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柯林斯词典

同根词

词根：entertain

• adj.

  entertaining 令人愉快的

• n.

  entertainment 娱乐；消遣；款待

  entertainer 演艺人员，表演者

• v.

  entertaining 款待（entertain的ing形式）

同近义词

• vt.娱乐；招待；怀抱；容纳

  serve   /   invite   /   attend   /   contain   /   accept

• vi.款待

  welcome in

词组短语

1. entertain an idea 抱着一种想法 ; 娱思 ; 抱着某种想法 ; 抱着一种主见

2. to entertain an offer 考虑报盘 ; 思量报盘 ; 考虑 ; 接受一项发盘

3. Let Me Entertain You 让我款待你 ; 让我取悦你 ; 让我来愉悦你

4. to entertain offer 考虑报盘

5. Entertain Friends 接待朋友 ; 接待冤家

6. Entertain a belief 怀抱信念 ; 山治 ; 怀抱信

7. entertain an angel unawares 有眼不识泰山 ; 无意中为要人做了事

8. entertain vt 款待 ; 招待 ; 使欢乐

权威例句

1. I found the talk both informative and entertaining.

我认为这次演讲知识与趣味并重。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

2. They began to build their houses with separate rooms to entertain guests—living rooms, separate bedrooms for sleeping, separate work areas—kitchen, laundry room, and separate bathrooms.

他们开始建造自己的房子，有独立的房间招待客人——客厅、用来睡觉的独立卧室、独立的工作区——厨房、洗衣房和独立的浴室。

3. They entertain a great deal.

他们常常招待客人.《简明英汉词典》

4. 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。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

5. Although some magazines will maintain national audiences, a large number of magazines will entertain narrower audiences.

尽管一些杂志面向的是全国读者，但大部分杂志的受众依然较小。

6. Please note that we have quitted our most favorable price and are to entertain any offer.

请注意到我们已报最优惠价格,无法考虑任何还盘.《期刊摘选》

7. In addition, if the players refused to entertain signing day will be disqualified.

此外, 如果选手拒绝与天娱签约也将被取消参赛资格.《期刊摘选》

8. Stage shows were laid on to entertain the foreign guests.

安排几场演出招待那些外宾。《新英汉大辞典》

9. He entertained the notion of moving to south America.

他正在考虑移居南美的事情.《期刊摘选》

10. Sid was sick and had to miss the fun; Mary remained at home to entertain him.

希德生病了，没办法和大家一起玩，玛丽留在家里陪他。

11. She was always so funny and entertaining.

她总是那么风趣，令人愉快。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

12. The job involves a lot of entertaining.

这项工作需要经常设宴招待客人。《牛津词典》

13. 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。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

14. Guests were rarely entertained in the library.

很少会在书房招待客人。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

15. They rose to the challenge of entertaining 80 schoolchildren for an afternoon.

他们一个下午成功接待了80名学童。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

16. ...games and ideas to entertain children...

