amusement

amusement /ə'mju:zmənt/
  • danh từ
    • sự vui chơi; trò vui, trò giải trí, trò tiêu khiển
      • to do something for amusement: làm việc để giải trí
      • place of amusement: nơi vui chơi
    • sự làm cho thích thú, sự làm buồn cười; sự thích thú, sự buồn cười
      • with a look of amusement: với vẻ thích thú

Xem thêm: entertainment



amusement

Từ điển Collocation

amusement noun

1 feeling of wanting to laugh

ADJ. great, much | faint, mild | quiet | ironic, sardonic, wry | genuine, real

QUANT. gleam, glimmer | hint, note, trace There was a note of amusement in her voice.

VERB + AMUSEMENT afford sb, cause, provide I am happy to have afforded you amusement. | derive, find, get He seemed to be deriving amusement from her discomfort. | show | conceal, hide

AMUSEMENT + VERB show A glimmer of amusement showed in her eyes.

PREP. for (sb's) ~ What do you do for amusement round here? The play was written for the amusement of the other students. | in ~ Her wide mouth twitched in amusement. | to sb's ~ Much to their amusement, I couldn't get the door open. | with ~ She chuckled with amusement.

PHRASES a source of amusement His son was a constant source of amusement to him.

2 sth that makes time pass pleasantly

ADJ. popular She disapproved of popular amusements such as fairs.

AMUSEMENT + NOUN arcade, park | machine

Từ điển WordNet

    n.

  • a feeling of delight at being entertained
  • an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention; entertainment

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

amusements
syn.: entertainment