entertain
UK [en.tə'teɪn] US [-tˌɚ-] verb
AMUSE 使开心
IMPROVER intransitive or transitive
■to keep a group of people interested or enjoying themselves 使有兴趣；使快乐•We hired a magician to entertain the children.我们请了一位魔术师表演节目让孩子们开心。 •Most children's television programmes aim to educate and entertain at the same time.大多数儿童电视节目都旨在寓教于乐。
UK [en.tə'teɪn] US [-tˌɚ-] verb
INVITE 邀请
intransitive or transitive
■to invite someone to your house and give food and drink to them （在家）招待，款待，请客•We entertain a lot of people, mainly business associates of my wife's.我们经常在家请客，主要都是我妻子的业务伙伴。 •Now that I live on my own, I don't entertain much.既然我自己一个人生活，我也就不常请人到家里做客。
UK [en.tə'teɪn] US [-tˌɚ-] verb
THINK ABOUT 考虑
transitive not continuous formal
■to hold in your mind or to be willing to consider or accept 怀着；抱有；心存；持有•The General refused to entertain the possibility of defeat.将军拒绝考虑失败的可能性。 |