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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He also teaches ( and entertains) budding Picassos.
  他还教授萌芽中的毕加索（也以此为乐）。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• May always entertains visitors with a free hand.
  梅招待客人一向大方。