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单词 amuse
释义
amuse
verb[IorT]
uk
/əˈmjuːz/us
/əˈmjuːz/
B2
toentertainsomeone,especiallybyhumorousspeechoractionor by making themlaughorsmile:
（尤指通过幽默的言行）逗乐，逗笑；给…提供消遣（或娱乐）
I'vebroughtanarticlefrom yesterday'spaperthat Ithoughtmight amuse you.我带来了昨天报上的一篇文章，或许可以让你开怀一笑。
[+ obj + to infinitive]Ithinkitamuses himtoseepeoplemakefoolsof themselves.我想他看到这些人装疯卖傻的样子肯定会觉得好玩。
Apparently thesestoriesaremeantto amuse.显然这些故事的目的就在于搞笑。
B2
tokeepsomeonehappy,especiallyfor ashorttime:
（尤指短暂地）使开心
We amusedourselvesbywatchingthe passers-by.我们看着来往的行人自娱自乐。
Shall I put on afilmto amuse thekids?
More examples
  • Joan was not amused by thejokeherbrothertold.
  • Hisattemptstoappearsophisticatedamused everyone.
  • Could youthinkof a fewgamesto amuse thechildrenon thejourney?
  • Iwonderwhat's amusing theboysso much - is it Granny'shat?
  • Ababycrawledto thefrontof thechurchduring thesermon, which amused thecongregation.
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Inspiring feelings in others
(Definition ofamusefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
amuse
verb[IorT]
uk
/əˈmjuːz/us
/əˈmjuːz/
B2
toentertainsomeone,especiallybyhumorousspeechoractionor by making themlaughorsmile
（尤指通过幽默的言行）逗乐，逗笑；给…提供消遣（或娱乐）
I'vebroughtanarticlefrom yesterday'spaperthat Ithoughtmight amuse you.我带来了昨天报上的一篇文章，或许可以让你开怀一笑。
[+ obj + to infinitive]Ithinkitamuses himtoseepeoplemakefoolsof themselves.我想他看到这些人装疯卖傻的样子肯定会觉得好玩。
Apparently thesestoriesaremeantto amuse.显然这些故事的目的就在于搞笑。
B2
tokeepsomeonehappy,especiallyfor ashorttime
（尤指短暂地）使开心
We amusedourselvesbywatchingthe passers-by.我们看着来往的行人自娱自乐。
Shall I put on aDVDto amuse thekids?要不要给孩子们放段录像，逗他们开心？
More examples
  • Joan was not amused by thejokeherbrothertold.
  • Hisattemptstoappearsophisticatedamused everyone.
  • Could youthinkof a fewgamesto amuse thechildrenon thejourney?
  • Iwonderwhat's amusing theboysso much - is it Granny'shat?
  • Ababycrawledto thefrontof thechurchduring thesermon, which amused thecongregation.

amuse| American Dictionary

amuse
verb[T]
us
/əˈmjuz/

amuseverb[T](ENTERTAIN)

tokeeptheattentionof someone byentertainingthatperson:
It’s areliefwhenyourchildcan amuse herself for awholehour.

amuseverb[T](MAKE LAUGH)

to make someonesmileorlaugh:
Hissubtlehumoramused me.
Herabilitytohackintocomputersystemsdid not amuse hersuperiors.

amusing

adjectiveus
/əˈmju·zɪŋ/
One amusingstoryafter anotherkepttheaudiencelaughing.
(Definition ofamusefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofamuse

amuse
Like the makers of crop circles, they may have been simply amusing themselves by exploiting the gullibility of people.
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Such obsessive-compulsive ordering would seem little more than amusing but for two beguiling details.
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Juxtaposition of inconsistent views from officials of the same organization can be revealing and amusing.
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His blacklist of charming and amusing sciences included not only metaphysics, literature, philology, and alchemy but also the higher forms of astronomy and mathematics.
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Without the independent spirit, technology merely reproduces things that are amusing, and saddening, reflections of the thinking and souls of their users.
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Opinions that seemed, well, odd- or, at least, different from his own-were never subjected to scorn, only to amused and constructive criticism.
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Increased political awareness is a by-product of their desire to be amused.
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He uses apt literary quotes and amusing anecdotes to engage the reader.
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Slanguage is another transparent example, though again not particularly amusing.
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The ramifications of this are amusing but before discussing them it is worth pointing out the connexions between equation (7) and other flow situations.
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Behind its somewhat daunting title (and more daunting price!) lie ideas that demand careful reading; but they are enlivened by amusing examples and exhilarating possibilities.
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They took it humorously, admiring the way diat we conversed in a totally different language, feeling obviously amused and proud at the same time.
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Most control and error detection in the radiotherapy treatment amusing are the comments about how calm and process.
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On one level, shows were put on for the purpose of amusing children : thus, the children had to be entertained.
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His nurse, who was with us, seemed amused but not at all astonished by this performance.
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