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

• Star Trek is a rich world that entertains and influences us today, envisioning the evolution of communications and medicine in its sci-fi tales.
  星际旅行是一个丰富的世界，我们今天招待和影响，其设想在科幻故事的通信和医药的发展。
• 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。
• "Then your count entertains visitors, does he?"
  “那么您那位伯爵也招待客人了？”
• A good example of a theme park that both educates and entertains is Ocean Park in Hong Kong.
  一个集教育与娱乐于一身的样板主题公园就是香港的海洋公园。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The wise man builds no hopes for the future, entertains no regrets for the past.
  智者不为将来建立希望，不为过去怀抱悔撼。
• Something that distracts the mind and relaxes or entertains.
  分散注意和放松或娱乐的事。
• One who entertains with and operates puppets or marionettes. Suddenly, the puppet's head began to laugh.
  演布袋戏的人欣赏或演木偶或牵线木偶的人突然间，木偶笑了起来。