v.(动词)

1. 招待，款待，请客，宴请，设宴款待
2. 使快乐，使欢乐，使喜悦
3. 怀着，持有，怀抱，抱有
4. （使）娱乐，助兴
5. 使感兴趣，使有兴趣
6. 进行招待的活动
7. 含有，容纳
8. 接受，答应
9. 考虑，准备考虑，愿意考虑
10. 心存
11. 保持，坚持

v.(动词)

1. vt. ＆ vi. 款待 have guests; provide entertainment for guests
2. vt. ＆ vi. (使)欢乐,(使)娱乐 keep pleasantly interested; please or amuse
3. vt. 抱有,考虑 have in the mind; maintain, consider

Verb:

1. provide entertainment for

2. take into consideration, have in view;

   "He entertained the notion of moving to South America"
   

3. maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings);

   "bear a grudge"
   "entertain interesting notions"
   "harbor a resentment"
   

1.使快乐；给…以娱乐；使有兴趣
If a performer, performance, or activity entertains you, it amuses you, interests you, or gives you pleasure.

e.g. ...games and ideas toentertain children...
带给孩子们快乐的游戏和想法
e.g. They were entertained by top singers, dancers and celebrities...
顶级歌手、舞蹈演员和名人们给他们带来娱乐。

entertaining
To generate new money the sport needs to be more entertaining...
要想创造更多的收入，这项体育活动需要变得更加有趣味性。
This is a surprisingly entertaining film...
这部电影的娱乐性十足，让人意想不到。
Miro is the most inventive and entertaining of surrealist painters.
米罗是最具创造力和娱乐性的超现实主义画家。

2.招待;款待
If youentertain people, you provide food and drink for them, for example when you have invited them to your house.

e.g. I don't like toentertain guests anymore...
我再也不想招待客人了。
e.g. You weren't allowed toentertain men in your rooms even with a chaperone...
即使你有监护人陪同，也不允许在房间里招待男性。

entertaining
...a cosy area for entertaining and relaxing.
招待和休息的舒适场所

3.考虑，心存，怀有（主意、建议等）
If youentertain an idea or suggestion, you allow yourself to consider it as possible or as worth thinking about seriously.

e.g. I feel how foolish I am toentertain doubts...
我竟然心存怀疑，真是太愚蠢了。
e.g. I wouldn'tentertain the idea of such an unsociable job.
我不会考虑从事这种不跟人打交道的工作。

1. 招待：美方要招待(entertain)马英九并不是为了陈水扁. 毕竟,马英九身兼台北市长和国民党主席,两者都是很重要的职位. 加上他是2008年总统宝座的热门人选,显示他本身是位极具影响力的政治人物. "由于马英九并不是(台湾)政府官员,

2. 款待：死了的他,角色改变;为了款待 (entertain) 同样至为考究(most exclusive)的蛆虫,他如今中规中矩(correct)躺在棺木内-这些蛆虫似乎「肉不正,不食」呢?正是以其治人之道,还治其身.

3. 招待;娱乐：enrich 丰富 |entertain 招待;娱乐 | evaluate 评价

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。

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.

烤肉野餐是最受人喜爱的待客方式。

He entertained us for hours with his stories and jokes.

他既讲故事又说笑话，把我们逗得乐了好几个小时。

The aim of the series is both to entertain and inform.

这个系列节目旨在集知识和娱乐为一体。

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

...games and ideas to entertain children...

带给孩子们快乐的游戏和想法

They were entertained by top singers, dancers and celebrities...

顶级歌手、舞蹈演员和名人们给他们带来娱乐。

I don like to entertain guests anymore...

我再也不想招待客人了。

You weren allowed to entertain men in your rooms even with a chaperone...

即使你有监护人陪同，也不允许在房间里招待男性。

I feel how foolish I am to entertain doubts...

我竟然心存怀疑，真是太愚蠢了。

I wouldn entertain the idea of such an unsociable job.

我不会考虑从事这种不跟人打交道的工作。

We entertain a firm belief in the final victory.

我们对最后胜利抱有坚定的信念.

It is her destiny to entertain others and to be used and then abused Osmond.

