心醉神迷 (xīn zuì shén mí) — ecstasy; rapture; to be entranced or spellbound
Definition
A literary idiom meaning to be utterly entranced — heart drunk, spirit lost. Stronger and more poetic than the plain verb 着迷 ('to be fascinated').
idiom
ecstasyraptureto be entranced or spellbound
Examples
- ,心醉神迷。Kàn dào nà zhuàng lì de rì luò, tā gǎn dào xīn zuì shén mí.Seeing that magnificent sunset, she felt rapturous.
- ,心醉神迷。Tīng le nà shǒu gǔ diǎn yīn yuè, guān zhòng men dōu xīn zuì shén mí.After listening to that classical piece, the audience was completely entranced.
- 心醉神迷,。Tā duì tā de měi lì xīn zuì shén mí, jiǔ jiǔ wú fǎ yí kāi mù guāng.He was spellbound by her beauty, unable to look away for a long time.
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