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🔑 en·ter·tainBrE /ˌentəˈteɪn/NAmE /ˌentərˈteɪn/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they entertain BrE /ˌentəˈteɪn/ NAmE /ˌentərˈteɪn/present simple - he / she / it entertains BrE /ˌentəˈteɪnz/ NAmE /ˌentərˈteɪnz/past simple entertained BrE /ˌentəˈteɪnd/ NAmE /ˌentərˈteɪnd/past participle entertained BrE /ˌentəˈteɪnd/ NAmE /ˌentərˈteɪnd/ -ing form entertaining BrE /ˌentəˈteɪnɪŋ/ NAmE /ˌentərˈteɪnɪŋ/🔑 [I, T] to invite people to eat or drink with you as your guests, especially in your home （尤指在自己家中）招待，款待◆The job involves a lot of entertaining. 这项工作需要经常设宴招待客人。◆~ sbBarbecues are a favourite way of entertaining friends. 户外烧烤是特别受人喜爱的待客方式。🔑 [T, I] ~ (sb) (with sth) to interest and amuse sb in order to please them 使有兴趣；使快乐；娱乐◆He entertained us for hours with his stories and jokes. 他讲故事说笑话，逗我们乐了好几个小时。◆The aim of the series is both to entertain and inform. 这套系列节目是为了寓教于乐。 [T] () ~ sth(formal) to consider or allow yourself to think about an idea, a hope, a feeling, etc. 心存，怀有（想法、希望、感觉等）◆He had entertained hopes of a reconciliation. 他曾对和解抱有希望。◆to entertain a doubt/suspicion 持怀疑态度 |