entertain

entertain /,entə'tein/
  • ngoại động từ
    • tiếp đãi; chiêu đãi
    • giải trí, tiêu khiển
    • nuôi dưỡng, ấp ủ (ảo tưởng, hy vọng, sự nghi ngờ, quan điểm...)
    • hoan nghênh, tán thành (ý kiến, đề nghị...)
    • trao đổi (thư từ...)
    • to entertain a discourse upon something
      • (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ), (văn học) bàn về cái gì

Word families (Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs): entertainer, entertainment, entertain, entertaining, entertainingly


Xem thêm: think of, toy with, flirt with, think about, harbor, harbour, hold, nurse



entertain

Từ điển Collocation

entertain verb

1 invite sb to eat/drink with you

ADV. lavishly The Bradfords always entertained lavishly at Christmas.

PREP. to They entertained us to lunch in their new house.

2 interest/amuse sb

ADV. thoroughly Everyone was thoroughly entertained.

PREP. with She entertained us with stories of her travels.

PHRASES keep sb entertained We hired a magician to keep the children entertained.

3 think about an idea/hope/feeling

ADV. seriously I am amazed that such a crackpot scheme could be seriously entertained. | briefly briefly entertaining hopes that he might keep the affair a secret

VERB + ENTERTAIN be prepared to, be willing to She would make no promises, but was prepared to entertain the idea. | refuse to


Từ điển WordNet


English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

entertains|entertained|entertaining
syn.: amuse consider contemplate delight excite fascinate have in mind interest