amuse
verb /əˈmjuːz/
/əˈmjuːz/
动词形式
present simple I / you / we / they amuse | /əˈmjuːz/ /əˈmjuːz/ |
he / she / it amuses | /əˈmjuːzɪz/ /əˈmjuːzɪz/ |
past simple amused | /əˈmjuːzd/ /əˈmjuːzd/ |
past participle amused | /əˈmjuːzd/ /əˈmjuːzd/ |
-ing form amusing | /əˈmjuːzɪŋ/ /əˈmjuːzɪŋ/ |
- to make somebody laugh or smile
逗笑;逗乐 - amuse somebody My funny drawings amused the kids.
我的滑稽图画把孩子们逗乐了。 - This will amuse you.
这个会逗你笑的。 - it amuses somebody to do something It amused him to think that they were probably talking about him at that very moment.
想到就在这会儿他们大概正在谈论他,他不禁笑了起来。
- Her discomfort amused him greatly.
她的不自在使他觉得极其好笑。 - His impersonation of the President amused me (to) no end.
他对总统的模仿逗得我大笑不止。 - It never fails to amuse me how excited people can get about winning a game.
人们赢得比赛后的那股兴奋劲儿,总是让我觉得好笑。 - The thought of me on the stage seemed to amuse him.
想到我在台上表演,他似乎觉得挺逗。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- greatly
- no end
- to no end
- …
- seem to
- try to
- never cease to
- …
- with
- amuse somebody My funny drawings amused the kids.
- to make time pass pleasantly for somebody/yourself
synonym entertain(提供)消遣;(使)娱乐 - amuse somebody She suggested several ideas to help Laura amuse the twins.
她给劳拉出了一些主意,好逗这对双胞胎开心。 - amuse yourself I'm sure I'll be able to amuse myself for a few hours.
我肯定几个小时都会自得其乐。 - The visitors amused themselves with sightseeing, painting and picnics.
游客观光、绘画、野餐,玩得很高兴。
- amuse somebody She suggested several ideas to help Laura amuse the twins.
词源late 15th cent. (in the sense ‘delude, deceive’): from Old French amuser ‘entertain, deceive’, from a- (expressing causal effect) + muser ‘stare stupidly’. Current senses date from the mid 17th cent.