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a·muse AHD[ə-myo͞ozʹ] D.J.[əˈmjuːz]K.K.[əˈmjuz]v.tr.(及物动词)a.mused, a.mus.ing, a.mus.es - To occupy in an agreeable, pleasing, or entertaining fashion.娱乐,消遣:以愉快、欢乐或娱乐的方式占有
- To cause to laugh or smile by giving pleasure.逗乐,逗笑:通过娱乐而使大笑或微笑
- Archaic To delude or deceive.【古语】 哄骗,欺骗
- Middle English 中古英语
- from Old French amuser [to stupefy] 源自 古法语 amuser [使…目瞪口呆]
- a- [to] from Latin ad- * see ad- a- [到] 源自 拉丁语 ad- * 参见 ad-
- muser [to stare stupidly] * see muse muser [呆呆地盯着] * 参见 muse
amusʹable adj.(形容词)amusʹer n.(名词)amuse, entertain, divert, regale- These verbs refer to actions that provide pleasure, especially as a means of passing time.这些动词指可提供快乐的行为,特别是作为消遣的方式。
- Amuse, the least specific, implies directing the attention away from serious matters: Amuse 意义最笼统,指把注意力从重要的事情上转移开: I amused myself with a game of solitaire.我玩单人纸牌戏使自己放松。
- Entertain suggests acts undertaken to furnish amusement: Entertain 指进行某种活动增加快乐: "They [timetables and catalogs] are much more entertaining than half the novels that are written" (W. Somerset Maugham). “它们 比创作的半数小说更能使人得到娱乐” (萨默塞·毛姆)。
- Divert implies distraction from worrisome thought or care: Divert 指注意力从烦人的事情上转移开: "I had neither Friends or Books to divert me" (Richard Steele). To “我既没有朋友也没有书籍让我分心” (理查德·斯提尔)。
- regale is to entertain with something enormously enjoyable: regale 就是用非常有趣的事物来消遣: "He loved to regale his friends with tales about the many memorable characters he had known as a newspaperman" (David Rosenzweig). “他喜欢讲些他当记者时认识的许多名人的故事给朋友们消遣” (大卫·罗森斯维格)
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