1 [T] entertain (sb) (with sth) to interest and amuse sb in order to please him/her 娱乐;使有兴趣:
I find it very hard to keep my class entertained on a Friday afternoon.每到星期五下午,我发现很难令学生提起兴趣。
2 [I,T] to welcome sb as a guest, especially to your home; to give sb food and drink 款待;宴客:
They entertain a lot./They do a lot of entertaining.他们常常请客。
entertain/͵ɛntɚˋten; ˌentəˈteIn/v 1 [T] to amuse people by doing something they enjoy watching or listening to 娱乐﹔把…逗乐: entertain sb with sth A magician entertained the children with tricks. 有个魔术师变戏法逗孩子们开心。2 [I,T] to invite people to have food and drink with you 招待﹐款待: I often have to entertain clients. 我经常得招待客户。3 [T] formal to consider an idea【正式】考虑﹐怀有〔想法〕: He would never entertain the thought of divorce. 他绝对不会有离婚的想法的。
entertainentertainentertainsentertainedentertainingverb (entertains, entertaining, entertained)1to give food and drink to visitors in your house: We're entertaining friends this evening.2to say or do things that other people find interesting or funny: She entertained us all with her funny stories.