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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  1. 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。
  2. VERB 招待;款待
    If you entertain people, 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。
  3. VERB 考虑，心存，怀有（主意、建议等）
    If you entertain an 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。
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双语例句

  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. He also teaches ( and entertains) budding Picassos.
    他还教授萌芽中的毕加索（也以此为乐）。
  4. 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。
  5. 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。
  6. 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。
  7. Considering foes as friends A friend looks after your own good, is attached to you by affection, and entertains other sentiments of esteem.
    视敌为友朋友会照顾你的利益，因为彼此的情感而重视支持你，认真对待你的情绪。
  8. It is an active waiting area that entertains and provides customer amenities.
    这是一个活跃的等候区域，向客户提供娱乐和舒适的设施。
  9. Something that distracts the mind and relaxes or entertains.
    分散注意和放松或娱乐的事。
  10. 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。
  11. Mr Li, the general manager, entertains Mr Bush at the restaurant of the Beijing hotel.
    总经理李先生在北京宾馆餐厅部宴请布什先生。
  12. 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。
  13. Can not complete to any work entertains the very high hope, but I will complete diligently.
    不能对任何工作的完成都抱很大希望，但是我会努力完成。
  14. 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。
  15. 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。
  16. 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。
  17. In each episode they meet a new puppet friend who entertains them with delightful songs and humor.
    在每一节节目里，他们都遇到一个以快乐歌曲和幽默娱乐的玩偶。
  18. 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。
  19. 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。
  20. 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。
  21. 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。
  22. 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。
  23. It not only entertains, but also makes you think and ultimately changes you for the better.
    它不但有很强的娱乐性，而且能促使你思考，最终让你成为一个更好的人。
  24. May always entertains visitors with a free hand.
    梅招待客人一向大方。
  25. "Then your count entertains visitors, does he?"
    “那么您那位伯爵也招待客人了？”
  26. For instance business entertains cost to should enter operating expenses, because be the expenditure on business.
    比如业务招待费就应该入营业费用，因为是业务上的开支。
  27. 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。
  28. I'm expecting an hour of TV that pulls me in and entertains me and makes me think.
    我在等一个小时的电视拉我在和招待我，让我觉得。
  29. 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。
  30. 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。
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