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

• 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。
• May always entertains visitors with a free hand.
  梅招待客人一向大方。
• Where a pair of comedians entertains the audience with word play.
  两个喜剧演员通过语言游戏使观众愉悦。
• 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。
• 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。
• This simple game develops your visual memory and entertains you.
  这个简单的游戏开发您的视觉记忆和娱乐你。
• 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。
• 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。
• I love making friends with others and it entertains me the most when I'm around my friends.
  我很喜欢交朋友和朋友在一起是我最快乐的时候了。
• 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。