带给孩子们快乐的游戏和想法《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

17. He had entertained hopes of a reconciliation.

他曾对和解抱有希望。《牛津词典》

18. Most pop songs tell simple stories about love and are written to entertain people.

大多数流行歌曲讲述关于爱情的简单故事,以愉悦人们.《期刊摘选》

19. Subjects were picked to inspire or entertain.

文章主题要有激励人心或是让人愉悦的效果。

20. They entertain on a large scale.

他们大宴宾客。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

21. He entertained us for hours with his stories and jokes.

他既讲故事又说笑话，把我们逗得乐了好几个小时。《牛津词典》

22. The aim of the series is both to entertain and inform.

这个系列节目旨在集知识和娱乐为一体。《牛津词典》

23. It was a very entertaining evening.

那是一场非常令人开心的晚会。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

24. A day, his neighbour uses the room of his home to abandon fete to entertain guests.

一天, 他的邻居借用他家的房舍设宴请客.《期刊摘选》

25. The decision of the Penal shall be final and no further correspondence shall be entertained.

审议委员会的决定不能更改,任何投诉将不受考虑.《期刊摘选》

26. Gray's book is anecdotal and entertaining.

格雷的书中尽是些八卦消息，颇具娱乐性。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

27. He loves to entertain.

他喜欢宴客。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

28. Many authors entertain, not only a foolish, but a really dishonest objection.

许多作家抱着一种不仅是愚笨的, 而且的确是不诚实的态度.《辞典例句》

29. He entertained the notion of moving to South America.

他正考虑移居南美的事情.《期刊摘选》

30. The talk was both informative and entertaining.

这次谈话既长见识又饶有趣味。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

31. He was a much more entertaining person, who used to have us all in fits.

他以前更为风趣，常常让我们大家都捧腹大笑。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

32. A few of us actually entertained the notion of auditioning for American Idol.

我们中间有几个人还考虑过参加美国偶像的海选.《期刊摘选》

33. 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。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

34. We entertain a firm belief in the final victory.

我们对最后胜利抱有坚定的信念.《期刊摘选》

35. He has entertained the proposal.

他已考虑这一建议.《期刊摘选》

36. He learned to be more outgoing and to entertain his classes.

他学会了变得外向和逗乐他的学生。

37. It is her destiny to entertain others and to be used and then abused Osmond.

这是她的命运招待别人,用来然后滥用奥斯蒙德.《期刊摘选》

38. I confess am a little disappointed; we have endeavoured to entertain you, Timothy William.

我承认我有点失望; 我们努力招待你了, 提摩太威廉.《期刊摘选》

39. It was futile to entertain such a question.

考虑这样一个问题是没有用的.《期刊摘选》

40. You entertain him while I deliver the note.

我去送通知,你在这儿逗着他玩.《期刊摘选》

41. I've had my fill of entertaining for one week.

我已足足享受了一周的娱乐活动。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

42. How do teenagers entertain themselves?

青少年是如何自娱自乐的？

43. I don't do gourmet meals when I entertain because?

招待客人时，我不会去准备什么美味的佳肴，因为？

44. I could never entertain a thought so currish to myself.

我也不至于想出这么下贱的主意。

45. He treated them seriously and, on occasion, entertained them hilariously

他对待他们严肃认真，偶尔又逗得他们捧腹不已。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

46. The book is too long but, nonetheless, informative and entertaining.

这本书篇幅太长，但是很有知识性和趣味性。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

47. They often entertain friends on weekends.

他们常在周末招待朋友。

48. We cannot entertain your suggestion because it does not seem workable.

我们不能考虑接受你方的建议,因为此建议似乎不可行.《期刊摘选》

49. Clients are entertained within private dining rooms

在私人餐室内款待客户。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

50. Bear this in mind next time you entertain the idea of running your own show.

假若今后你有“秀秀自己”的想法,不妨想想我的这些话.《期刊摘选》

51. Even after failing twice, we still entertained a hope of success.

即使我们失败了两次, 我们仍怀有成功的希望.《辞典例句》

52. You could entertain the person with an afterwork drink.

你可以招待那个人下班后喝一杯。

53. Knowledgeable guides will entertain you with the most interesting stories about Presidents, Congress, memorials, and parks.

知识渊博的导游会为你讲述各大总统，国会，纪念碑和公园最有趣的故事。

54. to entertain a doubt/suspicion

持怀疑态度《牛津词典》

55. This complete but brief historical collection is certain to entertain readers young and old.

这个简短但完整的历史作品集一定会引起老少读者的兴趣。

56. I am afraid we cannot entertain your claim as it have nothing to do with us.

恐怕我们不能接受你方索赔,因为这与我们无关.《期刊摘选》

57. "Americans don't talk to each other, we entertain each other," Postman wrote.

