entertain的词语用法是：v.(动词)entertain的基本意思是“款待”,指提供饭菜或某项服务或其他物品而使某人高兴,可引申为“(使)欢乐”“(使)娱乐”。entertain的详尽释义是v.(动词)招待，款待，请客，宴请，设宴款待使快乐，使欢乐，使喜悦怀着，持有，怀抱，抱有（使）娱乐，助兴使感兴趣，使有兴趣进行招待的活动含有，容纳接受，答应考虑，准备考虑，愿意考虑心存保持，坚持。entertain【近义词】amuse娱乐。
一、详尽释义点此查看entertain的详细内容
v.(动词)- 招待，款待，请客，宴请，设宴款待
- 使快乐，使欢乐，使喜悦
- 怀着，持有，怀抱，抱有
- （使）娱乐，助兴
- 使感兴趣，使有兴趣
- 进行招待的活动
- 含有，容纳
- 接受，答应
- 考虑，准备考虑，愿意考虑
- 心存
- 保持，坚持
二、双解释义
v.(动词)- vt. ＆ vi. 款待 have guests; provide entertainment for guests
- vt. ＆ vi. (使)欢乐,(使)娱乐 keep pleasantly interested; please or amuse
- vt. 抱有,考虑 have in the mind; maintain, consider
三、英英释义
Verb:- provide entertainment for
- take into consideration, have in view;
"He entertained the notion of moving to South America"
- maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings);
"bear a grudge"
"entertain interesting notions"
"harbor a resentment"
四、例句
We were all entertained by his humorous stories.
他的幽默故事使我们大家都很开心。
A teacher should entertain as well as teach.
教师不仅要教书，也要激起学生的兴趣。
I like to entertain friends with music and refreshments at home.
我喜欢在家里用音乐和茶点招待朋友。
It was futile to entertain such a question.
考虑这样一个问题是没有用的。
I have never entertained any illusions about him.
我从来没有对他抱过幻想。
The human soul is hospitable, and will entertain conflicting sentiments and contradictory opinions with much impartiality.
人类的灵魂是能够容纳一切的，它毫不偏袒地接受互相对立的感情和互相矛盾的意见。
五、常见句型
用作动词(v.)
用作不及物动词S+～(+A)- Diplomats often entertain.
外交官们经常招待客人。 - She likes to dance and entertain.
她喜爱跳舞和招待客人。 - We are too busy to entertain much nowadays.
现今我们忙得都不能经常请客了。
用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.- We entertain our friends at dinner.
我们招待朋友吃饭。 - I entertained my friends at my own table with a simple meal.
我在自己家里请朋友吃了一顿便饭。 - They entertained guests with refreshments.
他们以茶点招待客人。 - He entertains his guest very poorly.
他对客人很怠慢。 - A circus show entertains children.
马戏表演使孩子们兴高采烈。 - He entertained us with music.
他以音乐使我们快乐。 - We entertained the guests with a detailed description of the party.
我们给客人详细地介绍了晚会的情况。 - They entertained a firm belief in final victory.
他们对最后胜利抱有坚定信心。 - We had always entertained the kindness feelings toward his family.
我们对他的一家一直怀有好感。 - I entertained grave doubts about the wisdom of what he was doing.
我很怀疑他正在做的事是否明智。 - I refuse to entertain such a foolish idea.
我拒绝考虑如此愚蠢的想法。 - He has entertained the proposal.
他已考虑这一建议。 - If you put the idea before him, he may entertain it.
如果把你的想法和他说出来,他可能会考虑的。 1- They were entertained at a tea party.
我们举办茶话会招待他们。 - We were all entertained by his tricks.
我们大家对他的把戏都感兴趣。 - The audience was very much entertained by the show.
这场演出令观众愉快。 - Some people are entertained by the radio and television.
有些人靠听广播和看电视来消遣。
六、经典引文
七、词义辨析
v.(动词)- entertain, amuse, divert, recreate
- 这组词都有“娱乐”的意思。amuse强调娱乐时的专心致志,主要指轻松、琐碎、没有什么目的的消遣活动。divert强调以不同的乐事去分散注意力。entertain指能够提供娱乐的消遣活动。recreate则指为使头脑清醒,身体松弛而变换的消遣活动。
- amuse，entertain，interest，please
- 这些动词均含有“使人娱乐，消遣”之意。
- amuse指使人通过注意某些有趣或悦人的事物而消遣，着重使人愉快的效果。
- entertain指通过给他人快乐感的消遣活动，使自己或他人从单调中解脱出来。
- interest普通用词，指出于任何原因使人兴奋或对某事物保持好奇心或注意力，侧重引起兴趣或注意。
- please多指愿望、兴趣得到满足后产生的强烈满意情绪。
entertain的相关近义词
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entertain的相关临近词
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