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单词 entertainment
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Definition of entertainment in English:

entertainment

nounɛntəˈteɪnm(ə)ntˌɛn(t)ərˈteɪnmənt
mass noun
  • 1The action of providing or being provided with amusement or enjoyment.

    娱乐

    everyone just sits in front of the television for entertainment

    大家只是坐在电视机前取乐。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The focus of sport as entertainment has shifted from the live audience to the remote audience.
    • News is now entertainment and fluff, distracting us from issues important to us.
    • Readers like to be entertained and good entertainment requires conflict.
    • Its focus may also be changed to incorporate more sport and entertainment.
    • Curling is a fun sport that provides entertainment for players and spectators alike.
    • The weekend will be a real family outing with lots of entertainment and amusements for children.
    • It is one of the greatest television entertainment formats ever devised.
    • It is updated daily with news, sport, features, entertainment, columns and business.
    • This gives the show a sense of amusement and entertainment that can only befit a game.
    • They did not have enough money to pay for family entertainment or recreation.
    • Look at advertising and the mass media, not to mention corporate entertainment, sport and politics.
    • This show is guaranteed to provide a night of pure enjoyment and entertainment.
    • Literary people can sometimes be very snobbish about reading for pure pleasure, for entertainment.
    • In the world of sports entertainment, you have to be able to roll with all the punches.
    • Now, the company's client base covers almost every facet of sport and entertainment.
    • As much watching tennis is entertaining, it still comes first as a sport - not entertainment.
    • Now she wanted to know a bit more about the game pieces, as to further the enjoyment of the entertainment.
    • It's done for leisure and entertainment, and is taken seriously by its participants.
    • At the moment there are just four channels which includes content such as entertainment, films and sports.
    • They also take part in travel and exchange programmes, sports and light entertainment.
    Synonyms
    amusement, pleasure, leisure, relaxation, fun, enjoyment, interest, occupation, refreshment, restoration, distraction, diversion, divertissement, play
    informal R and R, jollies
    British informal beer and skittles
    North American informal rec
    dated sport
    archaic disport
    1. 1.1count noun An event, performance, or activity designed to entertain others.
      娱乐活动,文娱表演
      a theatrical entertainment

      戏剧演出。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • These plays, designed to combat licentious carnival entertainments, were spoken but had some music.
      • The free Saturday night concert should still provide the main focus, but more entertainments could be laid on during the day in the central arena and main stage.
      • There is the usual huge range of agricultural-related events for the day, as well as many family entertainments at the occasion.
      • The cold months ahead also promise a veritable buffet of supernatural entertainments.
      • Toys and childhood entertainments are powerful vehicles of culture.
      • Soccer matches and other entertainments were to be banned after dark.
      • We should have the full list of events and entertainments in next week's column and we will let you know if there are any last minute changes.
      • The festival will be augmented by plenty of entertainments, Dragon racing, an exhibition of cars, and a French market.
      • In brilliant festivals and noisy entertainments, there is always, at bottom, a sense of emptiness prevalent.
      • People also celebrated the Spring Festival with different kinds of outings and entertainments.
      • But that figure has plummeted as the popularity of the swimming pool has been replaced by other entertainments, such as bowling and cinema.
      • But to get back to the criticism: Games are flashy, degraded, violent little entertainments for adolescent boys.
      • In a time when authors need to make their mark against ever more competing entertainments, the story behind a book has become at least as important as the one the volume tells.
      • All the outdoor entertainments will go ahead and the other events are well planned for.
      • They hit on the idea of a grand jam day showcasing all the platform activities together with live music and a host of other entertainments for young people.
      • Stocking groups from across York will perform renaissance-style entertainments during the free event.
      • It was the primary musical element at Balinese Hindu rituals, social events and traditional entertainments.
      • There were several musical entertainments going on, adding to the sense of occasion.
      • Masquerades, extraordinarily popular entertainments in the eighteenth century, were morally suspect events.
      • This year there will also be an exhibit about historical musical entertainments at the palace.
      Synonyms
      show, performance, presentation, production, staging, spectacle, extravaganza
    2. 1.2 The action of receiving a guest or guests and providing them with food and drink.
      招待,款待,请客
      the suite provides the setting for entertainment on the grand scale
      Example sentencesExamples
      • A fully-fitted kitchen with storage space makes cooking and entertainment a pleasure.
      Synonyms
      catering, food, accommodation

Definition of entertainment in US English:

entertainment

nounˌen(t)ərˈtānməntˌɛn(t)ərˈteɪnmənt
  • 1The action of providing or being provided with amusement or enjoyment.

