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- entertain [,εntə'teɪn]
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1.
vb
to provide amusement for (a person or audience)
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2.
vb
to show hospitality to (guests)
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3.
vt.
[tr]
to hold in the mind
- to entertain an idea
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4.
vt.
[Etymology]
C15: from Old French entretenir, from entre- mutually + tenir to hold, from Latin ten
e re
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1.
vb
to provide amusement for (a person or audience)
Examples
- to entertain an idea
- 抱着一种想法 → entertain
- to entertain an idea → entertain
- 抱很大希望
- entertain high hopes → 抱
- 待客
- entertain a guest → 待
- 用心极其恶毒
- entertain most evil designs → 恶毒
- 款客
- entertain guests → 款
- 款待客人
- entertain guests → 款待
- 别卖嘴了，有本事练两下让我们开开眼。
- Don't go on chatting about your skill but do a few stunts to entertain us. → 卖嘴
- 大请其客
- invite many guests to dinner; entertain lavishly → 其
- 我对此不抱奢望。
- I entertain no high hopes in this regard. → 奢望
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