amusement

[ə'mju:zmənt]

n.娱乐, 消遣

n.

1. 乐趣; 兴味[U]

To our amusement, the actor jumped on and off the stage.

令我们感到有趣的是, 那个演员从舞台跳上跳下。

2. 娱乐, 消遣; 娱乐活动[C][U]

Reading and seeing movies are among my amusements.

阅读和看电影也是我的娱乐活动。

They often sing for their own amusement.

他们常常唱歌自娱。

词形变化

名词复数：amusements

词义辨析

同义:

n.娱乐; 趣味

entertainment  delight  pleasure  fun  recreation  cheer  diversion  interest  

同义参见:

festival  sport  enjoyment  play  pastime  mirth  laughter  kick  

反义:

n.娱乐; 趣味

boredom  work  displeasure  sadness  

英英释义

名词 amusement:

a feeling of delight at being entertained

an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention

同义词：entertainment

补充

amusementamusement英:[ˌəˈmju:zmənt] 美:[əˈmjuzmənt]n.1.娱乐, 乐趣To our amusement, the boy acted an old woman.使我们感到好笑的是那男孩扮演了一个老太太。2.娱乐活动, 文娱活动They should not be treated only as amusements.不能把它们单纯看成是娱乐活动。

例句

1. Her impersonations provided great amusement for us.她的模仿表演给我们带来了很多欢乐。 2. This can provide hours of amusement.这可以让人娱乐数小时。 3. I stumbled sideways before landing flat on my back, much to the amusement of the lads.我侧身绊了一跤, 然后仰面摔倒在地, 让哥们儿们乐不可支。 4. People had few amusements in those days.在那些日子里人们没什么娱乐活动。 5. amusements to keep a young boy out of mischief让小男孩不捣乱的消遣活动 6. a place full of swings and amusements满是秋千和娱乐器械的地方 7. we looked with amusement at our horoscopes.我们饶有兴致地看自己的星相。 8. an evening's amusement.一晚上的娱乐活动。 9. his daughter was anamusement to him.他的女儿是他的一大乐趣。 10. Much to the pupils' amusement, the teacher fell off his chair.老师从椅子上掉下来，学生们觉得很好笑。 11. The holiday centre offers a wide range of amusements, including golf and tennis.度假中心有包罗广泛的娱乐项目，包括打高尔夫球和网球。 12. I'm reading this novel for amusement.我在读这本小说当消遣。 13. People found great amusement in his strange behavior. = His strange behavior was a source of great amusement. [=people were very amused by his strange behavior]他古怪的举动让人觉得很好笑。 14. Several games were provided for the education and amusement of the children.有一些游戏供孩子们的教育和娱乐之用。 15. "Much to my amusement, his confident prediction of victory turned out to be completely wrong. [=I was amused when his prediction turned out to be completely wrong]"让我忍俊不禁的是，他很有信心地预测会取得胜利，结果却截然相反。 16. "plays, movies, and other amusements [=entertainments]"戏剧、电影和其他娱乐方式 17. He had no time for amusements and hobbies.他没有时间去消遣和从事自己的业余爱好。 18. "The park had many amusements, including two roller coasters."公园有很多娱乐设施，其中包括两个过山车。