1.attractive的基本意思是“有吸引力的”，用于人时指外表“性感的；妩媚的；英俊的；诱人的”；用于物或地方时指“漂亮的；有吸引力的”；用于事物时指“引起兴趣的；有诱惑力的”。attractive还可表示“吸引的”，常用于修饰force,power等抽象名词。
2.attractive在句中可用作定语、表语和宾语补足语。作“吸引的”解时不用于比较等级。
3.attractive接介词to引起的短语可表示“对…有吸引力”。

用作定语
▲～+n.
She is an attractive girl.她是个妩媚动人的女孩。
They have very attractive children.他们的孩子非常讨人喜欢。
Your friend has a very attractive personality.你朋友的个性很有魅力。
The house was set in attractive countryside near Oxford.这幢房子坐落在牛津附近景色诱人的乡间。
Spending 18 hours on a plane isn't a very attractive prospect.连续坐18个小时的飞机并不是一桩令人感到有趣的事。
Magnets have great attractive power for iron.磁石对铁有很强的吸引力。
▲n.+～
They are goods attractive in price and quality.这些都是物美价廉的货物。
用作表语
▲S+be+～
Your daughter is young and attractive.你的女儿年轻俊俏。
He's so attractive, I wish he'd ask me out.他真有魅力，但愿他会邀我出去。
The salary they are offering is very attractive.他们提供的薪水很诱人。
The new dress styles are very attractive.这些新衣服的款式非常引人注目。
Foggy mountains are mysteriously attractive.烟雾茫茫的群山有着神秘的魅力。
This idea is very attractive.这个主意很有吸引力。
▲S+be+～+prep.-phrase
The journey along this route is very attractive by its picturesque scenery.这条旅游路线沿途风景如画，非常迷人。
Hilda was attractive in her early fifties.希尔达年过半百，风韵犹存。
She sounds very attractive on the phone.她在电话里的声音娓娓动听。
Bright colors are attractive to children.鲜艳的颜色对儿童有吸引力。
The scenery in Switzerland is exceedingly attractive to the tourists from the whole world.瑞士的风景对来自全世界的游客都很有吸引力。
The offer is very attractive to us.该提议对我们很有吸引力。
The dish is attractive to the eye and appetizing to the taste.这盘菜色香味俱佳。
用作宾语补足语
▲S+V+O+～
He found her idea attractive.他发现她的想法很吸引人。
I like John but I don't find him attractive physically.我喜欢约翰，不过我认为他长得并不英俊。
She's not beautiful, but I find her incredibly attractive because she seems so full of life and fun.她并不美貌，可我觉得她万分动人，因为她看上去充满着活力和风趣。
The engineers try to make products attractive, efficient,and safe.工程师们试图制造出安全、高效、诱人的产品。
Do you have any ideas for making rail travel more attractive? 你有什么主意使铁路旅行更有吸引力？

［派生词］ attractively adv.吸引人地‖attractiveness n.魅力
［同义词］   beautiful, charming, fair, good-looking
［反义词］   repellent, unattractive