entertain
美 [?ent?r?te?n] 
英 [?ent?(r)?te?n]
- v.娛樂；款待；使有興趣；使快樂
- 網(wǎng)絡(luò)招待；使娛樂；懷抱
詞形變化
第三人稱單數(shù)：entertains 現(xiàn)在分詞：entertaining 過去式：entertained 反義詞
同義詞
英漢雙解
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. 這項(xiàng)工作需要經(jīng)常設(shè)宴招待客人。 |
| Barbecues are a favourite way of entertaining friends. 烤肉野餐是特別受人喜愛的待客方式。 |
2. | [t][i] ~ (sb) (with sth) 使有興趣；使快樂；娛樂to interest and amuse sb in order to please them |
| He entertained us for hours with his stories and jokes. 他講故事說笑話，逗我們樂了好幾個(gè)小時(shí)。 |
| The aim of the series is both to entertain and inform. 這套系列節(jié)目是為了寓教于樂。 |
3. | [t] ~ sth 心存，懷有（想法、希望、感覺等）to consider or allow yourself to think about an idea, a hope, a feeling, etc. |
| He had entertained hopes of a reconciliation. 他曾對和解抱有希望。 |
| to entertain a doubt/suspicion 持懷疑態(tài)度 |
英漢解釋
v. | 2. 容納,接受,答應(yīng)(請求等),愿意考慮 |
英英解釋
例句
They go, "Well, he's certainly not dumb enough to stab himself through the skin to entertain us for a few minutes. "
會想說，「嗯，他還沒蠢到刺穿自己的皮膚，只為了娛樂我們幾分鐘」。
Many progressive, westernized Albanians had continued to entertain hopes for a rational settlement of the crisis.
許多改良派的、西化的阿爾巴尼亞人原本一直抱有危機(jī)會理性化解的希望。
It was much to ponder over, and sufficed to entertain her for more than a year without becoming stale.
可琢磨的東西很多，足夠她欣賞個(gè)一年半載也不會感到乏味。
Nothing was required of him on this ship save to entertain his guest.
他唯一的職責(zé)就是招待客人。
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，村民卻毫不吝惜的拿出他們最好的東西來招待我們，以最真誠的笑容迎接我們的到來。
On my visit to China in May, I met with leaders who, until recently, had not been willing to entertain this discussion.
在我五月訪華期間，我會見了一些始終不愿安排有關(guān)減排問題討論會的官員。
I never was so long in company with a girl in my life, trying to entertain her, and succeed so ill!
我還從沒和一個(gè)姑娘在一起待這么長時(shí)間——想討她歡心——卻碰了一鼻子灰！
We therefore regret we are unable to entertain any liability in the matter.
因此，我們對此事實(shí)在無法負(fù)任何責(zé)任，甚為抱歉。
They idle away all day and try to entertain themselves to ease up the stress and unpleasantness.
他們整日無所事事，試圖以娛樂的方式來減輕自己的壓力和不愉快。
Rio, which had just taken on its current chief executive, Tom Albanese, was loth to entertain an offer from its archrival.
當(dāng)時(shí)，力拓剛剛雇傭了現(xiàn)任的行政總裁，湯姆?阿爾巴內(nèi)塞。力拓不情愿接受來自主要競爭對手的并購報(bào)價(jià)。
At school, he began to entertain his friends by imitating his silent screen hero, Charlie Chaplin.
上學(xué)期間，他開始通過模仿心目中無聲電影的銀幕英雄——查理·卓別林來為朋友們帶去歡樂。
They were here, and they accepted Tom and me, making only a polite pleasant effort to entertain or to be entertained.
她們坐在這里，應(yīng)酬湯姆和我，只不過是客客氣氣地盡力款待客人或者接受款待。
Some women seem to be able to entertain everybody but their husband.
有些女人似乎能夠使任何人愉快，自己的丈夫除外。
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.
朋友都說些啥：朋友似乎都很喜歡這里，我們在這里玩樂，也會聽到一些抱怨，說這里怎么能這么適合玩啊。
Certainly, such a man would have done well not to entertain any political opinions.
當(dāng)然，象他那樣的人最好是沒有政治見解。
But I also like to entertain the possibility that this optimum carries a resonance even beyond the flux of history.
但是我也覺得用這種最佳選擇能夠有超越歷史的力量。
There are few other indoor spaces, she said, where she can entertain the children free on an oppressive summer afternoon.
“很少有像這樣的室內(nèi)空間，”她說，“可以讓孩子們在悶熱的夏日午后自由玩耍?！?/jz>
The kids seemed bored silly, and if it took a goofy foreigner to entertain them, I was prepared to be that person.
