entertain

verb

/ˌentəˈteɪn/

/ˌentərˈteɪn/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they entertain	/ˌentəˈteɪn/ /ˌentərˈteɪn/
he / she / it entertains	/ˌentəˈteɪnz/ /ˌentərˈteɪnz/
past simple entertained	/ˌentəˈteɪnd/ /ˌentərˈteɪnd/
past participle entertained	/ˌentəˈteɪnd/ /ˌentərˈteɪnd/
-ing form entertaining	/ˌentəˈteɪnɪŋ/ /ˌentərˈteɪnɪŋ/

[transitive, intransitive] to interest somebody or make somebody laugh in order to please them使有兴趣；使快乐；娱乐
- The aim of the series is both to entertain and inform.这套系列节目是为了寓教于乐。
- entertain somebody/yourself Afterwards live bands will entertain the crowd.之后，现场乐队将娱乐观众。
- Parents can relax while the kids entertain themselves in the outdoor playground.孩子们在室外操场上玩耍时，父母可以放松一下。
- entertain somebody/yourself with something He entertained us for hours with his stories and jokes.他讲故事说笑话，逗我们乐了好几个小时。
- They learned to entertain themselves with hobbies that required little or no money.他们学会了用很少或不需要钱的爱好来娱乐自己。
- Films can entertain and educate, make you laugh or cry.电影有娱乐和教育的作用，能引人发笑，也能催人泪下。
- She entertained us with stories of her travels.她给我们讲她的旅游见闻以逗我们开心。
- We hired a magician to keep the children entertained.我们请了一个魔术师来逗孩子们开心。
- Two of the students kept the children entertained with a puppet show.两个学生用木偶剧逗孩子们开心。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- thoroughly
preposition
- with
phrases
- entertain and educate
- entertain and enlighten
- entertain and inform
- …
[intransitive, transitive] to invite people to eat or drink with you as your guests, especially in your home（尤指在自己家中）招待，款待
- Do you entertain a lot?你经常娱乐吗？
- The Bradfords always entertained lavishly at Christmas.布拉德福德夫妇在圣诞节总是盛情地款待大家。
- entertain somebody Barbecues are a favourite way of entertaining friends.户外烧烤是特别受人喜爱的待客方式。
- entertain somebody to something They entertained us to lunch in their new house.他们请我们在他们的新居吃午饭。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- lavishly
preposition
- to
[transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses不用于进行时) entertain something (formal) to consider or allow yourself to think about an idea, a hope, a feeling, etc.心存，怀有（想法、希望、感觉等）
- 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
- briefly entertaining hopes that he might keep the affair a secret曾有一刻希望他能对这件事保守秘密
- She would make no promises, but was prepared to entertain the idea.她没有作任何承诺，但愿意考虑这个想法。
- I am amazed that such a crackpot scheme could be seriously entertained.对如此不切实际的计划给予这样认真的考虑，我感到不可思议。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- seriously
- briefly
verb + entertain
- be prepared to
- be willing to
- refuse to
- …

词源late Middle English: from French entretenir, based on Latin inter ‘among’ + tenere ‘to hold’. The 词源ally meant ‘ maintain, continue’, later ‘maintain in a certain condition, treat in a certain way’, also ‘show hospitality’ (late 15th cent.).