    娱乐

    everyone just sits in front of the TV for entertainment

    大家只是坐在电视机前取乐。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It is updated daily with news, sport, features, entertainment, columns and business.
    • The weekend will be a real family outing with lots of entertainment and amusements for children.
    • News is now entertainment and fluff, distracting us from issues important to us.
    • It is one of the greatest television entertainment formats ever devised.
    • Now she wanted to know a bit more about the game pieces, as to further the enjoyment of the entertainment.
    • This show is guaranteed to provide a night of pure enjoyment and entertainment.
    • They did not have enough money to pay for family entertainment or recreation.
    • Readers like to be entertained and good entertainment requires conflict.
    • Its focus may also be changed to incorporate more sport and entertainment.
    • In the world of sports entertainment, you have to be able to roll with all the punches.
    • The focus of sport as entertainment has shifted from the live audience to the remote audience.
    • As much watching tennis is entertaining, it still comes first as a sport - not entertainment.
    • At the moment there are just four channels which includes content such as entertainment, films and sports.
    • Curling is a fun sport that provides entertainment for players and spectators alike.
    • They also take part in travel and exchange programmes, sports and light entertainment.
    • This gives the show a sense of amusement and entertainment that can only befit a game.
    • Literary people can sometimes be very snobbish about reading for pure pleasure, for entertainment.
    • Now, the company's client base covers almost every facet of sport and entertainment.
    • Look at advertising and the mass media, not to mention corporate entertainment, sport and politics.
    • It's done for leisure and entertainment, and is taken seriously by its participants.
    Synonyms
    amusement, pleasure, leisure, relaxation, fun, enjoyment, interest, occupation, refreshment, restoration, distraction, diversion, divertissement, play
    1. 1.1 An event, performance, or activity designed to entertain others.
      娱乐活动,文娱表演
      a theatrical entertainment

      戏剧演出。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The free Saturday night concert should still provide the main focus, but more entertainments could be laid on during the day in the central arena and main stage.
      • In brilliant festivals and noisy entertainments, there is always, at bottom, a sense of emptiness prevalent.
      • This year there will also be an exhibit about historical musical entertainments at the palace.
      • But to get back to the criticism: Games are flashy, degraded, violent little entertainments for adolescent boys.
      • People also celebrated the Spring Festival with different kinds of outings and entertainments.
      • The cold months ahead also promise a veritable buffet of supernatural entertainments.
      • Toys and childhood entertainments are powerful vehicles of culture.
      • They hit on the idea of a grand jam day showcasing all the platform activities together with live music and a host of other entertainments for young people.
      • There were several musical entertainments going on, adding to the sense of occasion.
      • All the outdoor entertainments will go ahead and the other events are well planned for.
      • But that figure has plummeted as the popularity of the swimming pool has been replaced by other entertainments, such as bowling and cinema.
      • The festival will be augmented by plenty of entertainments, Dragon racing, an exhibition of cars, and a French market.
      • There is the usual huge range of agricultural-related events for the day, as well as many family entertainments at the occasion.
      • In a time when authors need to make their mark against ever more competing entertainments, the story behind a book has become at least as important as the one the volume tells.
      • Stocking groups from across York will perform renaissance-style entertainments during the free event.
      • Soccer matches and other entertainments were to be banned after dark.
      • These plays, designed to combat licentious carnival entertainments, were spoken but had some music.
      • It was the primary musical element at Balinese Hindu rituals, social events and traditional entertainments.
      • Masquerades, extraordinarily popular entertainments in the eighteenth century, were morally suspect events.
      • We should have the full list of events and entertainments in next week's column and we will let you know if there are any last minute changes.
      Synonyms
      show, performance, presentation, production, staging, spectacle, extravaganza
    2. 1.2 The action of receiving a guest or guests and providing them with food and drink.
      招待,款待,请客
      Example sentencesExamples
      • A fully-fitted kitchen with storage space makes cooking and entertainment a pleasure.
      Synonyms
      catering, food, accommodation
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