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entertaining 音标拼音: [ ,ɛntɚt'enɪŋ] [ ,ɛnɚt'enɪŋ] a. 有趣的,使人娱乐的 有趣的,使人娱乐的 entertaining adj 1: agreeably diverting; " an entertaining puppet show"; " films should be entertaining" 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. [ 1913 Webster] You, sir, I entertain for one of my hundred. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To give hospitable reception and maintenance to; to receive at one' s board, or into one' s house; to receive as a guest. [ 1913 Webster] Be not forgetful to entertain strangers; for thereby some have entertained unawares. -- Heb. xiii. 2. [ 1913 Webster] 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. [ 1913 Webster] The weary time she can not entertain. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 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. [ 1913 Webster] I am not here going to entertain so large a theme as the philosophy of Locke. -- De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster] A rumor gained ground, -- and, however absurd, was entertained by some very sensible people. -- Hawthorne. [ 1913 Webster] 5. To meet or encounter, as an enemy. [ Obs.] -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 6. To keep, hold, or maintain in the mind with favor; to keep in the mind; to harbor; to cherish; as, to entertain sentiments. [ 1913 Webster] 7. To lead on; to bring along; to introduce. [ Obs.] [ 1913 Webster] To baptize all nations, and entertain them into the services institutions of the holy Jesus. -- Jer. Taylor. Syn: To amuse; divert; maintain. See { Amuse}. [ 1913 Webster]
Entertaining \ En` ter* tain" ing\, a. Affording entertainment; pleasing; amusing; diverting. -- { En` ter* tain" ing* ly}, adv. -- { En` ter* tain" ing* ness}, n. [ 1913 Webster] 18 Moby Thesaurus words for " entertaining": amusing, beguiling, comic, delightful, diverting, engaging, enjoyable, fun, funny, humorous, interesting, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, recreational, titillating, titillative, witty
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