amuses

英 [əˈmjuːzɪz]

美 [əˈmjuːzɪz]

v.  逗笑; 逗乐; (提供)消遣; (使)娱乐
amuse的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 逗乐；逗笑
  If somethingamusesyou, it makes you want to laugh or smile.
  1. The thought seemed to amuse him...
     这种想法好像把他逗乐了。
  2. Their antics never fail to amuse.
     他们滑稽的举止总是让人发笑。
• VERB 给…提供娱乐（或消遣）
  If youamuse yourself, you do something in order to pass the time and not become bored.
  1. I need distractions. I need to amuse myself so I won't keep thinking about things...
     我需要分散我的注意力。需要消遣一下，让自己不去想这样那样的事。
  2. Put a selection of baby toys in his cot to amuse him if he wakes early.
     要在婴儿床里放一些玩具，以便他醒得早时可以自己玩。
• See also:amusedamusing

双语例句

• Yes, of course, you can, if it amuses you.
  可以呀，你当然可以留下来，如果你高兴的话。
• Her pretended interest in art and music amuses me.
  她对于美术音乐的假兴趣使我好笑。
• I think it amuses him to see people make fools of themselves.
  我觉得他看到别人做傻事会感到好笑。
• Fancy amuses; imagination expands and exalts us.
  幻想使人乐，想象则使我们开阔和升华。
• Refreshment of one's mind or body after work through activity that amuses or stimulates; play.
  消遣；文娱在工作之后经过逗乐或刺激的勾当来使或人的身心获得恢复；游玩。
• Their confusion both amuses and alarms me, but others who have lived abroad for longer call me na ï ve.
  他们的这种困惑既让我感到有趣，又给我敲了警钟，但那些在国外住了更久的人却说我太天真。
• The book doesn't say much that amuses children.
  这本书并没有说太多取悦孩子们的内容。
• And now it amuses my audience.
  如今，它在娱乐我的观众。
• He usually amuses us with strange stories.
  他常常讲一些奇异的故事来逗乐我们。
• An Elvis Presley impersonator amuses visitors waiting outside the British Pavilion yesterday.
  昨日在英国馆外面，一猫王扮演者逗得正在馆外排队的人大笑。