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BNC: 5357 COCA: 6732

amusement

amusement ˈmjuːzmənt/ noun
plural amusements
amusement
ˈmjuːzmənt/
noun
plural amusements
Learner's definition of AMUSEMENT
[noncount] : the feeling of being amused or entertained开心;好笑;娱乐
[count] : something (such as an activity) that amuses or entertains someone娱乐活动;消遣活动usually plural通常用复数
BNC: 5357 COCA: 6732

amusement

noun

amuse·​ment ə-ˈmyüz-mənt How to pronounce amusement (audio)
1
: a means of amusing or entertaining
what are her favorite amusements
2
: the condition of being amused
could not hide his amusement
3
: pleasurable diversion : entertainment
plays the piano for amusement

Example Sentences

I'm reading this novel for amusement. Several games were provided for the education and amusement of the children.
Recent Examples on the Web Houston's amusement parks run the gamut from indoor palaces with wall-to-wall fun to classic boardwalk experiences that offer a heavy dose of nostalgia. Rebecca Treon, Chron, 10 Sep. 2022 At the time, Six Flags, Universal and other amusement parks were starting to capitalize on the growing popularity of Halloween by hosting elaborate holiday celebrations. Susan Glaser, cleveland, 8 Sep. 2022 People are no longer allowed to bring guns to schools, churches, subways, theaters, amusement parks and other places in the state. Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2022 The arid conditions have benefited amusement parks, minor league baseball teams, construction contractors and other businesses that need warm, dry weather to attract paying customers and get jobs completed on time. Mark Pratt, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2022 The Taliban recently banned men and women from visiting amusement parks on the same day and in some parts of the country from dining out together. Lorenzo Tugnoli, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2022 Stories that Black people and families shared via social and digital media of being snubbed at amusement parks should also be included in the series. Shaun Harper, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022 So are jobs in amusement parks, gambling, entertainment and tourism, where consumers can opt to cut back on their spending. CNN, 29 July 2022 Some of those scenarios included amusement parks, sporting events, working at the office, gardening and manual labor, exercise classes, and traveling! John Thompson, Men's Health, 26 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1603, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Time Traveler
The first known use of amusement was in 1603
BNC: 5357 COCA: 6732
amusement

noun¹

1feeling of wanting to laugh想笑的感覺ADJECTIVE | ... OF AMUSEMENT | VERB + AMUSEMENT | AMUSEMENT + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEgreat, much (especially BrE) 非常/十分開心faint, mild些微的樂趣quiet偷着樂ironic, wry令人啼笑皆非;讓人苦笑genuine, obvious, real真正的開心;明顯的開心personal個人的快樂He kept the diaries for his own personal amusement.他記日記是為了自娛自樂。... OF AMUSEMENTglimmer一點兒笑意hint, note, trace些微的笑意;開心的口氣;愉悅的跡象There was a note of amusement in her voice.她的聲音中帶着笑意。VERB + AMUSEMENTafford sb (formal) , cause, provide給某人帶來歡樂;逗樂;給予快樂
I am happy to have afforded you some amusement.我很高興能讓你開心一些。derive, find, get得到樂趣;找到樂趣;獲得愉悅He seemed to be deriving amusement from her discomfort.他似乎在從她的不安中尋開心。show表現得開心conceal, hide掩飾笑意;憋着不笑出來AMUSEMENT + VERBshow流露出快樂A glimmer of amusement showed in her eyes.她的眼中露出一絲笑意。PREPOSITIONfor (sb's) amusement為了(某人的)消遣What do you do for amusement around here?你在這兒怎麼消遣?The play was written for the amusement of the other students.寫這個劇是為了逗其他學生開心。in amusement開心地Her wide mouth twitched in amusement.她樂得大嘴一抖一抖的。to sb's amusement讓某人覺得好笑的是Much to their amusement, I couldn't get the door open.讓他們覺得很好笑的是,我打不開門。with amusement開心地She chuckled with amusement.她樂得暗笑起來。PHRASESa source of amusement開心的源泉His son was a constant source of amusement to him.兒子是他永遠的開心果。
amusement

noun²

2sth that makes time pass pleasantly消遣ADJECTIVE | AMUSEMENT + NOUN ADJECTIVEpopular大眾娛樂活動She disapproved of popular amusements such as fairs.她不贊成大眾化的娛樂活動,如各種露天遊樂場。AMUSEMENT + NOUNarcade, park(電動)遊戲室;遊樂場an amusement-park ride遊樂場的乘騎項目machine (BrE) 遊戲機

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