitors to the charred landmark next summer.
So what is the fatal attraction? In the 1930s, Phnom Penh was said to be the most beautiful city in French Indochina, its wide boulevards lined with palm trees and mansions with sweeping balconies.
So that's where we're at." A shift in wind direction in Yellowstone created a 250-acre spot fire about five miles from Old Faithful, the park's most popular attraction, where nearby structures earlier were threatened by flames.
An additional attraction, Mr. Saboret says, was that French law doesn't require foreign companies to employ a certain number of locals.
East Germany's sudden attraction is, in a way, a result of the mass flight of 500,000 East Germans to West Germany in the past year.
The city "has a fatal attraction," says real-estate agent Rafael Harrari.
Part of the return is guaranteed; hence the attraction for investors seeking a degree of security. For some time, the society has ploughed a substantial proportion of its with-profits fund into equities and property.
The guests will spend from one to three days in Florida, both at Epcot Center and the Magic Kingdom; the final event will be a nighttime birthday party at Mickey's Birthdayland, a new Disney attraction.
It plans to use its global network to distribute the securities. The main attraction of securities backed by commercial property loans is that they offer a much higher yield than corporate bonds with a similar rating.
Drawing inferences from letters and other sources, the author explores such themes as O'Keeffe's attraction to women and Stieglitz's attraction to children.
Drawing inferences from letters and other sources, the author explores such themes as O'Keeffe's attraction to women and Stieglitz's attraction to children.