A heartthrob is a famous person — most often a man, an actor or a singer — who a lot of people, especially women and girls, find very good-looking and exciting.

A heartthrob isHeartthrob是指 a famous person一個名人 most often a man, an actor or a singer通常是男的，演員或歌手 who a lot of people, especially women and girls,很多人，尤其是女性和女孩 find覺得他 very good-looking and exciting非常好看又讓人心動。

Magazines put his face on the cover. Fans scream at the concert.

Magazines雜誌 put his face on the cover把他的臉放上封面。Fans粉絲 scream at the concert在演唱會上尖叫。

The word is playful, not a serious, scientific word. Though actually, people stretch it. A friend might call a classmate a heartthrob as a joke, even if he is not famous at all.

The word is playful, not a serious, scientific word這個字是帶點玩笑的，不是嚴肅的科學用語。Though actually, people stretch it不過其實大家會把它用得更寬鬆。A friend might call a classmate朋友可能叫同學 a heartthrobheartthrob as a joke當作玩笑，even if he is not famous at all就算他一點也不出名。

Older writing used it more for men; younger people sometimes use it for anyone who makes hearts jump. The picture behind the word is simple: your heart throbs — it beats hard — because you like looking at this person.

Older writing used it more for men早期的文章比較常拿它形容男生；younger people sometimes use it for anyone who makes hearts jump年輕人有時候會拿它形容任何讓人心跳加速的人。The picture behind the word is simple這個字背後的畫面很簡單：your heart throbs你的心throbs——it beats hard用力跳——because you like looking at this person因為你喜歡看著這個人。