“美国人不互相交谈，我们互相娱乐。”波斯曼写道。

58. PSP application from an individual will not be entertained.

个别人士的申请,不会考虑.《期刊摘选》

59. 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。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

60. This is an entertaining yet thought-provoking film.

这部电影令人捧腹，却又发人深省。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

61. As we have quoted our most favorable prices and any counteroffers will not be entertained.

我方所报价格已是最优惠的,因此不能考虑接受任何还盘.《期刊摘选》

62. This should save her from boredom and will also relieve the pressure on you to keep her entertained.

这能使她不会感到厌倦，而且也会减轻你的压力，不必总想着逗她开心。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

63. I don't like to entertain guests anymore...

我再也不想招待客人了。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

64. Obviously I can't speak for other people, but certainly no one I know would entertain the idea.

我显然不能代表其他人的意见，可是我认识的人当中肯定没有人会有这样的想法。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

65. I feel how foolish I am to entertain doubts

我竟然心存怀疑，真是太愚蠢了。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

66. I don't like to entertain guests anymore

我再也不想招待客人了。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

67. Aunt Harriet used to entertain lavishly.

哈丽特阿姨时常慷慨地款待客人。

68. The committee is reluctant to entertain any point not raised in the court below.

委员会不愿意考虑不是产生于下级法院的任何观点.《期刊摘选》

69. I feel how foolish I am to entertain doubts...

我竟然心存怀疑，真是太愚蠢了。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

70. That said we would be willing to entertain an offer and go from there.

虽然这么说,但是我们还是愿意考虑一个报价然后再看如何发展.《期刊摘选》

71. People entertained great things of him . [ Great expectations were entertained of him ]

大家对他抱着 极大 的希望.《期刊摘选》

72. 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。《柯林斯例句》

73. We had always entertained the kindness feelings toward his family.

我们对他的一家一直怀有好感.《辞典例句》

74. Don't cling to your old ideas. Be ready to entertain some new ones.

不要固守老意见, 要能考虑别人的新意见.《辞典例句》

75. I don't like to entertain guests anymore.

我不再喜欢招待客人。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

76. How foolish I am to entertain doubts.

我心存疑虑是多么愚蠢啊。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

77. They should be grateful that I selected them, of all the people on Earth, to wash my clothes and cook my meals and entertain me.

他们应该要感恩，感谢我在地球上这么多人里找了他们来替我洗衣做饭、服侍我。

78. For parents, it is an easy way of keeping their children entertained, or simply out of harm's way

对父母来说，这是一个能让孩子们开心或者说是让他们远离危险的简单方法。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

