entertains

英 [ˌentəˈteɪnz]

美 [ˌentərˈteɪnz]

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)
entertain的第三人称单数

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。

双语例句

• Just when I dont think you could remember any more, you amaze me by learning to play the piano, taking up a martial art, learning to dance or speak a new language; anything that entertains you.
  仅仅当我觉得我一点都记不起来时，你让我很惊讶当你学习谈钢琴，学习武术，跳舞或是学一种新的语言；任何可以娱乐你的事情。
• Duller books do so and the virtue of Family Wars is that it entertains through schadenfreude.
  比较沉闷的书就会详细论述，而《家族战争》的优点在于，它通过幸灾乐祸来娱乐读者。
• Where a pair of comedians entertains the audience with word play.
  两个喜剧演员通过语言游戏使观众愉悦。
• Considering foes as friends A friend looks after your own good, is attached to you by affection, and entertains other sentiments of esteem.
  视敌为友朋友会照顾你的利益，因为彼此的情感而重视支持你，认真对待你的情绪。
• It not only entertains, but also makes you think and ultimately changes you for the better.
  它不但有很强的娱乐性，而且能促使你思考，最终让你成为一个更好的人。
• May always entertains visitors with a free hand.
  梅招待客人一向大方。
• I'm expecting an hour of TV that pulls me in and entertains me and makes me think.
  我在等一个小时的电视拉我在和招待我，让我觉得。
• The wise man builds no hopes for the future, entertains no regrets for the past.
  智者不为将来建立希望，不为过去怀抱悔撼。
• Typical for China is the crosswalk show, where a pair of comedians entertains the audience with word play.
  在中国，典型的喜剧形式是相声表演。两个喜剧演员通过诙谐的语言游戏使观众愉悦。
• A person who entertains people for money in public places ( as by singing or dancing).
  在公共场所卖艺（如唱歌或跳舞）的人。