If you are riveted by something, it fascinates you and holds your interest completely.
例句
As a child I remember being riveted by my grandfather's appearance...我記得小時(shí)候覺得祖父的相貌很迷人。He was riveted to the John Wayne movie...他對(duì)約翰·韋恩的電影很癡迷。
N-COUNT
鉚釘;包頭釘
A rivet is a short metal pin with a flat head which is used to fasten flat pieces of metal together.
英漢詞典釋義
n.
鉚釘
Straighten the rivets, please.請(qǐng)把那鉚釘鉚直。
vt.
鉚接；（用鉚釘）固定
The metal plates used in making ships used to be riveted together, but now they are usually welded.造船中使用的金屬板過(guò)去使用鉚接, 現(xiàn)在則常用焊接。
吸引住
My attention was riveted by a slight movement in the bushes.我的注意力被灌木叢中的輕微晃動(dòng)吸引住了。
英英詞典釋義
Noun
1. ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt)
2. heavy pin having a head at one end and the other end being hammered flat after being passed through holes in the pieces that are fastened together
Verb
1. direct one's attention on something;
"Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"
2. fasten with a rivet or rivets
3. hold (someone's attention);
"The discovery of the skull riveted the paleontologists"