单词 | entertain |
释义 | entertain[,entə'tein]vt. 娱乐, 招待, 怀抱vi. 款待 entertain en.ter.tain AHD: [µn”t…r-t³n“] D.J. [7ent*6te!n]K.K. [7Wnt+6ten]v.(动词) en.ter.tained,en.ter.tain.ing,en.ter.tains v.tr.(及物动词)1. To hold the attention of with something amusing or diverting.See Synonyms at amuse 使有兴趣:以有趣之事物获得注意力参见 amuse2. To extend hospitality toward:热情款待:entertain friends at dinner.招待朋友吃饭3. To consider; contemplate:考虑;深入思考:entertain an idea.考虑一个主意4. To hold in mind; harbor:抱着;怀有:entertained few illusions.几乎不抱幻想5. Archaic To continue with; maintain.【古语】 继续从事;保持6. Obsolete To take into one's service; hire.【废语】 雇佣;聘用7. To give admittance to; receive.容纳;接受v.intr.(不及物动词)1. To show hospitality to guests.热情款待客人2. To provide entertainment.使娱乐语源:1. Middle English entertinen [to maintain] 中古英语 entertinen [维持] 2. from Old French entretenir 源自 古法语 entretenir 3. from Medieval Latin interten¶re 源自 中世纪拉丁语 interten¶re 4. Latin inter [among] * see inter- 拉丁语 inter [在…中间] *参见 inter-5. Latin ten¶re [to hold] * see ten- 拉丁语 ten¶re [拥有] *参见 ten- 继承用法:en”tertain“er n.(名词) |
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