entertain
美 [ˌentərˈteɪn] 
英 [ˌentə(r)ˈteɪn]
- v.娱乐；款待；使有兴趣；使快乐
- 网络招待；使娱乐；怀抱
词形变化
第三人称单数：entertains 现在分词：entertaining 过去式：entertained 反义词
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英汉双解
1. | [i][t] （尤指在自己家中）招待，款待to invite people to eat or drink with you as your guests, especially in your home |
| 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. 烤肉野餐是特别受人喜爱的待客方式。 |
2. | [t][i] ~ (sb) (with sth) 使有兴趣；使快乐；娱乐to interest and amuse sb in order to please them |
| 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。 |
| The aim of the series is both to entertain and inform. 这套系列节目是为了寓教于乐。 |
3. | [t] ~ sth 心存，怀有（想法、希望、感觉等）to consider or allow yourself to think about an idea, a hope, a feeling, etc. |
| 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 |
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例句
They go, "Well, he's certainly not dumb enough to stab himself through the skin to entertain us for a few minutes. "
会想说，「嗯，他还没蠢到刺穿自己的皮肤，只为了娱乐我们几分钟」。
Many progressive, westernized Albanians had continued to entertain hopes for a rational settlement of the crisis.
许多改良派的、西化的阿尔巴尼亚人原本一直抱有危机会理性化解的希望。
It was much to ponder over, and sufficed to entertain her for more than a year without becoming stale.
可琢磨的东西很多，足够她欣赏个一年半载也不会感到乏味。
Nothing was required of him on this ship save to entertain his guest.
他唯一的职责就是招待客人。
However, the villagers did not begrudge them the best out of things to entertain us in the most sincere smile to greet the arrival of us.
然而，村民却毫不吝惜的拿出他们最好的东西来招待我们，以最真诚的笑容迎接我们的到来。
On my visit to China in May, I met with leaders who, until recently, had not been willing to entertain this discussion.
在我五月访华期间，我会见了一些始终不愿安排有关减排问题讨论会的官员。
I never was so long in company with a girl in my life, trying to entertain her, and succeed so ill!
我还从没和一个姑娘在一起待这么长时间——想讨她欢心——却碰了一鼻子灰！
We therefore regret we are unable to entertain any liability in the matter.
因此，我们对此事实在无法负任何责任，甚为抱歉。
They idle away all day and try to entertain themselves to ease up the stress and unpleasantness.
他们整日无所事事，试图以娱乐的方式来减轻自己的压力和不愉快。
Rio, which had just taken on its current chief executive, Tom Albanese, was loth to entertain an offer from its archrival.
当时，力拓刚刚雇佣了现任的行政总裁，汤姆•阿尔巴内塞。力拓不情愿接受来自主要竞争对手的并购报价。
At school, he began to entertain his friends by imitating his silent screen hero, Charlie Chaplin.
上学期间，他开始通过模仿心目中无声电影的银幕英雄——查理·卓别林来为朋友们带去欢乐。
They were here, and they accepted Tom and me, making only a polite pleasant effort to entertain or to be entertained.
她们坐在这里，应酬汤姆和我，只不过是客客气气地尽力款待客人或者接受款待。
Some women seem to be able to entertain everybody but their husband.
有些女人似乎能够使任何人愉快，自己的丈夫除外。
What Friends Say: Friends seem to enjoy our space. We like to entertain and we get compliments on how well the house is set up for that.
朋友都说些啥：朋友似乎都很喜欢这里，我们在这里玩乐，也会听到一些抱怨，说这里怎么能这么适合玩啊。
Certainly, such a man would have done well not to entertain any political opinions.
当然，象他那样的人最好是没有政治见解。
But I also like to entertain the possibility that this optimum carries a resonance even beyond the flux of history.
但是我也觉得用这种最佳选择能够有超越历史的力量。
There are few other indoor spaces, she said, where she can entertain the children free on an oppressive summer afternoon.
“很少有像这样的室内空间，”她说，“可以让孩子们在闷热的夏日午后自由玩耍。”
The kids seemed bored silly, and if it took a goofy foreigner to entertain them, I was prepared to be that person.
