entertain

英 [ˌentəˈteɪn]

美 [ˌentərˈteɪn]

v.  (尤指在自己家中)招待，款待; 使有兴趣; 使快乐; 娱乐; 心存，怀有(想法、希望、感觉等)

过去分词：entertained　过去式：entertained　现在分词：entertaining　第三人称单数：entertains　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.4478 / COCA.4949

牛津词典

verb

• （尤指在自己家中）招待，款待
  to invite people to eat or drink with you as your guests, especially in your home
  1. The job involves a lot of entertaining.
     这项工作需要经常设宴招待客人。
  2. Barbecues are a favourite way of entertaining friends.
     烤肉野餐是最受人喜爱的待客方式。
• 使有兴趣；使快乐；娱乐
  to interest and amuse sb in order to please them
  1. He entertained us for hours with his stories and jokes.
     他既讲故事又说笑话，把我们逗得乐了好几个小时。
  2. The aim of the series is both to entertain and inform.
     这个系列节目旨在集知识和娱乐为一体。
• 心存，怀有（想法、希望、感觉等）
  to consider or allow yourself to think about an idea, a hope, a feeling, etc.
  1. He had entertained hopes of a reconciliation.
     他曾对和解抱有希望。
  2. to entertain a doubt/suspicion
     持怀疑态度

柯林斯词典

• 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.
  1. ...games and ideas to entertain children...
     带给孩子们快乐的游戏和想法
  2. 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。
  3. 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。
• VERB 招待;款待
  If youentertainpeople, you provide food and drink for them, for example when you have invited them to your house.
  1. I don't like to entertain guests anymore...
     我再也不想招待客人了。
  2. 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。
  3. The Monroes continued to entertain extravagantly.
     门罗一家继续大宴宾客。
• VERB 考虑，心存，怀有（主意、建议等）
  If youentertainan idea or suggestion, you allow yourself to consider it as possible or as worth thinking about seriously.
  1. I feel how foolish I am to entertain doubts...
     我竟然心存怀疑，真是太愚蠢了。
  2. 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。

英英释义

verb

• take into consideration, have in view
  1. He entertained the notion of moving to South America
  Synonym:think oftoy withflirt withthink about
• maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
  1. bear a grudge
  2. entertain interesting notions
  3. harbor a resentment
  Synonym:harborharbourholdnurse
• provide entertainment for

双语例句

• If you put the idea before him, he may entertain it.
  如果把你的想法和他说出来，他可能会考虑的。
• The BBC exists to enrich people's lives with great programmes and services that inform, educate and entertain.
  BBC以其出色的资讯、教育和娱乐节目和广播丰富着人们的生活。
• 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。
• I used to entertain at home quite a lot, and I can still whip up a fairly decent dinner party.
  我原来经常在家自娱自乐，现在也还能迅速准备好一顿颇为像样的晚宴。
• Obviously I can't speak for other people, but certainly no one I know would entertain the idea.
  我显然不能代表其他人的意见，可是我认识的人当中肯定没有人会有这样的想法。
• She prefers films that challenge her, but I just want them to entertain me.
  她偏爱促使她思考的电影，而我只要它们让我得到娱乐就行了。
• The Monroes continued to entertain extravagantly.
  门罗一家继续大宴宾客。
• We are too busy to entertain much nowadays.
  现今我们忙得都不能经常请客了。
• I feel how foolish I am to entertain doubts
  我竟然心存怀疑，真是太愚蠢了。
• 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。