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Entertain Verb 例:I Idea 英[ˌentəˈteɪn 美[ˌentərˈteɪn Vt.热情款待;使有兴趣;抱着,怀有;考虑;Vi.热情款待 使快乐;给…以娱乐;使有兴趣

单词 entertain
音标
英[ˌentəˈteɪn] 美[ˌentərˈteɪn]
解释
vt.热情款待;使有兴趣;抱着,怀有;考虑;vi.热情款待;
例句

VERB
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.
例:...games and ideas to entertain children...带给孩子们快乐的游戏和想法
例: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。

VERB
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.
例:I don't like to entertain guests anymore...我再也不想招待客人了。
例: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。

VERB
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.
例:I feel how foolish I am to entertain doubts...我竟然心存怀疑,真是太愚蠢了。
例: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。
变形
third:entertains~done:entertained~ing:entertaining~past:entertained~

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