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amuse v.娱乐；消遣；使 ... 发笑 (1) 周末我读书消遣。(2) 让自己在假期里自娱并不总是容易的。(3) 男孩子们以画老师的漫画取乐。(4) 她父母悬赏很多钱，请人逗他们女儿发笑。 The verb amuse also means to keep busy in a pleasant way. You might amuse yourself during a long driving trip by playing the alphabet game, where you try to find all the letters from A to Z on roadside signs. If you are a passenger on a plane, you could amuse yourself with a movie on your computer. Just don't get them mixed up and try to watch a movie when you are driving.

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英 [ə'mjuːz] 美 [ə'mjuːz] (1) I amuse myself by reading on weekends.(2) It is not always easy to amuse oneself on holiday.(3) The boys amuse themselves by drawing caricatures of their teacher.(4) Her parents offered a lot of money as reward for anyone who could amuse her. If you enjoy making people laugh, you like to amuse them, which is a good trait to have as long as you don't amuse people during a math test or other solemn occasion. 1[VERB 动词]逗乐；逗笑 If something amuses you, it makes you want to laugh or smile.   [V n]  [V]The thought seemed to amuse him...这种想法好像把他逗乐了。Their antics never fail to amuse.他们滑稽的举止总是让人发笑。2[VERB 动词]给…提供娱乐（或消遣） If you amuse yourself, you do something in order to pass the time and not become bored.   [V pron-refl]  [V n]I need distractions. I need to amuse myself so I won't keep thinking about things...我需要分散我的注意力。需要消遣一下，让自己不去想这样那样的事。Put a selection of baby toys in his cot to amuse him if he wakes early.要在婴儿床里放一些玩具，以便他醒得早时可以自己玩。3See also:amused；amusing；

英语单词	amuse
英美音标	英 [ə'mjuːz] 美 [ə'mjuːz]
中文释义	v.娱乐；消遣；使 ... 发笑
英语例句	(1) I amuse myself by reading on weekends. (2) It is not always easy to amuse oneself on holiday. (3) The boys amuse themselves by drawing caricatures of their teacher. (4) Her parents offered a lot of money as reward for anyone who could amuse her.
中文例句	(1) 周末我读书消遣。 (2) 让自己在假期里自娱并不总是容易的。 (3) 男孩子们以画老师的漫画取乐。 (4) 她父母悬赏很多钱，请人逗他们女儿发笑。
vocabulary简明	If you enjoy making people laugh, you like to amuse them, which is a good trait to have as long as you don't amuse people during a math test or other solemn occasion.
vocabulary扩展	The verb amuse also means to keep busy in a pleasant way. You might amuse yourself during a long driving trip by playing the alphabet game, where you try to find all the letters from A to Z on roadside signs. If you are a passenger on a plane, you could amuse yourself with a movie on your computer. Just don't get them mixed up and try to watch a movie when you are driving.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]逗乐；逗笑 If something amuses you, it makes you want to laugh or smile. [V n] [V] The thought seemed to amuse him... 这种想法好像把他逗乐了。 Their antics never fail to amuse. 他们滑稽的举止总是让人发笑。 2 [VERB 动词]给…提供娱乐（或消遣） If you amuse yourself, you do something in order to pass the time and not become bored. [V pron-refl] [V n] I need distractions. I need to amuse myself so I won't keep thinking about things... 我需要分散我的注意力。需要消遣一下，让自己不去想这样那样的事。 Put a selection of baby toys in his cot to amuse him if he wakes early. 要在婴儿床里放一些玩具，以便他醒得早时可以自己玩。 3 See also:amused ；amusing ；

Amuse I [V People Long Movie Verb 动词