entertain
verb
ˌentəˈteɪn
verb
1
to
amuse
or
interest
people
in
a
way
that
gives
them
pleasure
使快乐; 使有兴趣; 娱乐
I,T
entertain
sb
with
sth
She
entertained
the
children
with
stories,
songs
and
drama.
她用讲故事、唱歌和戏剧来逗孩子们开心。
A
museum
should
aim
to
entertain
as
well
as
educate.
博物馆应该致力于办成教育和娱乐并重的场所。
2
to
invite
people
to
your
home
for
a
meal,
party
etc,
or
to
take
your
company’s
customers
somewhere
to
have
a
meal,
drinks
etc
招待，款待，请客
I,T
Mark
usually
does
the
cooking
when
we
entertain.
我们招待客人时通常都是马克做饭。
Do
you
get
an
allowance
for
entertaining
clients
?
你招待客户有津贴吗？
3
entertain an idea/hope/thought etc
to
consider
an
idea
etc,
or
allow
yourself
to
think
that
something
might
happen
or
be
true
[正式] 怀有某种想法/希望/看法等
formal
She
could
never
entertain
the
idea
of
living
in
the
country.
她从来不曾有过住到乡下去的想法。