孩子们看来是呆的无聊透了。假如需要一个傻乎乎的外国人来逗他们玩，我愿意做那个人。
It's better than trying to entertain Jesus and his disciples with conversation, and it's even better than preparing the meal.
比起努力招呼耶稣和祂的门徒，比起努力预备晚膳，这件差事美好得多了。
If you can entertain installment payment on deferred terms, we would be in a position to place orders with you for these goods.
如果你们能接受延期条件的分期付款，我们将向你方订购这些货物。
Still, the association would not entertain the application until the money is present.
而且，非把钱交足了，不然协会不接受入会的请求。
He listened to her with perfect indifference while she chose to entertain herself in this manner.
她说得那么得意，他却完全似听非听。
A television program that educates can also entertain.
旨在进行教育的电视节目也能提供娱乐。
Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said "why do you entertain evil thoughts in your hearts? "
耶稣知道他们的心境，就说：“你们为什么心里怀着恶念呢？”
Although the time it was a juvenile, Personally did not entertain guests, but these things still fresh in our memory.
虽然那时是少年，没有亲自招待过客人，但却对这些事情记忆犹新。
If you can entertain i tall ment payment on deferred terms, we would be in a position to place orders with you for these goods.
入股你们能接收延淘宝怎么取消订单期条件的分期付款，我将有可能向你淘宝如何取消订单方定购这些货物。
"You want how much price the fee heel handicraft money? " The Louis Si doesn't entertain what hope that the joys asks son Jin.
“你要多少成本费跟手工钱？”路易斯不抱什么希望欢问子衿。
"Fotiaoqiang" has been used to entertain leaders of different nations for many times as the main course of state banquet.
“佛跳墙”曾多次作为国宴的主菜招待各国领导人。
They were saying that the magician was putting on tricks at the airport trying to entertain others.
他们说那位魔术师在机场不断地表演者魔术来给大家逗乐。
Do not entertain an accusation against an elder unless it is brought by two or three witnesses .
控告长老的呈子，非有两三个见证就不要收。
Neither, sir, need you entertain the least misgiving that I shall repeat that obnoxious word.
您也丝毫用不着担心我会把那个讨厌的字眼儿再说出口来，先生。
We are here to try and entertain people, and with the ambience there was today in the stadium it was also nice to do that.
我们来这里是尝试娱乐大众的，而今天在体育场里的气氛就很适合这么做。
He built his own hideaway where he could entertain his friends without his mother's supervision.
他兴建了自己的隐居之地，他可以在那招待自己的朋友，而免受母亲的监视。
He is nevertheless expected to be able to go toe-to-toe with Lampard on Sunday afternoon when Liverpool entertain Chelsea at Anfield.
他仍然很期待能够在周日下午在主场安菲尔德与兰帕德面对面地较量一番。
It was about two feet long and the Cat had been able to entertain himself for hours with it.
绳子大约有两英尺（约0.6米）长，猫曾经能够玩着绳子自娱自乐一玩就是几个小时。
I could also entertain Mr West with a few ideas on developing talent for his record label or designing a marketing strategy.
我还能向威斯特先生提供一些为他自己的唱片公司开发新人或设计营销策略的想法。
He would think of new tricks to perform, new jokes with which to entertain audiences.
他会想到一些供演出用的新戏法，取悦观众的新笑话。
Our job is to entertain, excite and captivate the reader, and that starts with the front cover.
我们的工作是娱乐读者，让人兴奋，引人入胜，从封面就要开始。
The door opened , and out stepped singer Vic Damone, who began to entertain .
车门打开了，跳下车的是歌星维克·达蒙。他随即敞开了歌喉。
THE ancient Greeks had their list of the seven wonders, dotted in and around the Mediterranean, to aid and entertain travellers.
古希腊人曾列举出散布在地中海周围的七大奇迹，为旅人提供帮助和娱乐。
He must entertain no thought of his own but ever think of their spiritual welfare.
他必须时刻想及中国人的灵性福祉，而不得抱有私念。
It is always good to get out of the house and entertain each other.
彼此出门走走，相互娱乐，总是有益无害。
Still, the association would not entertain the application until the money is present.
而且，非把钱交足了，不然协会不接受入会的请求。
I suggest you make others entertain him for the first four days but keep him for the last.
我建议你前四天让其他人招待他，但最后一天自己把他留下来。
