entertain

美 [ˌentərˈteɪn]
英 [ˌentə(r)ˈteɪn]
  • v.娱乐；款待；使有兴趣；使快乐
  • 网络招待；使娱乐；怀抱
第三人称单数：entertains  现在分词：entertaining  过去式：entertained  

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entertain
v.
1.
[i][t]
（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
The job involves a lot of entertaining.
这项工作需要经常设宴招待客人。
Barbecues are a favourite way of entertaining friends.
烤肉野餐是特别受人喜爱的待客方式。
2.
[t][i]
~ (sb) (with sth)
使有兴趣；使快乐；娱乐to interest and amuse sb in order to please them
He entertained us for hours with his stories and jokes.
他讲故事说笑话，逗我们乐了好几个小时。
The aim of the series is both to entertain and inform.
这套系列节目是为了寓教于乐。
3.
[t]
~ sth
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.
He had entertained hopes of a reconciliation.
他曾对和解抱有希望。
to entertain a doubt/suspicion
持怀疑态度

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释义:
全部全部,娱乐娱乐,款待款待,使有兴趣使有兴趣,使快乐使快乐,招待招待,使娱乐使娱乐,怀抱怀抱
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1.
They go, "Well, he's certainly not dumb enough to stab himself through the skin to entertain us for a few minutes. "
会想说，「嗯，他还没蠢到刺穿自己的皮肤，只为了娱乐我们几分钟」。
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2.
Nothing was required of him on this ship save to entertain his guest.
他唯一的职责就是招待客人。
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3.
However, the villagers did not begrudge them the best out of things to entertain us in the most sincere smile to greet the arrival of us.
然而，村民却毫不吝惜的拿出他们最好的东西来招待我们，以最真诚的笑容迎接我们的到来。
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4.
We therefore regret we are unable to entertain any liability in the matter.
因此，我们对此事实在无法负任何责任，甚为抱歉。
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5.
They idle away all day and try to entertain themselves to ease up the stress and unpleasantness.
他们整日无所事事，试图以娱乐的方式来减轻自己的压力和不愉快。
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6.
Rio, which had just taken on its current chief executive, Tom Albanese, was loth to entertain an offer from its archrival.
当时，力拓刚刚雇佣了现任的行政总裁，汤姆•阿尔巴内塞。力拓不情愿接受来自主要竞争对手的并购报价。
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7.
At school, he began to entertain his friends by imitating his silent screen hero, Charlie Chaplin.
上学期间，他开始通过模仿心目中无声电影的银幕英雄——查理·卓别林来为朋友们带去欢乐。
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8.
They were here, and they accepted Tom and me, making only a polite pleasant effort to entertain or to be entertained.
她们坐在这里，应酬汤姆和我，只不过是客客气气地尽力款待客人或者接受款待。
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9.
Some women seem to be able to entertain everybody but their husband.
有些女人似乎能够使任何人愉快，自己的丈夫除外。
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10.
What Friends Say: Friends seem to enjoy our space. We like to entertain and we get compliments on how well the house is set up for that.
朋友都说些啥：朋友似乎都很喜欢这里，我们在这里玩乐，也会听到一些抱怨，说这里怎么能这么适合玩啊。
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