| 单词 | entertain |
| 释义 | en·ter·tain I. transitive verb 1. a. archaic < entertain a friendly correspondence with his brother > < wished to entertain peace with all his neighbors > b. obsolete c. obsolete d. obsolete 2. < entertain your in-laws over the weekend > < entertain a friend at lunch > — often used with to in England < entertained to dinner by the entire Bench and Bar — E.M.Lustgarten > 3. a. obsolete < you, sir, I entertain for one of my hundred — Shakespeare > b. archaic c. obsolete 4. a. < entertains the friendliest sentiments toward him > < entertain hopes of a peaceful settlement > < entertains no grievance against her > b. (1) < if it had not been for that woman you would never have entertained this teaching scheme at all — Thomas Hardy > < the chairman will entertain nominations > < refused to entertain her plea > (2) < entertain a subject > < I am not here going to entertain so large a theme as the philosophy of Locke — Thomas De Quincey > 5. < fortunately he was able to entertain his nurses as well as provoke them — Virginia D. Dawson & Betty D. Wilson > < entertained troops overseas with songs and skits > intransitive verb < even the smallest child is accustomed to entertain without self-consciousness — Nora Waln > Synonyms: see amuse II. obsolete |
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