amuse

[ə'mju:z]

v.娱乐,消遣, 使 ... 发笑

例句与用法：

The actors were really hamming it up to amuse the audience.

这些演员为博观众一粲，表演得实在太过火了。

The boys amuse themselves by drawing caricatures of their teacher.

男孩子们以画老师的漫画取乐。

词形变化：

形容词: amusable | 名词: amuser | 动词过去式: amused | 动词过去分词: amused | 动词现在分词: amusing | 动词第三人称单数: amuses |

详细释义：

vt.

1. 使欢乐, 逗……高兴; 使发笑; [H][(+at/by/with)]

A clown's job is to amuse the spectators.

小丑的工作就是娱乐观众。

2. 给……提供娱乐, 消遣

It was too rainy to play outside, so she amused herself with a book.

雨大, 不适合在外面玩, 所以她看书消遣。

He amused himself by playing the flute.

他吹笛自娱。