| 单词 | amuse |
| 释义 | amuse[ə'mju:z]vt. 消遣, 娱乐, 使发笑 amuse a.muse AHD: […-my›z“] D.J. [*6mju8z]K.K. [*6mjuz]v.tr.（及物动词） a.mused,a.mus.ing,a.mus.es 1. To occupy in an agreeable, pleasing, or entertaining fashion.娱乐，消遣：以愉快、欢乐或娱乐的方式占有2. To cause to laugh or smile by giving pleasure.逗乐，逗笑：通过娱乐而使大笑或微笑3. Archaic To delude or deceive.【古语】 哄骗，欺骗语源:1. Middle English 中古英语 2. from Old French amuser [to stupefy] 源自 古法语 amuser [使…目瞪口呆] 3. a- [to] from Latin ad- * see ad- a- [到] 源自 拉丁语 ad- *参见 ad-4. muser [to stare stupidly] * see muse muser [呆呆地盯着] *参见 muse继承用法:amus“able adj.（形容词）amus“er n.（名词）参考词汇:1. amuse,entertain,divert,regale2. These verbs refer to actions that provide pleasure, especially as a means of passing time.这些动词指可提供快乐的行为，特别是作为消遣的方式。3. Amuse, the least specific, implies directing the attention away from serious matters: Amuse 意义最笼统，指把注意力从重要的事情上转移开： I amused myself with a game of solitaire.我玩单人纸牌戏使自己放松。4. Entertain suggests acts undertaken to furnish amusement: Entertain 指进行某种活动增加快乐： “They [timetables and catalogs] &I{are much more entertaining than half the novels that are written”} (W. Somerset Maugham).“它们 比创作的半数小说更能使人得到娱乐” （萨默塞·毛姆）。5. Divert implies distraction from worrisome thought or care: Divert 指注意力从烦人的事情上转移开： “I had neither Friends or Books to divert me” (Richard Steele). To“我既没有朋友也没有书籍让我分心” （理查德·斯提尔）。6. regale is to entertain with something enormously enjoyable: regale 就是用非常有趣的事物来消遣： “He loved to regale his friends with tales about the many memorable characters he had known as a newspaperman” (David Rosenzweig).“他喜欢讲些他当记者时认识的许多名人的故事给朋友们消遣” （大卫·罗森斯维格） |
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