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)
entertain的第三人称单数

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

• 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。
• 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。
• Duller books do so and the virtue of Family Wars is that it entertains through schadenfreude.
  比较沉闷的书就会详细论述，而《家族战争》的优点在于，它通过幸灾乐祸来娱乐读者。
• 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。
• 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。
• Isabella swears that the love Edgar has for me is nothing to that she entertains for you.
  伊莎贝拉发誓说埃德加对我的爱比起她对你的爱来是不足道的。
• He entertains the belief that the second world war is inevitable before 1936.
  他相信1936年以前第二次世界大战是不能避免的。
• 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。
• This simple game develops your visual memory and entertains you.
  这个简单的游戏开发您的视觉记忆和娱乐你。
• 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。