entertain 音标拼音: [
, ɛntɚt'en] [
, ɛnɚt'en]
vt . 招待,款待;使欢乐,使娱乐
vi . 款待,请客
招待,款待;使欢乐,使娱乐款待,请客
entertain v 1 :
provide entertainment for 2 :
take into consideration ,
have in view ; "
He entertained the notion of moving to South America " [
synonym : {
entertain }, {
think of }, {
toy with }, {
flirt with }, {
think about }]
3 :
maintain (
a theory ,
thoughts ,
or feelings ); "
bear a grudge ";
"
entertain interesting notions "; "
harbor a resentment " [
synonym :
{
harbor }, {
harbour }, {
hold }, {
entertain }, {
nurse }]
Entertain \
En `
ter *
tain "\,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Entertained };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Entertaining }.] [
F .
entretenir ;
entre between (
L .
inter )
tenir to hold ,
L .
tenere .
See {
Tenable }.]
1 .
To be at the charges of ;
to take or keep in one '
s service ;
to maintain ;
to support ;
to harbor ;
to keep .
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You ,
sir ,
I entertain for one of my hundred . --
Shak .
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2 .
To give hospitable reception and maintenance to ;
to receive at one '
s board ,
or into one '
s house ;
to receive as a guest .
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Be not forgetful to entertain strangers ;
for thereby some have entertained unawares . --
Heb .
xiii .
2 .
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3 .
To engage the attention of agreeably ;
to amuse with that which makes the time pass pleasantly ;
to divert ;
as ,
to entertain friends with conversation ,
etc .
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The weary time she can not entertain . --
Shak .
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4 .
To give reception to ;
to receive ,
in general ;
to receive and take into consideration ;
to admit ,
treat ,
or make use of ;
as ,
to entertain a proposal .
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I am not here going to entertain so large a theme as the philosophy of Locke . --
De Quincey .
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A rumor gained ground , --
and ,
however absurd ,
was entertained by some very sensible people .
--
Hawthorne .
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5 .
To meet or encounter ,
as an enemy . [
Obs .] --
Shak .
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6 .
To keep ,
hold ,
or maintain in the mind with favor ;
to keep in the mind ;
to harbor ;
to cherish ;
as ,
to entertain sentiments .
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7 .
To lead on ;
to bring along ;
to introduce . [
Obs .]
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To baptize all nations ,
and entertain them into the services institutions of the holy Jesus . --
Jer .
Taylor .
Syn :
To amuse ;
divert ;
maintain .
See {
Amuse }.
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Entertain \
En `
ter *
tain "\,
v .
i .
To receive ,
or provide entertainment for ,
guests ;
as ,
he entertains generously .
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Entertain \
En `
ter *
tain "\,
n . [
Cf .
F .
entretien ,
fr .
entretenir .]
Entertainment . [
Obs .] --
Spenser .
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100 Moby Thesaurus words for "
entertain ":
accommodate ,
admit ,
allow ,
amuse ,
amusement ,
bear ,
beguile ,
bestow ,
billet ,
board ,
bosom ,
cater to ,
cherish ,
cling to ,
clip ,
consider ,
contemplate ,
convulse ,
cultivate ,
delight ,
disport ,
dissipation ,
distraction ,
diversion ,
divert ,
divertissement ,
do the honors ,
domicile ,
embosom ,
embrace ,
enjoyment ,
enliven ,
entertain guests ,
entertainment ,
exhilarate ,
feed ,
fondle ,
foster ,
fracture one ,
gaiety ,
give a party ,
gladden ,
gratify ,
guest ,
harbor ,
have ,
have and hold ,
hold ,
hold on to ,
host ,
house ,
hug ,
inquire into ,
invite ,
keep ,
kill ,
knock dead ,
lodge ,
loosen up ,
maintain ,
nourish ,
nurse ,
nurture ,
occupy ,
play ,
please ,
pleasure ,
preside ,
put up ,
quarter ,
raise a laugh ,
raise a smile ,
receive ,
recreate ,
recreation ,
refresh ,
regale ,
rejoice ,
relax ,
relaxation ,
relief ,
room ,
see about ,
slay ,
sleep upon ,
solace ,
sport ,
support ,
sustain ,
take under advisement ,
take under consideration ,
think it over ,
throw a party ,
tickle ,
titillate ,
tolerate ,
treasure ,
treasure up ,
treat ,
wow Entertain Entertainments , "
feasts ,"
were sometimes connected with a public festival (
Deut .
16 :
11 ,
14 ),
and accompanied by offerings (
1 Sam .
9 :
13 ),
in token of alliances (
Gen .
26 :
30 );
sometimes in connection with domestic or social events ,
as at the weaning of children (
Gen .
21 :
8 ),
at weddings (
Gen .
29 :
22 ;
John 2 :
1 ),
on birth -
days (
Matt .
14 :
6 ),
at the time of sheep -
shearing (
2 Sam .
13 :
23 ),
and of vintage (
Judg .
9 :
27 ),
and at funerals (
2 Sam .
3 :
35 ;
Jer .
16 :
7 ).
The guests were invited by servants (
Prov .
9 :
3 ;
Matt .
22 :
3 ),
who assigned them their respective places (
1 Sam .
9 :
22 ;
Luke 14 :
8 ;
Mark 12 :
39 ).
Like portions were sent by the master to each guest (
1 Sam .
1 :
4 ;
2 Sam .
6 :
19 ),
except when special honour was intended ,
when the portion was increased (
Gen .
43 :
34 ).
The Israelites were forbidden to attend heathenish sacrificial entertainments (
Ex .
34 :
15 ),
because these were in honour of false gods ,
and because at such feast they would be liable to partake of unclean flesh (
1 Cor .
10 :
28 ).
In the entertainments common in apostolic times among the Gentiles were frequent "
revellings ,"
against which Christians were warned (
Rom .
13 :
13 ;
Gal .
5 :
21 ;
1 Pet .
4 :
3 ). (
See {
BANQUET }.)
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