英语词汇“to the amusement of”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

to the amusement of (and variants): so as to amuse or entertain. Frequently with preceding quantifier or adverb of degree, as much (also greatly, somewhat, etc.) to the amusement of: so as to amuse or entertain a great deal, somewhat, etc.

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1756 London Mag. Dec. 601/2 The people of New-York prevailed on their allies, the kings of the Five Nations, to come over here to pay their compliments to queen Anne, which they accordingly did, to the great amusement of the people of this metropolis.

1790 World 13 July 2/4 He performed the undertaking.., much to the amusement and general satisfaction of the company present.

1861 Once a Week 19 Jan. 95/1 His command of the English language was remarkably good, the only slip..being once when the word ‘chess’..was transformed, somewhat to our amusement, into ‘cheese’.

1881 Daily Tel. 14 Feb. The Prince and his wife, to the amusement of some and the scandalisation of others, indulged in a violent bout of fisticuffs in open court.

1921 Sat. Evening Post 26 Feb. 38/1 He exchanges recipes with women in the apartment house, greatly to their amusement.

1971 F. Meynell My Lives vii. 103 A little later came, to my amusement, a notice that my application (never made) for a pension had been refused.

2018 Augusta (Georgia, U.S.) Chron. (Nexis) 24 Feb. a9 Much to the amusement of my wife, in recent years I have developed a strong interest in bird watching.

单词	to the amusement of
释义	> as lemmas to the amusement of to the amusement of (and variants): so as to amuse or entertain. Frequently with preceding quantifier or adverb of degree, as much (also greatly, somewhat, etc.) to the amusement of: so as to amuse or entertain a great deal, somewhat, etc. ΚΠ 1756 London Mag. Dec. 601/2 The people of New-York prevailed on their allies, the kings of the Five Nations, to come over here to pay their compliments to queen Anne, which they accordingly did, to the great amusement of the people of this metropolis. 1790 World 13 July 2/4 He performed the undertaking.., much to the amusement and general satisfaction of the company present. 1861 Once a Week 19 Jan. 95/1 His command of the English language was remarkably good, the only slip..being once when the word ‘chess’..was transformed, somewhat to our amusement, into ‘cheese’. 1881 Daily Tel. 14 Feb. The Prince and his wife, to the amusement of some and the scandalisation of others, indulged in a violent bout of fisticuffs in open court. 1921 Sat. Evening Post 26 Feb. 38/1 He exchanges recipes with women in the apartment house, greatly to their amusement. 1971 F. Meynell My Lives vii. 103 A little later came, to my amusement, a notice that my application (never made) for a pension had been refused. 2018 Augusta (Georgia, U.S.) Chron. (Nexis) 24 Feb. a9 Much to the amusement of my wife, in recent years I have developed a strong interest in bird watching. extracted from amusementn. < as lemmas
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