孩子們看來是呆的無聊透了。假如需要一個(gè)傻乎乎的外國人來逗他們玩，我愿意做那個(gè)人。
It's better than trying to entertain Jesus and his disciples with conversation, and it's even better than preparing the meal.
比起努力招呼耶穌和祂的門徒，比起努力預(yù)備晚膳，這件差事美好得多了。
If you can entertain installment payment on deferred terms, we would be in a position to place orders with you for these goods.
如果你們能接受延期條件的分期付款，我們將向你方訂購這些貨物。
Still, the association would not entertain the application until the money is present.
而且，非把錢交足了，不然協(xié)會不接受入會的請求。
He listened to her with perfect indifference while she chose to entertain herself in this manner.
她說得那么得意，他卻完全似聽非聽。
A television program that educates can also entertain.
旨在進(jìn)行教育的電視節(jié)目也能提供娛樂。
Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said "why do you entertain evil thoughts in your hearts? "
耶穌知道他們的心境，就說：“你們為什么心里懷著惡念呢？”
Although the time it was a juvenile, Personally did not entertain guests, but these things still fresh in our memory.
雖然那時(shí)是少年，沒有親自招待過客人，但卻對這些事情記憶猶新。
If you can entertain i tall ment payment on deferred terms, we would be in a position to place orders with you for these goods.
入股你們能接收延淘寶怎么取消訂單期條件的分期付款，我將有可能向你淘寶如何取消訂單方定購這些貨物。
"You want how much price the fee heel handicraft money? " The Louis Si doesn't entertain what hope that the joys asks son Jin.
“你要多少成本費(fèi)跟手工錢？”路易斯不抱什么希望歡問子衿。
"Fotiaoqiang" has been used to entertain leaders of different nations for many times as the main course of state banquet.
“佛跳墻”曾多次作為國宴的主菜招待各國領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人。
They were saying that the magician was putting on tricks at the airport trying to entertain others.
他們說那位魔術(shù)師在機(jī)場不斷地表演者魔術(shù)來給大家逗樂。
Do not entertain an accusation against an elder unless it is brought by two or three witnesses .
控告長老的呈子，非有兩三個(gè)見證就不要收。
Neither, sir, need you entertain the least misgiving that I shall repeat that obnoxious word.
您也絲毫用不著擔(dān)心我會把那個(gè)討厭的字眼兒再說出口來，先生。
We are here to try and entertain people, and with the ambience there was today in the stadium it was also nice to do that.
我們來這里是嘗試娛樂大眾的，而今天在體育場里的氣氛就很適合這么做。
He built his own hideaway where he could entertain his friends without his mother's supervision.
他興建了自己的隱居之地，他可以在那招待自己的朋友，而免受母親的監(jiān)視。
He is nevertheless expected to be able to go toe-to-toe with Lampard on Sunday afternoon when Liverpool entertain Chelsea at Anfield.
他仍然很期待能夠在周日下午在主場安菲爾德與蘭帕德面對面地較量一番。
It was about two feet long and the Cat had been able to entertain himself for hours with it.
繩子大約有兩英尺（約0.6米）長，貓曾經(jīng)能夠玩著繩子自娛自樂一玩就是幾個(gè)小時(shí)。
I could also entertain Mr West with a few ideas on developing talent for his record label or designing a marketing strategy.
我還能向威斯特先生提供一些為他自己的唱片公司開發(fā)新人或設(shè)計(jì)營銷策略的想法。
He would think of new tricks to perform, new jokes with which to entertain audiences.
他會想到一些供演出用的新戲法，取悅觀眾的新笑話。
Our job is to entertain, excite and captivate the reader, and that starts with the front cover.
我們的工作是娛樂讀者，讓人興奮，引人入勝，從封面就要開始。
The door opened , and out stepped singer Vic Damone, who began to entertain .
車門打開了，跳下車的是歌星維克·達(dá)蒙。他隨即敞開了歌喉。
THE ancient Greeks had their list of the seven wonders, dotted in and around the Mediterranean, to aid and entertain travellers.
古希臘人曾列舉出散布在地中海周圍的七大奇跡，為旅人提供幫助和娛樂。
He must entertain no thought of his own but ever think of their spiritual welfare.
他必須時(shí)刻想及中國人的靈性福祉，而不得抱有私念。
It is always good to get out of the house and entertain each other.
彼此出門走走，相互娛樂，總是有益無害。
Still, the association would not entertain the application until the money is present.
而且，非把錢交足了，不然協(xié)會不接受入會的請求。
I suggest you make others entertain him for the first four days but keep him for the last.
我建議你前四天讓其他人招待他，但最后一天自己把他留下來。
