| 单词 | amuse |
| 释义 | amuse (əmjuːz ) Word forms: amuses , amusing , amused 1. verb B2 If something amuses you, it makes you want to laugh or smile. The thought seemed to amuse him. [VERB noun] Their antics never fail to amuse. [VERB] Synonyms: entertain, please, delight, charm 2. verb B2 If you amuse yourself, you do something in order to pass the time and not become bored. I need distractions. I need to amuse myself so I won't keep thinking about things. [VERB pronoun-reflexive] Put a selection of baby toys in his cot to amuse him if he wakes early. [VERB noun] Synonyms: occupy, interest, involve, engage 3. See also amused, amusing Quotations: We are not amused Collocations: amuse the audience He could disturb, grip and amuse an audience and challenge their perceptions. Times, Sunday Times Limericks, for example, use verse in a strict, predictable rhyme and rhythm to create humour and to amuse an audience of listeners or readers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Like all the great campaigners, he amused his audiences and did not just try to edify them. Times,Sunday Times The latter delivered a speech that amused the audience: the building has been achieved not without setbacks and eyewateringly spiralling costs. Times, Sunday Times The professor stumbles on-stage at several points, amusing the audience who think it to be part of the act. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 使发笑 Japanese: 楽しませる |
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