entertain

verb

1. （尤指在自己家中）招待，款待
   to invite people to eat or drink with you as your guests, especially in your home
   1. The job involves a lot of entertaining.
      这项工作需要经常设宴招待客人。
   2. Barbecues are a favourite way of entertaining friends.
      烤肉野餐是最受人喜爱的待客方式。
2. 使有兴趣；使快乐；娱乐
   to interest and amuse sb in order to please them
   1. He entertained us for hours with his stories and jokes.
      他既讲故事又说笑话，把我们逗得乐了好几个小时。
   2. The aim of the series is both to entertain and inform.
      这个系列节目旨在集知识和娱乐为一体。
3. 心存，怀有（想法、希望、感觉等）
   to consider or allow yourself to think about an idea, a hope, a feeling, etc.
   1. He had entertained hopes of a reconciliation.
      他曾对和解抱有希望。
   2. to entertain a doubt/suspicion
      持怀疑态度

1. VERB 使快乐；给…以娱乐；使有兴趣
   If a performer, performance, or activity entertains you, it amuses you, interests you, or gives you pleasure.
   1. ...games and ideas to entertain children...
      带给孩子们快乐的游戏和想法
   2. They were entertained by top singers, dancers and celebrities...
      顶级歌手、舞蹈演员和名人们给他们带来娱乐。
   3. Children's television not only entertains but also teaches.
      儿童电视节目不仅有娱乐性而且还有教育意义。
2. VERB 招待;款待
   If you entertain people, you provide food and drink for them, for example when you have invited them to your house.
   1. I don't like to entertain guests anymore...
      我再也不想招待客人了。
   2. You weren't allowed to entertain men in your rooms even with a chaperone...
      即使你有监护人陪同，也不允许在房间里招待男性。
   3. The Monroes continued to entertain extravagantly.
      门罗一家继续大宴宾客。
3. VERB 考虑，心存，怀有（主意、建议等）
   If you entertain an idea or suggestion, you allow yourself to consider it as possible or as worth thinking about seriously.
   1. I feel how foolish I am to entertain doubts...
      我竟然心存怀疑，真是太愚蠢了。
   2. 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。

1. They were entertained by top singers, dancers and celebrities
   顶级歌手、舞蹈演员和名人们给他们带来娱乐。
2. Children's television not only entertains but also teaches.
   儿童电视节目不仅有娱乐性而且还有教育意义。
3. I don't like to entertain guests anymore
   我再也不想招待客人了。
4. You weren't allowed to entertain men in your rooms even with a chaperone
   即使你有监护人陪同，也不允许在房间里招待男性。
5. The Monroes continued to entertain extravagantly.
   门罗一家继续大宴宾客。
6. I feel how foolish I am to entertain doubts
   我竟然心存怀疑，真是太愚蠢了。
7. 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。
8. Michael left his sickbed to entertain his house guests.
   迈克尔走下病床去招待客人。
9. Obviously I can't speak for other people, but certainly no one I know would entertain the idea.
   我显然不能代表其他人的意见，可是我认识的人当中肯定没有人会有这样的想法。
10. I used to entertain at home quite a lot, and I can still whip up a fairly decent dinner party.
    我原来经常在家自娱自乐，现在也还能迅速准备好一顿颇为像样的晚宴。
11. Stage shows were laid on to entertain the foreign guests.
    安排几场演出招待那些外宾。
12. I cannot even entertain the supposition that*;
    我甚至不能想像
13. I entertain no high hopes in this regard.
    我对此不抱奢望。
14. The television program 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。
15. The programmes should entertain the audience.
    节目要能娱乐观众。
16. She likes to dance and entertain.
    她喜爱跳舞和招待客人。
17. If you put the idea before him, he may entertain it.
    如果把你的想法和他说出来，他可能会考虑的。
18. We are too busy to entertain much nowadays.
    现今我们忙得都不能经常请客了。
19. I refuse to entertain such a foolish idea.
    我拒绝考虑如此愚蠢的想法。
20. And I said I was willing to entertain the possibility that this is all Napoleon.
    我说过我乐意接受，这些都是拿破仑的可能性。
21. I like to entertain guests.
    我喜欢招待客人。
22. A I want to entertain some clients.
    A我想招待几个客户。
23. The BBC exists to enrich people's lives with great programmes and services that inform, educate and entertain.
    BBC以其出色的资讯、教育和娱乐节目和广播丰富着人们的生活。
24. Bernice, Annabelle, and Bruce would entertain the crowds.
    柏妮丝和安娜贝儿和布鲁斯会娱乐群众。
25. And provides the perfect setting for the family to relax or entertain guests.
    为家人的休闲放松和款待客人提供了极佳的环境。
26. Entertain those who can provide you with valuable information and knowledge.
    讨好那些能给你提供信息和知识的人。
27. She prefers films that challenge her, but I just want them to entertain me.
    她偏爱促使她思考的电影，而我只要它们让我得到娱乐就行了。
28. She loves to talk, dance and entertain.
    她喜欢谈话、跳舞和招待客人。
29. I'm afraid we had little to entertain you this evening.
    我怕今晚实在没有什么东西款待你。
30. Entertain the hope and self-confidences, accept you choose.
    怀着希望和自信，接受您的挑选。

verb

1. take into consideration, have in view
   1. He entertained the notion of moving to South America

   Synonym:    think oftoy withflirt withthink about

2. maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
   1. bear a grudge
   2. entertain interesting notions
   3. harbor a resentment

   Synonym:    harborharbourholdnurse

3. provide entertainment for