entertained

英 [ˌentəˈteɪnd]

美 [ˌentərˈteɪnd]

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的过去分词和过去式

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

• Acrobats, clowns, drummers and jugglers entertained thousands of people watching on the side of the street.
  杂技演员、小丑、鼓手和玩杂耍的演员娱乐了在路边观看的人们。
• He kindly entertained me to dinner.
  我扰了他一顿饭。
• He has entertained the proposal.
  他已考虑这一建议。
• The guests were entertained by a string quartet.
  一个弦乐四重奏乐团为客人们献艺演奏。
• He entertained his readers by lampooning the pretensions of the rich
  他以冷嘲热讽自以为是的有钱人来愉悦读者。
• This should save her from boredom and will also relieve the pressure on you to keep her entertained.
  这能使她不会感到厌倦，而且也会减轻你的压力，不必总想着逗她开心。
• Fears are entertained that the railway will be blocked by the snow.
  人们生怕这场大雪会中断铁路（运输）。
• For parents, it is an easy way of keeping their children entertained, or simply out of harm's way
  对父母来说，这是一个能让孩子们开心或者说是让他们远离危险的简单方法。
• Guests were rarely entertained in the library.
  很少会在书房招待客人。
• I have entertained the hope of meeting him at the wedding, but he never showed up.
  我指望在婚礼上见到他，但是他始终没有出现。