🔍 牛津詞典
🔍 朗文詞典
🔍 劍橋詞典 🎯
🔍 柯林斯詞典
🔍 麥美倫詞典
🔍 韋氏詞典

檢索以下詞典：
(Mr. Ng 不推薦使用 Google 翻譯！)
最近搜尋：
TOEFL BNC: 4478 COCA: 4949
entertainverbuk/en.təˈteɪn/ us/en.t̬ɚˈteɪn/

entertain verb AMUSE

B1 [ I or T ] to keep a group of people interested or enjoying themselves使有兴趣；使快乐

We hired a magician to entertain the children.我们雇了一位魔术师表演节目让孩子们开心。
Most children's television programmes aim to educate and entertain at the same time.大多数儿童电视节目都旨在寓教于乐。

More examples

Milligan's anarchic humour has always had the power to offend as well as entertain.

Year after year they wheel out the same third-rate celebrities to entertain us.

Should the function of children's television be to entertain or to enlighten?

The crowd was entertained with a display of aerobatics.

The crowds were once again entertained by the number one tennis player's antics on and off the court.

entertain verb INVITE

[ I or T ] to invite someone to your home and give food and drink to them（在家）招待，款待，请客

We entertain a lot of people, mainly business associates of my wife's.我们经常在家请客，主要都是我妻子的业务伙伴。
Now that I live on my own, I don't entertain much.既然就我一个人生活，我也就不常请人到家里做客。

entertain verb THINK ABOUT

[ T not continuous ] formal to hold something in your mind or to be willing to consider or accept something怀着；抱有；心存；持有

The General refused to entertain the possibility of defeat.将军拒绝考虑失败的可能性。
TOEFL BNC: 4478 COCA: 4949
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.布拉德福德夫婦在聖誕節總是盛情地款待大家。PREPOSITION➤to (BrE) 以⋯款待◇They entertained us to lunch in their new house.他們請我們在他們的新居吃午飯。
entertain

verb²

 2interest/amuse sb使快樂ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤thoroughly使非常愉快◇Everyone was thoroughly entertained.每個人都給逗樂了。PREPOSITION➤with以⋯使人快樂◇She entertained us with stories of her travels.她給我們講她的旅遊見聞以逗我們開心。PHRASES➤entertain and educate, entertain and enlighten, entertain and inform娛樂和教育；寓教於樂◇Films can entertain and educate, make you laugh or cry.電影有娛樂和教育的作用，能引人發笑，也能催人淚下。➤keep sb entertained使某人愉悅◇We hired a magician to keep the children entertained.我們請了一個魔術師來逗孩子們開心。
entertain

verb³

 3think about an idea/hope/feeling懷有某種思想、希望或感覺ADVERB | VERB + ENTERTAIN ADVERB➤seriously認真考慮◇I am amazed that such a crazy idea could be seriously entertained.有人居然會專注於如此古怪的想法，我感到大為驚訝。➤briefly短時間懷有想法◇briefly entertaining hopes that he might keep the affair a secret曾有一刻希望他能對這件事保守秘密VERB + ENTERTAIN➤be prepared to, be willing to準備接受；願意考慮◇She would make no promises, but was willing to entertain the idea.她沒有作任何承諾，但願意考慮這個想法。➤refuse to拒絕考慮
TOEFL BNC: 4478 COCA: 4949
entertain verb
⇨ entertain (entertain sb with amusing stories) ⇨ greet (entertain guests) entertain

verb

entertain ♦︎ 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
TOEFL BNC: 4478 COCA: 4949
entertain
To perform or entertain, or to be performed: amuse, appear, compère...
Entertaining guests: ask, catering, disinvite...
To think carefully or a lot about things: consider, plan, think out...

👨🏻‍🏫 Mr. Ng 劍橋詞典 📚 – cambridge.mister5️⃣.net
切換為繁體中文
Site Uptime