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entertain

英[ˌentə'teɪn] 美[ˌentər'teɪn]
  • v. 娱乐;使有兴趣;招待;考虑;抱有;容纳
entertainer entertained entertained entertaining entertains
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详细释义

    v. (动词)
    1. 招待,款待,请客,宴请,设宴款待
    2. 使快乐,使欢乐,使喜悦
    3. 怀着,持有,怀抱,抱有
    4. (使)娱乐,助兴
    5. 使感兴趣,使有兴趣
    6. 进行招待的活动
    7. 含有,容纳
    8. 接受,答应
    9. 考虑,准备考虑,愿意考虑
    10. 心存
    11. 保持,坚持
    v. (动词)
    1. vt. & vi. 款待 have guests; provide entertainment for guests
    2. vt. & vi. (使)欢乐,(使)娱乐 keep pleasantly interested; please or amuse
    3. vt. 抱有,考虑 have in the mind; maintain, consider

英英释义

Verb:
  1. provide entertainment for

  2. take into consideration, have in view;

    "He entertained the notion of moving to South America"

  3. maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings);

    "bear a grudge"
    "entertain interesting notions"
    "harbor a resentment"

双语例句

1. I wouldn't entertain the idea of such an unsociable job.
我不会考虑从事这种不跟人打交道的工作。

来自柯林斯例句

2. I feel how foolish I am to entertain doubts.
我竟然心存怀疑,真是太愚蠢了。

来自柯林斯例句

3. Michael left his sickbed to entertain his house guests.
迈克尔走下病床去招待客人。

来自柯林斯例句

4. She had to entertain some boring local bigwigs.
她不得不款待当地一些无聊的大人物。

来自《权威词典》

5. The television programme is designed to educate and not merely to entertain.
这个电视节目不仅是为了娱乐而且是为了教育而设计的.

来自《简明英汉词典》

    用作动词 (v.)
    1. We were all entertained by his humorous stories.
      他的幽默故事使我们大家都很开心。
    2. A teacher should entertain as well as teach.
      教师不仅要教书,也要激起学生的兴趣。
    3. I like to entertain friends with music and refreshments at home.
      我喜欢在家里用音乐和茶点招待朋友。
    4. It was futile to entertain such a question.
      考虑这样一个问题是没有用的。
    5. I have never entertained any illusions about him.
      我从来没有对他抱过幻想。
    6. The human soul is hospitable, and will entertain conflicting sentiments and contradictory opinions with much impartiality.
      人类的灵魂是能够容纳一切的,它毫不偏袒地接受互相对立的感情和互相矛盾的意见。
    用作动词 (v.)
    用作不及物动词 S+~(+A)
    1. Diplomats often entertain.
      外交官们经常招待客人。
    2. She likes to dance and entertain.
      她喜爱跳舞和招待客人。
    3. We are too busy to entertain much nowadays.
      现今我们忙得都不能经常请客了。
    用作及物动词 S+~+ n./pron.
    1. We entertain our friends at dinner.
      我们招待朋友吃饭。
    2. I entertained my friends at my own table with a simple meal.
      我在自己家里请朋友吃了一顿便饭。
    3. They entertained guests with refreshments.
      他们以茶点招待客人。
    4. He entertains his guest very poorly.
      他对客人很怠慢。
    5. A circus show entertains children.
      马戏表演使孩子们兴高采烈。
    6. He entertained us with music.
      他以音乐使我们快乐。
    7. We entertained the guests with a detailed description of the party.
      我们给客人详细地介绍了晚会的情况。
    8. They entertained a firm belief in final victory.
      他们对最后胜利抱有坚定信心。
    9. We had always entertained the kindness feelings toward his family.
      我们对他的一家一直怀有好感。
    10. I entertained grave doubts about the wisdom of what he was doing.
      我很怀疑他正在做的事是否明智。
    11. I refuse to entertain such a foolish idea.
      我拒绝考虑如此愚蠢的想法。
    12. He has entertained the proposal.
      他已考虑这一建议。
    13. If you put the idea before him, he may entertain it.
      如果把你的想法和他说出来,他可能会考虑的。
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    15. They were entertained at a tea party.
      我们举办茶话会招待他们。
    16. We were all entertained by his tricks.
      我们大家对他的把戏都感兴趣。
    17. The audience was very much entertained by the show.
      这场演出令观众愉快。
    18. Some people are entertained by the radio and television.
      有些人靠听广播和看电视来消遣。

用法讲解

v. (动词)
  1. entertain的基本意思是“款待”,指提供饭菜或某项服务或其他物品而使某人高兴,可引申为“(使)欢乐”“(使)娱乐”。
  2. entertain可用作及物动词或不及物动词。用作及物动词时,后可接代词、名词作简单宾语。可用于被动结构。
  3. entertain引申可作“抱有,考虑”解,后可接建议、想法、事业心等作宾语。
v. (动词)
entertain, amuse, divert, recreate
  • 这组词都有“娱乐”的意思。amuse强调娱乐时的专心致志,主要指轻松、琐碎、没有什么目的的消遣活动。divert强调以不同的乐事去分散注意力。entertain指能够提供娱乐的消遣活动。recreate则指为使头脑清醒,身体松弛而变换的消遣活动。
  • amuse,entertain,interest,please
  • 这些动词均含有“使人娱乐,消遣”之意。
  • amuse指使人通过注意某些有趣或悦人的事物而消遣,着重使人愉快的效果。
  • entertain指通过给他人快乐感的消遣活动,使自己或他人从单调中解脱出来。
  • interest普通用词,指出于任何原因使人兴奋或对某事物保持好奇心或注意力,侧重引起兴趣或注意。
  • please多指愿望、兴趣得到满足后产生的强烈满意情绪。
  • 用作动词 (v.)
    ~+副词 ~+介词

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