79. Simon : You want to win, you want to prove a point, and you want to entertain.

你想要赢, 你想要用行动证明你的能力, 你渴望娱乐!《期刊摘选》

80. Entertain your prof in the language.

在语言方面取悦你的教授。

81. She had to entertain some boring local bigwigs.

她不得不款待当地一些无聊的大人物。《牛津词典》

82. Didn't I know anything about turning right? Now I think I know enough to amuse them and to entertain them.

难道我不知道怎么右转吗？现在我想我已经知道了足够的东西来逗他们开心。

83. A I want to entertain some clients.

A我想招待几个客户。

84. Mrs. Grantly entertained quite as strong an antagonism to Mr. Slope as did her husband.

格伦雷太太对斯洛普先生怀有和丈夫几乎同样强烈的反感.《辞典例句》

85. Did he entertain you to dinner yesterday?

昨天他请你吃饭了吗？

86. We often entertain friends at weekends.

周末我们经常招待朋友。

87. Barbecues are a favourite way of entertaining friends.

烤肉野餐是最受人喜爱的待客方式。《牛津词典》

88. I refuse to entertain such a foolish idea.

我拒绝考虑如此愚蠢的想法.《期刊摘选》

89. He refused to entertain our proposal.

他拒不考虑我们的提议.《期刊摘选》

90. Michael left his sickbed to entertain his house guests.

迈克尔走下病床去招待客人。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

91. We were entertained in the company's hospitality suite.

公司款待我们住进他们的迎宾套间。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

92. This is actually a very entertaining book putting over serious health messages

这实际上是一本非常有趣的书，讲述了大量的健康知识。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

93. Entertain outsider to stay overnight or brought inside the dormitory.

留外人住宿或带外人进入宿舍.《期刊摘选》

94. Knowledgeable guides will entertain you with the most interesting stories about memorials and parks.

知识渊博的导游将为您讲述关于纪念碑和公园的最有趣的故事。

95. She loves to talk, dance and entertain.

她喜欢谈话 、 跳舞和招待客人.《期刊摘选》

96. At present, we cannot entertain your count offer, as our price is quite reasonable.

l译:因我们的价格订得相当合理, 故目前不打算考虑贵方的还盘.《期刊摘选》

97. Two well-matched sides conjured up an entertaining game

双方势均力敌，奉献了一场精彩的比赛。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

实用例句

1. Chelsea entertain fourth-placed Liverpool on Sunday and can regain top spot with a victory.

CNN: Sunderland hold Man Utd at Old Trafford

2. "He worked so hard to be a perfectionist and entertain us all, " he said.

BBC: Funeral of Ray Charles

3. Why waste time controlling the car when I could watch a video or otherwise entertain myself?

FORBES: Intel Labs' Car Of The Future

4. The coffee table as a computer will help you entertain guests and stimulate conversation.

FORBES: Get Ready For The Smart Coffee Table

5. She told reporters from Access Hollywood that her first job is to entertain.

VOA : special.2010.08.06

6. when Steven Spielberg tried to get us to entertain the notion that computers and robots are sentient moral beings he did not show us one that looked like this .

当史蒂芬斯皮尔伯格,想让我们认为,电脑和机器人是有感情有道德的,他没有让我们看到这个。心理学导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

7. No sane politician is going to entertain the prospect of tax hikes before major elections.

FORBES: Washington Uncertainty Is Stalling The Recovery

8. The Monroes continued to entertain extravagantly.

门罗一家继续大宴宾客。

9. This book will entertain and enlighten the reader.

这本书会给读者带来乐趣和启迪。

10. This move roots Frost's poetry of work in the lives of rural workers, people who have to sustain and entertain themselves, often on their own or alone.

这运动将弗罗斯特的诗歌扎根进,乡村工人的生活中，扎根进必须独自，支撑和娱乐他们自己的人中。现代诗歌课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

11. David Moyes' side entertain Chilean side CD Everton on Wednesday, 4 August in a pre-season friendly.

BBC: Moyes praised for link with Chilean side CD Everton

12. The tournament begins in Guyana on Friday with Sri Lanka facing New Zealand before West Indies entertain Ireland.

BBC: Eoin Morgan leads England to Twenty20 warm-up victory

13. He's willing to entertain arguments, both for and against the debate.

他愿意接受辩论，无论是支持或反对的论点。政治哲学导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

14. There entertain him all the Saints above, In solemn troops, and sweet Societies That sing, and singing in their glory move And wipe the tears forever from his eyes.

圣人们款待他，温文尔雅，亲切和蔼,他们歌唱，伴着壮丽的舞姿,将他的泪水永远的拭去。弥尔顿课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

15. But Catalans, who entertain Warrington in the play-off eliminator on Saturday, would not lie down.

BBC: Harlequins 34-24 Catalans

16. That's the negative response to undecidability, and it's of course, a view that many of us may entertain.

那就是对不可判定性的一个消极的反应，当然，我们可以容纳这个观点。文学理论导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

17. It's one that I suppose we could continue to entertain as a kind of skepticism about this way of understanding the compulsion to repeat as somehow necessarily entailing a theory of the death wish.

