entertains

英 [ˌentəˈteɪnz]

美 [ˌentərˈteɪnz]

v.  (尤指在自己家中)招待，款待; 使有兴趣; 使快乐; 娱乐; 心存，怀有(想法、希望、感觉等)
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柯林斯词典

• VERB 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.
  1. ...games and ideas to entertain children...
     带给孩子们快乐的游戏和想法
  2. 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。
  3. Children's television not only entertains but also teaches.
     儿童电视节目不仅有娱乐性而且还有教育意义。
• VERB 招待;款待
  If youentertainpeople, you provide food and drink for them, for example when you have invited them to your house.
  1. I don't like to entertain guests anymore...
     我再也不想招待客人了。
  2. You weren't 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。
  3. The Monroes continued to entertain extravagantly.
     门罗一家继续大宴宾客。
• VERB 考虑，心存，怀有（主意、建议等）
  If youentertainan idea or suggestion, you allow yourself to consider it as possible or as worth thinking about seriously.
  1. I feel how foolish I am to entertain doubts...
     我竟然心存怀疑，真是太愚蠢了。
  2. I wouldn't 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。

双语例句

• Just when I dont think you could remember any more, you amaze me by learning to play the piano, taking up a martial art, learning to dance or speak a new language; anything that entertains you.
  仅仅当我觉得我一点都记不起来时，你让我很惊讶当你学习谈钢琴，学习武术，跳舞或是学一种新的语言；任何可以娱乐你的事情。
• This Infantino Super Plush Travel Gym entertains baby through sight, touch and sound.
  这种因凡蒂诺超级毛绒旅游健身招待通过视觉，触觉和声音的婴儿。
• Typical for China is the crosstalk show, where a pair of comedians entertains the audience with word play.
  中国喜剧的典型是相声，两个滑稽演员通过玩弄词藻来逗乐观众。
• Something that distracts the mind and relaxes or entertains.
  分散注意和放松或娱乐的事。
• This piece is now in a formal show-off drawing room where the owner entertains officially and therefore does not want to see a big TV.
  这个书柜如今放在一个奢华炫耀的正式客厅里，主人要在这里郑重地招待客人，不想看到一个大电视。
• Where a pair of comedians entertains the audience with word play.
  两个喜剧演员通过语言游戏使观众愉悦。
• A person who entertains people for money in public places ( as by singing or dancing).
  在公共场所卖艺（如唱歌或跳舞）的人。
• I love making friends with others and it entertains me the most when I'm around my friends.
  我很喜欢交朋友和朋友在一起是我最快乐的时候了。
• A comedian is a professional entertainer who entertains by telling amusing anecdotes, wordplay, or by acting in an engaging and humorous manner.
  喜剧演员是职业的表演者，他们通过讲一些有趣的轶事和双关语，或者是用互动和幽默的表演来逗乐他人。
• Typical for China is the crosswalk show, where a pair of comedians entertains the audience with word play.
  在中国，典型的喜剧形式是相声表演。两个喜剧演员通过诙谐的语言游戏使观众愉悦。