| 单词 | entertain |
| 释义 | entertain —entertain /en.təˈteɪn/ aep /-t̬ɚ-/ verb [I or T] (AMUSE) ↑Verb Endings for entertain ► B1 to keep a group of people interested or enjoying themselves: » We hired a magician to entertain the children.» Most children's television programmes aim to educate and entertain at the same time.Thesaurus+: ↑Celebrating and entertainingThesaurus+: ↑Causing pleasureWord Builder:–Nouns: entertainer, entertainment–Adjectives: entertaining–Verbs: entertain–Adverbs: entertainingly• • • Extra Examples:» Milligan's anarchic humour has always had the power to offend as well as entertain.» Year after year they wheel out the same third-rate celebrities to entertain us.» Should the function of children's television be to entertain or to enlighten?» The crowd was entertained with a display of aerobatics.» The crowds were once again entertained by the number one tennis player's antics on and off the court.verb [I or T] (INVITE) ↑Verb Endings for entertain ► F0 to invite someone to your house and give food and drink to them: » We entertain a lot of people, mainly business associates of my wife's.» Now that I live on my own, I don't entertain much.Thesaurus+: ↑Celebrating and entertainingverb [T not continuous] FORMAL (THINK ABOUT) ↑Verb Endings for entertain ► F0 to hold something in your mind or to be willing to consider or accept something: » The General refused to entertain the possibility of defeat.Thesaurus+: ↑Thinking and contemplating |
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