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

• "Then your count entertains visitors, does he?"
  “那么您那位伯爵也招待客人了？”
• Duller books do so and the virtue of Family Wars is that it entertains through schadenfreude.
  比较沉闷的书就会详细论述，而《家族战争》的优点在于，它通过幸灾乐祸来娱乐读者。
• He also teaches ( and entertains) budding Picassos.
  他还教授萌芽中的毕加索（也以此为乐）。
• Just when I dont think you could remember any more, you amaze me by learning to play the piano, taking up a martial art, learning to dance or speak a new language; anything that entertains you.
  仅仅当我觉得我一点都记不起来时，你让我很惊讶当你学习谈钢琴，学习武术，跳舞或是学一种新的语言；任何可以娱乐你的事情。
• This Infantino Super Plush Travel Gym entertains baby through sight, touch and sound.
  这种因凡蒂诺超级毛绒旅游健身招待通过视觉，触觉和声音的婴儿。
• 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。
• He entertains the belief that the second world war is inevitable before 1936.
  他相信1936年以前第二次世界大战是不能避免的。
• 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。
• Something that distracts the mind and relaxes or entertains.
  分散注意和放松或娱乐的事。
• For instance business entertains cost to should enter operating expenses, because be the expenditure on business.
  比如业务招待费就应该入营业费用，因为是业务上的开支。