so few of the people here die from heart
disease.
look/sound interesting Susan's new job sounds really interesting.
As Never say 'I am interesting in this'. Say
1 am interested in this.
interest 'intrust/ [и T] if something interests you, it makes you feel interested There's с film about bears on the TV
tonight. It might interest the children.
AS Don't say 'It is interesting me'. Say it interests me.
fascinating , faes^neitii]/ [adj] extremely interesting: Istanbul is a fascinating city. I a fascinating story of mystery and adventure
A\ Don't say Very fascinating'. Say
absolutely fascinating.
/ascinate /'fasineit/ [и T] if something fascinates you, it makes you fee! extremely interested: The idea of travelling to other planets fascinates me.
intriguing /in'trngirj/ [adj] if something is intriguing, you want to know more about it because it is strange or difficult to understand: an intriguing question that continues to puzzle scientists I When I got home there was an intriguing message on my answerphone.
stimulating /'stimjy.leiui}/ [adj) something that is stimulating is interesting and enjoyable because it gives you new ideas to think about: I would like to thank
Professor Buchner for his stimulating
lecture. ! It was a stimulating experience, working among people from so many different countries.
Ql couldn't put it down ai kodnt put it 'daun/ spoken say this about a book which was so enjoyable that you did not want to stop reading it: What an amazing book! 1 just couldn't put it down.
feeling interested in something
interested /'intr^d/ (adj not before
noun) if you are interested in something, you give it your attention because you want to know more about it: The children seemed very interested when I showed them my photographs. I I can't remember the name of the book, but if you're interested I can find out. + in I've never really been interested in po/itics. I Bob first got interested in motorcycles when he was about sixteen. interested to know/kearfsee/learn I'd be very interested to hear your opinion about this.
find sth interesting /famd (sth)
intrust11]/ if you find something interesting, you feel very interested when you see it, read it, or hear about it, because it is the type of thing that you like to know about: It's a book about travelling in India. I think you'll find it interesting.
wit К interest /wid intrust/ watch/listen/read with interest especially written to be interested when you watch, listen, or read something: Richard listened with interest to the conversation at the next table.
with great interest I read your letter u/ith great interest.
skow interest/express interest
/,j3o intrust, ik,spres intrust/ to say something to show that you are interested, especially in a suggestion or plan: I suggested going camping, but none of my friends showed any interest. + in Several companies have already expressed interest in our research.
INTERESTING/INTERESTED 394
Qbe into Sth /bi; mtu; (sth)/ {phrasal verb T) informal., especwlly spoken to be very interested in a subject or activity, and to spend a lot of time on it because you enjoy it: I'm not very interested in science fiction, but my brother is really into it. be into doing sth. Lisa's into keeping fit - she goes to aerobics every day. get into sth (=become more interested in it) I never used to like jazz, but I've been getting into it recently.
В to feel extremely
interested in something
/as с mated / faes^neit^d/ [adj not before nounj extremely interested in something that you are watching or listening to: Julia watched the dancers for over an hour - she u>as fascinated.
+ by I was fascinated by her stories of her childhood in Africa.
be absorbed in. stK /bi: эЬ sy/bd in (sth)/ to be so interested in something that you give it all your attention: She's totally absorbed in her work. I The children were so absorbed in their game that they didn't notice us.
be obsessed with sth ;bi: absest wi6
(sth)/ to be too interested in something, so that you cannot stop thinking about it: You're obsessed with sex - that's your problem.
be obsessed with doing sth As Forsyth grew older; he became obsessed with making money.
obsession /ab'sej^n/ [n C] when you cannot stop thinking about one particular thing-. Mario's interest in fast cars had become a dangerous obsession. + with the poet's unhealthy obsession with death
when you are not interested in something
see also boring/bored not interested /not intrJ^d/1 started
telling them about my vacation, but they weren't very interested.
+ in He's not particularly interested in
sport.
not interest sb /not intrust (sb)/ if a subject or activity does not interest you. you do not want to know about it or learn about it: To be honest, politics doesn't interest me at all.
lose interest /jU:z intrust/to stop being interested in something that you were interested in before: I used to go to photography classes every week, but then I just lost interest.
+ In Jenny seems to have lost all interest in her work.
INTERFERE
to try to influence a situation that you should not be involved in
see also stop 6
to interfere
inter/ere /,int9r'fi9r/ [и I] to try to influence a situation that you should not be involved in, for example by telling someone what to do or giving them advice which they do not want: For God's sake Dave, stop interferingf I I don't mean to interfere, but don't you think you should tell your parents about this?