English Reference
Verb

enthralled

v.
C1 Advanced US /ɛnˈθɹɔɫd/ UK /ɛnθɹˈɔːld/ en·thralled

v.completely fascinated or captivated by something. You feel this way when you are so interested in a story, a movie, or a person that you cannot look away.

v.deeply fascinated or captivated; held in a state of intense interest or admiration. Often used to describe a passive state of being held by a performance or narrative.


SIMPLE

The children were enthralled by the magician's tricks.

CONTEXTUAL

The audience remained enthralled throughout the three-hour documentary, showing no signs of boredom or distraction.

COMPLEX

The protagonist's journey through the dense jungle left the readers enthralled, as every page revealed a new layer of mystery and danger.

Berger regarded each work as a portal between time and space and was enthralled by the ways it could be lost and found in translation.

The Guardian· 10 Aug 2026

When I pop in, I find a crowd enthralled by a scale model of the theatre’s machinery that allows visitors to move scenery and create waves, wind and thunder.

The Guardian· 10 Aug 2026
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Level C1 · Advanced
Frequency Occasional
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