entertain

[.entə'tein]

v.娱乐, 使有兴趣, 招待, 考虑, 抱有, 容纳

vt.

1. 使欢乐, 使娱乐

We were all entertained by his humorous stories.

他的幽默故事使我们大家都很开心。

2. 招待, 款待[(+with/at/to)]

They often entertained their friends at weekends.

他们常在周末招待朋友。

3. 怀着, 抱着; 持有(信心等)

I have never entertained any illusions about him.

我从来没有对他抱过幻想。

4. 接受, 准备考虑

vi.

款待, 请客

词形变化

名词: entertainer | 动词过去式: entertained | 动词过去分词: entertained | 动词现在分词: entertaining | 动词第三人称单数: entertains |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.使欢乐, 使娱乐

amuse  delight  interest  excite  fascinate  give a party

vt.考虑

consider  contemplate  have in mind  

同义参见:

tickle  beguile  divert  occupy  please  

英英释义

动词 entertain:

provide entertainment for

take into consideration, have in view

同义词：think of, toy with, flirt with, think about

maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)

同义词：harbor, harbour, hold, nurse

补充

entertainentertain英:[ˌentəˈtein] 美:[ˌɛntɚˈten]vt. & vi.1.款待, 招待They entertain a great deal.他们常常招待客人。He entertains his guest very poorly.他对客人很怠慢。vt.1.使欢乐, 使娱乐A circus show entertains children.马戏表演使孩子们兴高采烈。2.抱有, 考虑They entertained a firm belief in final victory.他们对最后胜利抱有坚定信心。

例句

1. They were entertained by top singers, dancers, and celebrities.顶级歌手、舞蹈演员和名人给他们带来娱乐。 2. I don't like to entertain guests any more.我再也不想招待客人了。 3. They refuse to entertain any idea of reform.他们拒绝考虑任何关于改革的主意。 4. I feel how foolish I am to entertain doubts.我竟然心存怀疑, 真是太愚蠢了。 5. The Monroes continued to entertain extravagantly.门罗一家继续大宴宾客。 6. Children's television not only entertains but also teaches.儿童电视节目要寓教于乐。 7. to entertain children with funny stories给孩子们讲有趣的故事 8. A teacher should entertain as well as teach.教师不仅要教书，也要引起学生兴趣。 9. They do most of their entertaining in restaurants.他们多数都在餐馆请客。 10. She never entertained such ideas.她从不考虑这样的想法。 11. to entertain an idea抱着一种想法 12. He secretly entertained thoughts of revenge.他暗中怀有报复的想法。 13. We loved to talk,dance, and entertain.我们喜爱谈话、跳舞和请客。 14. a tremendous game that thoroughly entertained the crowd.一场使观众极度兴奋的精彩比赛。 15. a private dining room where members could entertain groups of friends.会员能够招待一批批朋友的雅座餐厅。 16. Washington entertained little hope of an early improvement in relations.华盛顿对早日改善关系不抱希望。 17. I find it very hard to keep my class entertained on a Friday afternoon.每到星期五下午，我发现很难令学生提起兴趣。 18. They entertain a lot./They do a lot of entertaining.他们常常请客。 19. They like to entertain their friends at their summer home.他们喜欢在自己的消夏寓所中招待朋友。 20. Much of his job as a salesman involves entertaining clients.他是一名推销员，招待客户是他的一项重要工作。 21. They enjoy cooking and entertaining. [=hosting dinner parties and other social occasions]他们喜欢烹饪及宴请客人。 22. Jugglers were on hand to entertain the crowd.玩杂耍的人为人群现场表演。 23. Our father entertained us with stories.父亲给我们讲故事，逗我们开心。 24. Our father's stories entertained us.父亲的故事逗乐了我们。 25. Our father's stories never failed to entertain. [=his stories were always enjoyable]父亲的故事总能让我们开心。 26. She was so unhappy with her job that she entertained thoughts of quitting. [=she thought about quitting]她对自己的工作非常不满意，因此考虑辞职。 27. It now seems possible to entertain hopes [=to hope] that the strike will be settled soon.现在看起来，罢工还是有希望很快结束的。