entertain
vt. 娱乐；招待；怀抱；容纳
vi. 款待
vt.
热情款待；使有兴趣；抱着，怀有；考虑
vi.
热情款待；
变形
过去式：entertained过去分词：entertained现在分词：entertaining第三人称单数：entertains
双语释义
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
英英释义
entertain[ ,entə'tein ]
v.
provide entertainment for
take into consideration, have in view
"He entertained the notion of moving to South America"
同义词：think oftoy withflirt withthink about
maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
"entertain interesting notions"
同义词：harborharbourholdnurse
词汇搭配
用作动词 (v.)
～+副词
entertain charmingly令人愉快地款待
entertain expensively大肆款待
entertain fitfully适当款待
entertain gaily娱乐
entertain gravely大胆地款待
entertain handsomely慷慨地款待
entertain hospitably殷勤款待
entertain poorly招待不周
entertain royally隆重地招待
entertain rudely粗鲁款待
～+介词
entertain as an honoured guest作为贵宾款待
entertain by singing songs以唱歌助兴
entertain with music用音乐助兴
entertain with a variety of tricks用各种戏法娱乐
同近义词辨析
amuse, please, interest, entertain这组词都有“使人娱乐，消遣”的意思，其区别是：
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。
please多指愿望、兴趣得到满足后产生的强烈满意情绪。
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。
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。
双语例句
用作动词(v.)
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。
权威例句
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entertain (v.)
late 15c., "to keep up, maintain, to keep (someone) in a certain frame of mind," from Middle French entretenir, from Old French entretenir "hold together, stick together, support" (12c.), from entre- "among" (from Latin inter; see inter-) + tenir "to hold" (from Latin tenere; see tenet). Sense of "have a guest" is late 15c.; that of "gratify, amuse" is 1620s. Meaning "to allow (something) to consideration, take into the mind" (of opinions, notions, etc.) is 1610s. Related: Entertained; entertaining.
1. I like to entertain.
我喜欢招待客人。
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2. You should learn how to entertain yourself and enjoy your life.
你应该学会如何娱乐自己，享受你的生活。
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3. Or they use that leisure to amuse themselves, to entertain themselves?
还是他们使用那些闲暇去消遣和娱乐他们自己呢？
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4. Can you tell me something about how you entertain yourself?
你可以告诉我你是怎么娱乐自已的？
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5. How do we entertain our guests?
我们怎么招待客人呢？
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6. I like to entertain guests.
我喜欢招待客人。
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7. Entertain your friends with this shaving simulator.
招待您的朋友与本剃须模拟器。
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8. We intend to entertain guests with beef.
我们打算用牛肉来招待客人。
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9. I have to entertain my friends.
我得招待我的朋友。
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10. 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。
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11. You could entertain the person with an afterwork drink.
你可以招待那个人下班后喝一杯。
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12. His favorite book was the Koran, so on occasion he would entertain those who would ask by reciting the Koran word for word.
他最喜欢的书是古兰经，所以有时候父亲会以逐字背诵古兰经的方式来娱乐那些挑战他的人。
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13. Nothing was required of him on this ship save to entertain his guest.
在这条船上，除了招待客人以外没有什么事情需要他去做。
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14. UNIX is a treasure chest of tools with which you can not only do productive work but also educate and entertain yourself as you explore the depths of the operating system.
UNIX是一个工具财宝箱，有了这些工具，您不仅可以完成具有创造性的工作，还可以在深入研究该操作系统的同时得到教育和娱乐。
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15. She likes to dance and entertain.
她喜爱跳舞和招待客人。
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16. To provide or entertain with wine.
请…喝酒以酒招待，提供酒。
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17. You can entertain at home if you like, or take a romantic little trip together to give you time to focus on one another.
如果你喜欢，你们可以在家里娱乐，或者一起进行一次浪漫的小旅行来给你们彼此关注的时间。
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18. Can you tell me something about how you entertain yourself?
请跟我讲讲你是怎么娱乐自已的？
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19. Engage your readers with attractive headlines, draw them further in with introductions, entertain with anecdotes, and leave them with inspiration, new knowledge or fresh motivation.
让你的读者有吸引力的标题，吸引他们进一步与介绍，与轶事娱乐，并留下了灵感，新的知识或新鲜的动机他们。
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20. Second, various TV programs provide another way for us to relax and entertain.
第二，各种电视节目为我们提供另一种方式去放松和娱乐。
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21. What did Nasmith do to entertain his students one winter day?
冬季的一天，内史密斯如何让他的学生娱乐的？
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22. Others think the purpose of museums is to educate, not to entertain.
其它人认为博物馆的目的是教育而不是娱乐。
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23. You just haven’t met the right person and I think that you work too much. You should learn how to entertain yourself and enjoy life.
别这么说，你只是还没遇到你的那一半，还有我觉得你工作得太多了，你应该学会怎样娱乐以及怎样享受生活。
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24. Newspapers inform our opinion, educate us, entertain us, and keep us in touch with the world.
报纸影响着我们的观点，教育我们，娱乐我们让我们保持和世界的联系。
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25. Some people think museums should be enjoyable places to attract and entertain young people.
一些人认为博物馆应当是令人愉快的地方来吸引并娱乐年轻人。
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26. Some people think museums should be enjoyable places to attract and entertain young people.
一些人认为博物馆应当是令人愉快的地方来吸引并娱乐年轻人。
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