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entertain

[ˌentəˈteɪn]entertained, entertaining, entertains

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entertained[1833] entertaining[4601] entertains[250]
娱乐(50%),招待(30%),考虑(12%),抱有(4%),容纳(2%),使有兴趣(2%)
vt.娱乐;招待;怀抱;容纳
vi.款待
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entertain ★★★☆☆
/e̱ntə(r)te͟ɪn/
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[VERB 动词]使快乐;给…以娱乐;使有兴趣 If a performer, performance, or activity entertains you, it amuses you, interests you, or gives you pleasure.
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  • ...games and ideas to entertain children...

    带给孩子们快乐的游戏和想法

  • They were entertained by top singers, dancers and celebrities...

    顶级歌手、舞蹈演员和名人们给他们带来娱乐。

  • Children's television not only entertains but also teaches.

    儿童电视节目不仅有娱乐性而且还有教育意义。

entertaining
  • To generate new money the sport needs to be more entertaining...

    要想创造更多的收入,这项体育活动需要变得更加有趣味性。

  • This is a surprisingly entertaining film...

    这部电影的娱乐性十足,让人意想不到。

  • Miro is the most inventive and entertaining of surrealist painters.

    米罗是最具创造力和娱乐性的超现实主义画家。

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[VERB 动词]招待;款待 If you entertain people, you provide food and drink for them, for example when you have invited them to your house.
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  • I don't like to entertain guests anymore...

    我再也不想招待客人了。

  • You weren't allowed to entertain men in your rooms even with a chaperone...

    即使你有监护人陪同,也不允许在房间里招待男性。

  • The Monroes continued to entertain extravagantly.

    门罗一家继续大宴宾客。

entertaining
  • ...a cosy area for entertaining and relaxing.

    招待和休息的舒适场所

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[VERB 动词]考虑,心存,怀有(主意、建议等) If you entertain an idea or suggestion, you allow yourself to consider it as possible or as worth thinking about seriously.
  [V n]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • I feel how foolish I am to entertain doubts...

    我竟然心存怀疑,真是太愚蠢了。

  • 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。


Oxford
en·ter·tain / ˌentəˈteɪn ; NAmE ˌentərˈteɪn / verb 1 [intransitive ,  transitive ] to invite people to eat or drink with you as your guests, especially in your home (尤指在自己家中)招待,款待 The job involves a lot of entertaining. 这项工作需要经常设宴招待客人。 entertainsb Barbecues are a favourite way of entertaining friends. 烤肉野餐是最受人喜爱的待客方式。 2 [transitive ,  intransitive ] entertain(sb) (with sth) to interest and amuse sb in order to please them 使有兴趣;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。 3 [transitive ] ( not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时 ) entertainsth ( formal) to consider or allow yourself to think about an idea, a hope, a feeling, etc. 心存,怀有(想法、希望、感觉等) He had entertained hopesof a reconciliation. 他曾对和解抱有希望。 to entertain a doubt/suspicion 持怀疑态度 entertain entertains entertained entertaining en·ter·tain / ˌentəˈteɪn ; NAmE ˌentərˈteɪn /
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entertainen‧ter‧tain /ˌentəˈteɪn $ -tər-/ ●●○ verb
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1[intransitive, transitive] to amuse or interest people in a way that gives them pleasureentertain somebody with something She entertained the children with stories, songs and drama. A museum should aim to entertain as well as educate.2[intransitive, transitive] to invite people to your home for a meal, party etc, or to take your company’s customers somewhere to have a meal, drinks etc:  Mark usually does the cooking when we entertain. Do you get an allowance for entertaining clients?3entertain an idea/hope/thought etc formal to consider an idea etc, or allow yourself to think that something might happen or be true:  She could never entertain the idea of living in the country.

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