amuses; amused; amusing
amuses; amused; amusing
Learner's definition of AMUSE
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: to make someone laugh or smile : to entertain (someone) in a light and pleasant way逗笑;逗樂 [+ object]
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His silly jokes amused the audience. = The audience was amused by his silly jokes. [=the audience found his silly jokes funny/entertaining/amusing]他愚蠢的笑話把觀衆逗樂了。
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It amuses me to think of how he looked when I last saw him.回想起上次看到他時的模樣,我就覺得好笑。
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That joke doesn't amuse me. [=I don't think that joke is funny]我覺得那個笑話不好笑。
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The loss did not amuse the coach. [=the coach was not happy about the loss]這次失利讓教練很不高興。
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— see also amusing 2
[+ object] : to get the attention of (someone) in a pleasant way as time passes給…提供娛樂(或消遣) -
We need to find something to amuse [=entertain, occupy] the children. = We need to find something to keep the children amused. [=we need to find something for the children to do so that they aren't bored]我們得找點什麽讓孩子們娛樂一下。
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He amused himself with a game of solitaire.他玩單人紙牌遊戲來自娛自樂。
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adjective [more amused; most amused] -
A faintly amused grin appeared on her face.她的臉上露出一絲愉悅的微笑。
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She looked slightly/very amused by/at his appearance.她看起來有點/着實被他的樣子逗樂了。
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I was amused to learn the whole story.我饒有興致地聽完了整個故事。
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The coach was not amused [=was not pleased/happy] after the loss.失利後,教練很不高興。