entertain

[.entə'tein]

v.娱乐, 使有兴趣, 招待, 考虑, 抱有, 容纳

例句与用法：

He cut off a bunch of grapes to entertain us.

他剪下一串葡萄招待我们。

The child entertained himself with his building blocks.

孩子在搭积木玩。

I like to entertain friends with music and refreshments at home.

我喜欢在家里用音乐和茶点招待朋友。

词形变化：

名词: entertainer | 动词过去式: entertained | 动词过去分词: entertained | 动词现在分词: entertaining | 动词第三人称单数: entertains |

详细释义：

vt.

1. 使欢乐, 使娱乐

We were all entertained by his humorous stories.

他的幽默故事使我们大家都很开心。

2. 招待, 款待[(+with/at/to)]

They often entertained their friends at weekends.

他们常在周末招待朋友。

3. 怀着, 抱着; 持有(信心等)

I have never entertained any illusions about him.

我从来没有对他抱过幻想。

4. 接受, 准备考虑

vi.

款待, 请客