entertain

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英 [ˌentəˈteɪn]

美 [ˌentərˈteɪn]

是什么意思

vt.

热情款待；使有兴趣；抱着，怀有；考虑

vi.

热情款待；

变形

过去式：entertained过去分词：entertained现在分词：entertaining第三人称单数：entertains

双语释义

v.(动词)

vt. ＆ vi. 款待 have guests; provide entertainment for guests
vt. ＆ vi. (使)欢乐,(使)娱乐 keep pleasantly interested; please or amuse
vt. 抱有,考虑 have in the mind; maintain, consider

英英释义

entertain[ ,entə'tein ]

v.
- provide entertainment for
- take into consideration, have in view
  "He entertained the notion of moving to South America"
  同义词：think oftoy withflirt withthink about
- maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
  "entertain interesting notions"
  同义词：harborharbourholdnurse

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词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)

～+副词

entertain charmingly令人愉快地款待
entertain expensively大肆款待
entertain fitfully适当款待
entertain gaily娱乐
entertain gravely大胆地款待
entertain handsomely慷慨地款待
entertain hospitably殷勤款待
entertain poorly招待不周
entertain royally隆重地招待
entertain rudely粗鲁款待

～+介词

entertain as an honoured guest作为贵宾款待
entertain by singing songs以唱歌助兴
entertain with music用音乐助兴
entertain with a variety of tricks用各种戏法娱乐

同近义词辨析

amuse, please, interest, entertain

这组词都有“使人娱乐，消遣”的意思，其区别是：

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。

please多指愿望、兴趣得到满足后产生的强烈满意情绪。

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。

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。

双语例句

用作动词(v.)

We were all entertained by his humorous stories.
他的幽默故事使我们大家都很开心。
A teacher should entertain as well as teach.
教师不仅要教书，也要激起学生的兴趣。
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。
It was futile to entertain such a question.
考虑这样一个问题是没有用的。
I have never entertained any illusions about him.
我从来没有对他抱过幻想。
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。

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