entertain
entertain 英 [ˌentəˈteɪn] 美 [ˌentərˈteɪn]
v. 娱乐；款待；心存
进行时:entertaining 过去式:entertained 过去分词:entertained 第三人称单数:entertains
- If you want to entertain, you've got to hold people's attention, usually with something amusing. Clowns, music, silly jokes, and a good game of charades can all be used to entertain.
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- v. 娱乐；款待；心存
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1. The job involves a lot of entertaining.
这项工作需要经常设宴招待客人。
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2. Barbecues are a favourite way of entertaining friends.
烤肉野餐是最受人喜爱的待客方式。
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3. He entertained us for hours with his stories and jokes.
他讲故事说笑话，逗我们乐了好几个小时。
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4. He had entertained hopesof a reconciliation.
他曾对和解抱有希望。
- entertain (v.) late 15c., "to keep up, maintain, to keep (someone) in a certain frame of mind," from Middle French entretenir, from Old French entretenir "hold together, stick together, support" (12c.), from entre- "among" (from Latin inter; see inter-) + tenir "to hold" (from Latin tenere, from PIE root *ten- "to stretch").
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