所以我觉得我们可以把它当作一个,对强迫性重复作为死亡冲动的理论依据的怀疑,看看就行。文学理论导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

18. We are happy to buy a movie ticket and pay actors to entertain us.

FORBES: Digital Rules

19. Aon will have access to the club's training grounds to entertain clients and host corporate events.

CNN: Manchester United pen new multi-million dollar Aon deal

20. I don't like to entertain guests any more.

我再也不想招待客人了。

21. Founder and manager Maysoun Odeh tells VOA the station wants to entertain, but also empower women.

VOA : standard.2010.06.24

22. Then the board met on April 30 to entertain a dissident proposal to break up the firm.

FORBES: Morgan Stanley In Crisis

23. Didn't I know anything about turn about to right, but now I think I know enough to amuse them and to entertain them.

我从前从不知道这些东西，但现在我已经学的足够多,足够引起他们的兴趣了。媒体、教育、市场课程节选 : 麻省理工公开课

24. It's not our job to entertain the crowd, it's our job to try to win.

BBC: Fear drives Wales team forward

25. In an upcoming research paper, Why, When and How Much to Entertain Consumers in Advertisements?

FORBES: Creating the Perfect Super Bowl Ad

26. The Giants will entertain Newcastle Vipers in their opening league game on 9 September.

BBC: SPORT | Other Sport... | Ice Hockey | Courtenay named new Giants coach

27. Sometimes Mehmet will entertain wacky ideas particularly if they are wacky and have entertainment value.

NEWYORKER: The Operator

28. As a result,he stayed home and read books and drew pictures to entertain himself.

VOA : special.2009.10.05

29. When behavioural economists packaged emotion into equations, mainstream economists were mostly happy to entertain them.

ECONOMIST: Economics focus

30. They come to mingle, play music, eat and entertain with traditional island dances.

BBC: Guam: The best place you never considered going to

31. Preston will play host to Morecambe in a Lancashire derby, while Barnet entertain Watford.

BBC: Clubs discover Carling Cup fate

32. The things that captivate, engross, and entertain us, all have an element of surprise.

FORBES: Infinite Scroll: The Web's Slot Machine

33. Now entertain another opinion of mine: Women are a major reason we will do so well.

FORBES: All Warren, All The Time (What 'The Oracle Of Omaha' Has Been Saying)

34. They refuse to entertain any idea of reform.

他们拒绝考虑任何关于改革的主意。

35. And I said I was willing to entertain the possibility that this is all Napoleon.

我说过我乐意接受,这些都是拿破仑的可能性。死亡课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

36. These are items we could use: We love yoga and we love to entertain.

WSJ: Katherine Rosman on the Joys of Impulse Buying

37. The Rock sure does know his role to entertain in every available forum.

WSJ: The Rock is ready to roll as WrestleMania nears

38. So everybody in the family would gather around after dinner and we would entertain each other.

WHITEHOUSE: The White House

39. Yes, he's charming, but this is boxing and he doesn't entertain in the ring.

BBC: Haye 'an embarrassment to boxing'

40. And harried two-income families increasingly look to restaurants as locations to gather, relax and entertain themselves.

ECONOMIST: A brief history of chile cuisine

41. Their products are geared for 2 to 6-year-olds, but JibJab also wants to entertain parents.

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42. Its aim is to entertain, create meaning and build community.

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43. "In our culture we never say goodbye, and we are going to entertain you.

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44. So it seems only fitting that the oldest exchange of them all should entertain similar thoughts.

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45. games to entertain children

带给孩子们快乐的游戏

46. Between events,just as in a circus, rodeo clowns act silly to entertain children in the audience.

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47. Before we get to suicide, you might say, the question that's going to entertain us for the remaining few weeks is this.

在我讲到自杀之前，你可能会说，剩下几个星期里让我们有兴趣的,问题是这样一个问题。死亡课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

48. But there's one other industry Yin says he is willing to entertain investment proposals for: banking.

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49. Rather, geisha are highly skilled entertainers, who entertain guests at private parties and dinners.

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50. Yet the main order of business here is to entertain, and in this Harbach succeeds.

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