Entertain
[ ,ɛntɚ'ten ]
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vt. 热情款待;使有兴趣;抱着，怀有;考虑;
vi. 热情款待;
💡 词根助记
enter在中间+tain握住→在工作中间拿 → 招待；娱乐
📝 例句
We are too heavily committed to be able to entertain fresh orders.
我们负担太重，不能再接受新订单。
She loves to talk,dance and entertain.
她喜欢谈话、跳舞和招待客人。
I have never entertained any illusions about him.
我从来没有对他抱过幻想。
'That, 'he observed, to entertain her, 'is an interesting old place. '
“你瞧，”他为了给她解闷，所以说，“那是一个很有意思的老地方。”
We were all entertained by his humorous stories.
他的幽默故事使我们大家都很开心。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ enter-进入,ta-拼音“他”,in-在里面:他进入里面去娱乐
※ enter-参加,ta-拼音“他”,in-在里面:参加联欢会的他在里面受到款待
※ enter-进入,tai-拼音“太”,n-拼音“你”:初次进入别人家里,如果受到太过于隆重的招待,会让你有些不适应
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-tact-表示“触摸”
常见变体有-tach-、-tire-、-tag-、-tang-
📖 牛津释义
entertain
v
1 [I, Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb (to sth) receive sb as a guest; provide food and drink for sb, esp in one's home 宴客; 招待, 款待某人（尤指在自己家中）
I don't entertain very often. 我不常在家请客.
They do a lot of entertaining, ie often give dinner parties, etc. 他们时常设宴待客.
Bob and Liz entertained us to dinner last night. 昨晚鲍勃和利兹设宴招待了我们.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb (with sth) amuse sb 使某人快乐
Could you entertain the children for an hour, while I make supper? 我做晚饭时, 你能哄孩子们玩一个小时吗?
He entertained us for hours with his stories and jokes. 他给我们讲故事、 说笑话, 让我们高兴了好几小时.
3 [Tn] (fml 文) (not in the continuous tenses 不用於进行时态)
(a) be ready and willing to consider (sth) 愿意考虑（某事物）
He refused to entertain our proposal. 他拒不考虑我们的提议.
(b) hold (sth) in the mind or feelings 心里或感情上怀有（某事物）
entertain ideas, doubts, etc 有想法、 怀疑等.
🎯 考研助记
进入(enter)后保持-entertain 招待 enter(进入)+tain(厅,谐音):进入大厅受 招待
🔁 扩展释义
*[,entә'tein]vt. 娱乐, 招待, 怀抱vi. 款待
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「高中」词汇
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He says it's to save the taxpayers' money,
他说这是为了要节省纳税人的钱，
Wilful waste makes woeful want.
浪费招致穷困。
I have quite a lot of homework to do.
我有很多家庭作业要做。