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entertain (v.): late 15c., "to keep up, maintain, to keep (someone) in a certain frame of mind," from Middle French entretenir, from Old French entretenir "hold together, stick together, support" (12c.), from entre- "among" (from Latin inter; see inter-) + tenir "to hold" (from Latin tenere; see tenet).

Sense of "have a guest" is late 15c.; that of "gratify, amuse" is 1620s. Meaning "to allow (something) to consideration, take into the mind" (of opinions, notions, etc.) is 1610s. Related: Entertained; entertaining.

词态变化

第三人称单数 entertains;
过去式 entertained;
过去分词 entertained;
现在分词 entertaining;

权威造句

1. I wouldn"t entertain the idea of such an unsociable job.: 我不会考虑从事这种不跟人打交道的工作。

2. I feel how foolish I am to entertain doubts.: 我竟然心存怀疑，真是太愚蠢了。

3. Michael left his sickbed to entertain his house guests.: 迈克尔走下病床去招待客人。

4. She had to entertain some boring local bigwigs.: 她不得不款待当地一些无聊的大人物。

5. The television programme is designed to educate and not merely to entertain.: 这个电视节目不仅是为了娱乐而且是为了教育而设计的.

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近反义词

amuse 娱乐

interest 兴趣

consider 考虑

contemplate 注视

divert 转移

think about 考虑

fascinate 使 ... 入迷

delight 高兴

distract 分散

regale 盛情招待

excite 使兴奋

accommodate 供给住宿

wine and dine 以好酒好菜款待...

feed 喂养

invite 邀请

treat 对待

give thought to 考虑(想到)

think over 仔细考虑

please 请（=plz）

beguile 诱骗

occupy 占用

tickle 使发痒

have in mind 考虑到

mind 头脑

in 在 ... 里

have 已经

give a party 举行宴会,酒会等...

a 英语字母表的第一个字母...

give 给

party 聚会

nurse 护士

flirt with 和 ... 调情

think of 想到

toy with 漫不经心地摆弄, 轻率地...

harbour 港口

hold 拿着

harbor 海港

相似短语

entertain sb as 把某人作为…款待

entertain some apprehensions of 对...有些担心

entertain oneself with 以…自娱

to entertain a guest 待客

entertain an angel unawares 款待名人但并不知其身分,无意中款待了一位名人

entertain sb with 用…招待

entertain a hope 想，希望

to entertain offer 考虑发盘

spread oneself to entertain sb 过分殷勤地款待某人

entertain a feeling against 对…怀有恶感

单词分析

这些动词均含有“使人娱乐，消遣”之意。
amuse指使人通过注意某些有趣或悦人的事物而消遣，着重使人愉快的效果。
entertain指通过给他人快乐感的消遣活动，使自己或他人从单调中解脱出来。
interest普通用词，指出于任何原因使人兴奋或对某事物保持好奇心或注意力，侧重引起兴趣或注意。
please多指愿望、兴趣得到满足后产生的强烈满意情绪。

记忆方法

1. enter- (inter-) + -tain.
2. => keep or hold someone"s mind among many different and interesting things.
=> keep or hold something like amusing or treat between / among people.
=> keep or hold something attractive or interesting among / in one"s mind.
3. 所谓花花世界、五彩缤纷、其乐无穷，由此引申义：娱乐，助兴。
4. 类推：The original Old French version of enterprise was emprise.
5. => The original Old French version of entertain was *emtenir(*emtain).
6. 因此这里的enter-前缀应该说还含有“in”的含义，这还可以从单词enter及该前缀的源头可以看出来。
7. enter- "in" => hold or keep one"s mind in something, hold (in), keep (in), maintain (in).
8. 进入一种拿在手里玩的状态.

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