英语词汇“amuse”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

amuseamuse /əˈmyuz/ ●●○ verb [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYamuse

Origin: 1400-1500 Old French amuser, from muse mouth of an animal

VERB TABLE

amuse

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	amuse
	he, she, it	amuses
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	amused
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have amused
	he, she, it	has amused
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had amused
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will amuse
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have amused

Continuous Form
Present	I	am amusing
	he, she, it	is amusing
	you, we, they	are amusing
Past	I, he, she, it	was amusing
	you, we, they	were amusing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been amusing
	he, she, it	has been amusing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been amusing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be amusing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been amusing

1to make someone laugh or smile: He told jokes to amuse his sister.2to make someone spend time in an enjoyable way, without getting bored SYN entertain: We took plenty of toys to amuse the children during the flight.amuse yourself We amused ourselves playing video games. [Origin: 1400–1500 Old French amuser, from muse mouth of an animal]