amuse
US
UK amuse [sb] vtr: (be funny)
SC 让...觉得有趣
SC 让...发笑
John's jokes amused the whole family.
约翰的玩笑让全家都哈哈大笑起来。
amuse [sb] vtr: (keep entertained)
SC 给…提供娱乐 gěi … tí gōng yú lè
The puppeteer amused the children for hours.
操纵木偶的人让孩子们在几个小时内都感到开心。
amuse [sb] vtr: (hold [sb]'s attention)
SC 吸引...的注意力
SC 抓住...的注意力
The new cartoon amused the older children, but the younger ones were not interested.
新动画片吸引了大孩子的注意力，但小一些的孩子不感兴趣。
amuse yourself vtr + refl: (find [sth] entertaining to do)
SC 自娱自乐，消遣 zì yú zì lè，xiāo qiǎn
TC 自娛自樂
TC 自娛自樂