| 单词 | entertain |
| 释义 | entertain verb¹ 1invite sb to eat/drink with you款待adverb | preposition adverb➤lavishly盛情地款待◆the bradfords always entertained lavishly at christmas.布拉德福德夫妇在圣诞节总是盛情地款待大家。preposition➤to (bre) 以⋯款待◆they entertained us to lunch in their new house.他们请我们在他们的新居吃午饭。entertain verb² 2interest/amuse sb使快乐adverb | preposition | phrases adverb➤thoroughly使非常愉快◆everyone was thoroughly entertained.每个人都给逗乐了。preposition➤with以⋯使人快乐◆she entertained us with stories of her travels.她给我们讲她的旅游见闻以逗我们开心。phrases➤entertain and educate, entertain and enlighten, entertain and inform娱乐和教育；寓教于乐◆films can entertain and educate, make you laugh or cry.电影有娱乐和教育的作用，能引人发笑，也能催人泪下。➤keep sb entertained使某人愉悦◆we hired a magician to keep the children entertained.我们请了一个魔术师来逗孩子们开心。entertain verb³ 3think about an idea/hope/feeling怀有某种思想、希望或感觉adverb | verb + entertain adverb➤seriously认真考虑◆i am amazed that such a crazy idea could be seriously entertained.有人居然会专注于如此古怪的想法，我感到大为惊讶。➤briefly短时间怀有想法◆briefly entertaining hopes that he might keep the affair a secret曾有一刻希望他能对这件事保守秘密verb + entertain➤be prepared to, be willing to准备接受；愿意考虑◆she would make no promises, but was willing to entertain the idea.她没有作任何承诺，但愿意考虑这个想法。➤refuse to拒绝考虑 entertain verbentertain ♦︎ amusethese words both mean to keep sb interested and happy by telling them things, performing for them or doing an activity with them.这两个词均表示娱乐、使快乐。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆to entertain / amuse sb with sth◆to keep sb entertained / amused■ entertain [transitive, intransitive] to interest sb and make them enjoy themselves by telling them things or performing for them使快乐；娱乐◆he entertained us for hours with his stories and jokes.他讲故事说笑话，逗我们乐了好几个小时。◆the aim of the series is both to entertain and inform.这套系列节目是为了寓教于乐。 ➡ see also entertainer → actor , entertaining → funny ■ amuse [transitive] to make time pass pleasantly for sb/yourself by doing an activity提供消遣；使娱乐◆playing with water can keep children amused for hours.玩水能让孩子们乐上好几个小时。◆the visitors amused themselves with sightseeing, painting and picnics.游客观光、绘画、野餐，玩得很高兴。 ➡ see also amusing → funny entertain [transitive, intransitive] to interest sb and make them enjoy themselves by telling them things or performing for them使快乐；娱乐◆he entertained us for hours with his stories and jokes.他讲故事说笑话，逗我们乐了好几个小时。◆the aim of the series is both to entertain and inform.这套系列节目是为了寓教于乐。 ➡ see also entertainer → actor , entertaining → funny entertain [intransitive, transitive] to invite people to eat or drink with you as your guests, especially in your home（尤指在家中）招待，款待◆the job involves a lot of entertaining.这份工作需要经常设宴招待客人。◆barbecues are a favourite way of entertaining friends.烤肉野餐是最受人喜爱的待客方式。entertain/ˌentəˈteɪn ||; ˌɛntɚˈten/verb1. [t] entertain (sb) (with sth) to interest and amuse sb in order to please him/her 娱乐；使有兴趣: ◇i find it very hard to keep my class entertained on a friday afternoon. 每到星期五下午，我发现很难令学生提起兴趣。 2. [i,t] to welcome sb as a guest, especially to your home; to give sb food and drink 款待；宴客: ◇they entertain a lot./they do a lot of entertaining. 他们常常请客。 entertainsee ⇨ invite 1 ⇨ party 3 en·ter·tain /ˏɛntə`ten; ˌentəˈteɪn/v 1. [t] to do something that interests and amuses people 使［某人］快乐，娱乐［别人］:◇he spent the next hour entertaining us with jokes. 接下去的一小时他讲笑话逗我们开心。 2. [i,t] to treat someone as a guest by providing food and drink for them 招待，款待，请客:◇mike is entertaining clients at that new restaurant. 麦克在那家新餐厅里款待客户。 3. [t] formal to consider or think about an idea, doubt, suggestion etc 【正式】 考虑，接受:◇i would never entertain such an idea. 我永远也不会接受这样的想法。 |
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