这是她的命运招待别人,用来然后滥用奥斯蒙德.

entertain outsider to stay overnight or brought inside the dormitory.

留外人住宿或带外人进入宿舍.

In addition, if the players refused to entertain signing day will be disqualified.

此外, 如果选手拒绝与天娱签约也将被取消参赛资格.

Most pop songs tell simple stories about love and are written to entertain people.

大多数流行歌曲讲述关于爱情的简单故事,以愉悦人们.

I am afraid we cannot entertain your claim as it have nothing to do with us.

恐怕我们不能接受你方索赔,因为这与我们无关.

Stage shows were laid on to entertain the foreign guests.

安排几场演出招待那些外宾.

She loves to talk, dance and entertain.

她喜欢谈话 、 跳舞和招待客人.

A day, his neighbour uses the room of his home to abandon fete to entertain guests.

一天, 他的邻居借用他家的房舍设宴请客.

Simon : You want to win, you want to prove a point, and you want to entertain.

你想要赢, 你想要用行动证明你的能力, 你渴望娱乐!

Bear this in mind next time you entertain the idea of running your own show.

假若今后你有“秀秀自己”的想法,不妨想想我的这些话.

I confess am a little disappointed; we have endeavoured to entertain you, Timothy William.

我承认我有点失望; 我们努力招待你了, 提摩太威廉.

You entertain him while I deliver the note.

我去送通知,你在这儿逗着他玩.

At present, we cannot entertain your count offer, as our price is quite reasonable.

l译:因我们的价格订得相当合理, 故目前不打算考虑贵方的还盘.

They entertain a great deal.

他们常常招待客人.

用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

1. Diplomats often entertain.
   外交官们经常招待客人。
2. She likes to dance and entertain.
   她喜爱跳舞和招待客人。
3. 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.

1. We entertain our friends at dinner.
   我们招待朋友吃饭。
2. 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。
3. They entertained guests with refreshments.
   他们以茶点招待客人。
4. He entertains his guest very poorly.
   他对客人很怠慢。
5. A circus show entertains children.
   马戏表演使孩子们兴高采烈。
6. He entertained us with music.
   他以音乐使我们快乐。
7. 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。
8. They entertained a firm belief in final victory.
   他们对最后胜利抱有坚定信心。
9. We had always entertained the kindness feelings toward his family.
   我们对他的一家一直怀有好感。
10. 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。
11. I refuse to entertain such a foolish idea.
    我拒绝考虑如此愚蠢的想法。
12. He has entertained the proposal.
    他已考虑这一建议。
13. 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。
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14. They were entertained at a tea party.
    我们举办茶话会招待他们。
15. We were all entertained by his tricks.
    我们大家对他的把戏都感兴趣。
16. The audience was very much entertained by the show.
    这场演出令观众愉快。
17. Some people are entertained by the radio and television.
    有些人靠听广播和看电视来消遣。

～+副词

• entertain%20charmingly">entertain charmingly令人愉快地款待
• entertain%20expensively">entertain expensively大肆款待
• entertain%20fitfully">entertain fitfully适当款待
• entertain%20gaily">entertain gaily娱乐
• entertain%20gravely">entertain gravely大胆地款待
• entertain%20handsomely">entertain handsomely慷慨地款待
• entertain%20hospitably">entertain hospitably殷勤款待
• entertain%20poorly">entertain poorly招待不周
• entertain%20royally">entertain royally隆重地招待
• entertain%20rudely">entertain rudely粗鲁款待

～+介词

• entertain%20as%20an%20honoured%20guest">entertain as an honoured guest作为贵宾款待
• entertain%20by%20singing%20songs">entertain by singing songs以唱歌助兴
• entertain%20with%20music">entertain with music用音乐助兴
• entertain%20with%20a%20variety%20of%20tricks">entertain with a variety of tricks用各种戏法娱乐

• entertaining a friendly correspondence with the orthodox Queen Theodelinda.

  出自：H. H. Milman

v.(动词)

1. 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”。
2. entertain可用作及物动词或不及物动词。用作及物动词时,后可接代词、名词作简单宾语。可用于被动结构。
3. entertain引申可作“抱有,考虑”解,后可接建议、想法、事业心等作宾语。

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。