amusing

adjective

/əˈmjuːzɪŋ/

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funny and giving pleasure
- an amusing story/game/incident
- She writes very amusing letters.
- I didn't find the joke at all amusing.
- She told us about an amusing incident that happened on her way home.
Synonyms funny
funny
- amusing
- entertaining
- witty
- humorous
- comic
- hilarious
These words all describe somebody/something that makes you laugh or smile.
- funny that makes you laugh:
  a funny story
  He was a very funny guy.
- amusing funny and giving pleasure:
  It’s a very amusing game to play.
- entertaining that you enjoy watching, listening to, doing or experiencing:
  It was a very entertaining evening.
- witty clever and amusing; able to say or write clever and amusing things:
  a witty remark
  a witty public speaker
- humorous funny and entertaining; showing a sense of humour:
  a humorous look at the world of fashion
- comic that makes you laugh:
  Many of the scenes in the book are richly comic.
- hilarious extremely funny
funny, amusing, humorous or comic?Amusing is the most general of these words because it includes the idea of being fun as well as making people laugh and can be used to describe events, activities and occasions: an amusing party/game/evening • a funny/humorous/comic party/game/evening. Humorous is more about showing that you see the humour in a situation, than actually making people laugh out loud. Comic is used especially to talk about writing and drama or things that are funny in a deliberate and theatrical way. It is not used to describe people (except for comic writers/actors). Funny can describe people, jokes and stories, things that happen, or anything that makes people laugh.Patterns
- a(n) funny/amusing/entertaining/witty/humorous/comic story
- a(n) funny/amusing/entertaining/witty/humorous speech
- a(n) funny/entertaining/witty/humorous/comic writer
- a(n) funny/amusing/hilarious joke
- to find something funny/amusing/entertaining/witty/humorous/hilarious
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- sound
- find something
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
phrases
- not remotely amusing
- nothing remotely amusing
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单词	amusing
释义	amusing adjective /əˈmjuːzɪŋ/ /əˈmjuːzɪŋ/ jump to other results funny and giving pleasure an amusing story/game/incident She writes very amusing letters. I didn't find the joke at all amusing. She told us about an amusing incident that happened on her way home. Synonyms funnyfunny amusing entertaining witty humorous comic hilarious These words all describe somebody/something that makes you laugh or smile. funny that makes you laugh: a funny story He was a very funny guy. amusing funny and giving pleasure: It’s a very amusing game to play. entertaining that you enjoy watching, listening to, doing or experiencing: It was a very entertaining evening. witty clever and amusing; able to say or write clever and amusing things: a witty remark a witty public speaker humorous funny and entertaining; showing a sense of humour: a humorous look at the world of fashion comic that makes you laugh: Many of the scenes in the book are richly comic. hilarious extremely funny funny, amusing, humorous or comic?Amusing is the most general of these words because it includes the idea of being fun as well as making people laugh and can be used to describe events, activities and occasions: an amusing party/game/evening • a funny/humorous/comic party/game/evening. Humorous is more about showing that you see the humour in a situation, than actually making people laugh out loud. Comic is used especially to talk about writing and drama or things that are funny in a deliberate and theatrical way. It is not used to describe people (except for comic writers/actors). Funny can describe people, jokes and stories, things that happen, or anything that makes people laugh.Patterns a(n) funny/amusing/entertaining/witty/humorous/comic story a(n) funny/amusing/entertaining/witty/humorous speech a(n) funny/entertaining/witty/humorous/comic writer a(n) funny/amusing/hilarious joke to find something funny/amusing/entertaining/witty/humorous/hilarious Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be sound find something … adverb extremely fairly very … phrases not remotely amusing nothing remotely amusing See full entry
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