一、详细释义:
v.
招待,款待 [I,T]
例句:
Before she grew old, aunt Harriet used to entertain lavishly.
哈丽特姑妈年轻时,喜欢大摆宴席,招待宾客。
例句:
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。
使有兴趣,使欢乐 [I,T]
例句:
We were all entertained by his humorous stories.
他的幽默故事使我们大家都很开心。
例句:
A teacher should entertain as well as teach.
教师不仅要教书,也要激起学生的兴趣。
心存,怀有,抱有,考虑 [T]
例句:
I entertain great doubts about his honesty.
我对他的诚实抱有极大怀疑。
例句:
We entertain a firm belief in the final victory.
我们对最后的胜利抱有坚定的信念。
二、词义辨析:
amuse,entertain,interest,please
这些动词均含有“使人娱乐,消遣”之意。amuse指使人通过注意某些有趣或悦人的事物而消遣,着重使人愉快的效果。entertain指通过给他人快乐感的消遣活动,使自己或他人从单调中解脱出来。interest普通用词,指出于任何原因使人兴奋或对某事物保持好奇心或注意力,侧重引起兴趣或注意。please多指愿望、兴趣得到满足后产生的强烈满意情绪。
三、参考例句:
They entertain a great deal.
他们常常招待客人。
We cannot entertain your claim.
我们不能受理你们的索赔。
Many newspapers exist to entertain.
许多报纸的存在是为了娱乐。
I entertain great doubts about his honesty.
我对他的诚实抱有极大怀疑。
Aunt Harriet used to entertain lavishly.
哈丽特姑妈喜欢大摆宴席,招待宾客。
We intend to entertain guests with beef.
我们打算用牛肉来招待客人。
They entertain their guests with superb wine.
他们用极好的葡萄酒招待客人。
A teacher should entertain as well as teach.
教师不仅要教书,也要激起学生的兴趣。
Before she grew old, aunt Harriet used to entertain lavishly.
哈丽特姑妈年轻时,喜欢大摆宴席,招待宾客。
A teacher should entertain as well as teach.
教师不仅要教书,也要激起学生的兴趣。