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 \
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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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Entertaining \
En `
ter *
tain "
ing \,
a .
Affording entertainment ;
pleasing ;
amusing ;
diverting . --
{
En `
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ly },
adv . -- {
En `
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tain "
ing *
ness },
n .
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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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ENTERTAINING Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of ENTERTAINING is providing entertainment : diverting How to use entertaining in a sentence
ENTERTAINING Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com adjective affording entertainment; amusing; diverting We spent an entertaining evening at the theater
ENTERTAINING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary ˌen·tərˈteɪ·nɪŋ Add to word list amusing and enjoyable: an entertaining movie (Definition of entertaining from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
ENTERTAINING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary entertaining in American English (ˌɛntərˈteɪnɪŋ ) adjective interesting and pleasurable; diverting; amusing
Entertaining - definition of entertaining by The Free Dictionary adjective enjoyable, interesting, pleasing, funny, charming, cheering, pleasant, amusing, diverting, delightful, witty, humorous, pleasurable, recreative (rare) This is a surprisingly entertaining film
entertaining adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage . . . Definition of entertaining adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary that you enjoy watching, listening to, doing or experiencing I found the talk both informative and entertaining She was always so funny and entertaining
entertaining - WordReference. com Dictionary of English Synonyms: amusing, fun, enjoyable, engaging, diverting, more Collocations: well that was entertaining!, that was entertaining (to say the least)!, was entertaining to [watch, see, read], more
ENTERTAINING Synonyms: 241 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster Synonyms for ENTERTAINING: amusing, fun, enjoyable, delightful, exciting, pleasurable, funny, nice; Antonyms of ENTERTAINING: boring, tedious, uninteresting, tiresome, dull, monotonous, tiring, heavy
entertaining, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary entertaining, adj meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary
Entertaining Definition Meaning | Britannica Dictionary Britannica Dictionary definition of ENTERTAINING [more entertaining; most entertaining] : amusing and enjoyable : providing entertainment an entertaining book an entertaining speaker