amusing
amusing 英 [əˈmju:zɪŋ] 美 [əˈmjuzɪŋ]
adj. 有趣的，好玩的；引人发笑的 v. 逗乐；打发；使…高兴（amuse的ing形式）
名词复数:amusings
- The adjective amusing describes someone or something that makes you laugh. Something that you find amusing, like your favorite stand up comic, might be less amusing to your easily offended grandmother.
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- adj. 有趣的，好玩的；引人发笑的
- v. 逗乐；打发；使…高兴（amuse的ing形式）
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1. He likes to surround himself with amusing people.
他喜欢让自己身边拥着有趣的人们。
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2. The speaker got off one or two very amusing jokes.
演讲者讲了一两个非常有趣的笑话。
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3. Please tell us something surprising or amusing that one of you hasdiscovered.
请告诉我们其他一些你的有趣或奇怪的发现。
- amusing (adj.) 1590s, "cheating;" present-participle adjective from amuse (v.). Sense of "interesting" is from 1712; that of "pleasantly entertaining, tickling to the fancy" is by 1826. Noted late 1920s as a vogue word. Amusive has been tried in all senses since 18c. and might be useful, but it never caught on. Related: Amusingly; amusingness.
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