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今天我们要学的词是riveting¹。Riveting形容词，意思是吸引人的、引人入胜的 。Despite fans' doubts and fears going in, the 2017 French Open turned out to be a riveting, satisfying spectacle. 尽管网球迷们存有疑虑和恐慌，2017法网公开赛还是一场引人入胜、令人心满意足的表演。US Representative Emanuel Cleaver² describes Comey's testimony³ as “riveting”. 美国国会众议院议员克里弗用“引人入胜”来形容科米的证词。好的，我们今天学习的词是riveting, riveting, riveting...

1 riveting   

adj.动听的，令人着迷的，完全吸引某人注意力的；n.铆接（法）

参考例句：

• I find snooker riveting though I don't play myself.虽然我自己不打斯诺克，但是我觉得它挺令人着迷。
• To my amazement,I found it riveting.但令我惊讶的是，我发现它的吸引人处。

2 cleaver   

n.切肉刀

参考例句：

• In fact,a cleaver is a class of ax.实际上，切肉刀也是斧子的一种。
• The cleaver is ground to a very sharp edge.刀磨得飞快。

3 testimony   

n.证词；见证，证明

参考例句：

• The testimony given by him is dubious.他所作的证据是可疑的。
• He was called in to bear testimony to what the police officer said.他被传入为警官所说的话作证。