hold someone's attention

US /hoʊld ˈsʌmwʌnz əˈtɛnʃən/
UK /hoʊld ˈsʌmwʌnz əˈtɛnʃən/
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吸引某人的注意力, 保持某人的興趣

to keep someone interested or engaged

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The speaker managed to hold everyone's attention throughout the long presentation.
演講者成功地在整個漫長的演講中吸引了所有人的注意力
It's hard to hold a child's attention for more than a few minutes.
很難吸引孩子的注意力超過幾分鐘。